How States Protect Funding for K-12 Public Schools. State Profiles Index

Autor/in	Lueken, Martin F.
Institution	EdChoice; Hanover Research (HR)
Titel	How States Protect Funding for K-12 Public Schools. State Profiles Index
Quelle	(2023), (76 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Finance; State Policy; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Public Education; Policy Analysis; Funding Formulas; Enrollment; State Legislation; Educational Legislation; Charter Schools; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Öffentliche Erziehung; Politikfeldanalyse; Funding; Finanzierung; Einschulung; Landesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Charter school; Charter-Schule; USA
Abstract	As current trends across the country indicate widespread declining student enrollment and attendance, EdChoice is interested in conducting an evaluation of state-level school funding and enrollment policies that protect public schools against reduced funding due to declining enrollment. To support this effort, EdChoice enlisted Hanover to conduct a preliminary policy scan to explore current funding practices at each state-level department of education across the United States. This report summarizes publicly available information for each of the 50 states regarding the role of enrollment in state funding formulas and state-level policies that may reduce the impact of declining enrollment on education funding. Using publicly available sources related to state-level departments of education and government entities, Hanover sought to address the following research questions for each state: (1) What is the current structure or formula used for school-level funding? (2) What type of enrollment count and count date does the formula use for funding purposes? (3) What mechanisms in the formula are relevant to enrollment or enrollment projections? (4) What specific state-level funding and/or hold harmless policies exist to protect school-level funding against declining enrollment? (5) Which statutes and legislation define these enrollment protection policies? (6) How have these policies changed over time? and (7) Do any of these protections extend to public charter schools? Hanover reviewed secondary sources for each state to identify relevant policies for this analysis, prioritizing state legislation and sources from the state-level department of education. It used information from other secondary sources as necessary. This report contains two sections: (1) Overview of State Policies--summarizes state funding formulas and relevant enrollment protections for each of the 50 states; and (2) State Profiles--provides a detailed profile for each state, with an overview of its funding formula and a detailed summary of any funding protections that provide protection against funding reductions due to declining enrollment. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	EdChoice. 111 Monument Circle Suite 2650, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Tel: 317-681-0745; e-mail: info@edchoice.org; Web site: http://www.edchoice.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01