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Singer, Phillip M.; McNaughtan, Jon; Eicke, Dustin – Higher Education Policy, 2021
The 2010 health reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, included a provision that would expand eligibility of the public insurance program Medicaid. One concern raised about implementing the Medicaid expansion is that it would lead to reductions in state spending in other policy domains. In this study, we test whether adopting…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Health Insurance, Health Services, Federal Programs
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Dinora, Parthenia; Bogenschutz, Matthew; Broda, Michael – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often rely on Medicaid-funded services and supports to facilitate their daily living. The financial investment for these services is significant, yet little work has been conducted to understand how these investments affect life outcomes. This pilot study used a novel data integration…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Health Insurance
Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2020
This document discusses a range of policy and practice options that states can undertake to increase college student access to public benefits. The Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP) has leveraged its hands-on policy and cross-issue technical assistance expertise to identify these options. Many states have already implemented one or…
Descriptors: College Students, Welfare Services, State Policy, Family Programs
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Journal of Education Finance, 2019
A recent survey of 41 different state boards of education revealed that officials from 28 states indicate that they are experiencing teacher shortages. The shortages in some states are significant. While the teacher shortage in many states is tied to different factors, one frequently cited reason for leaving the teaching profession is low pay.…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Teacher Responsibility, Career Choice, Teacher Salaries
Koedel, Cory; Gassmann, Gabriel E. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2018
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) is in the midst of phasing in substantial increases in the contributions made by teachers, school districts, and the state of California. The phase-in period began in 2014-15. In the year prior, 2013-14, the total statutory contribution rate to CalSTRS from all parties was 18.3 percent of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Teacher Retirement, Retirement Benefits, State Policy
Riley Acton; Scott Imberman; Michael Lovenheim – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
Social programs and mandates are usually studied in isolation even though they often interact closely with each other. Given the immense recent changes to health insurance systems, there is much potential for spillover effects to other systems in which health plays a large role. In this study, we examine how health insurance interacts with…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Health Insurance, Students with Disabilities, State Legislation
Duke-Benfield, Amy Ellen – Postsecondary Value Commission, 2021
Many college students, especially students from low-income backgrounds, face significant structural barriers that make it challenging to persist and complete a degree or certificate. These barriers include substantial financial challenges. Student financial aid at the federal and state levels has not kept up with rising college costs, resulting in…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Quality of Life, Barriers, Student Financial Aid
Human Development Institute, 2024
This manual was designed primarily for use by people with disabilities. The hope is that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read information about available resources, and to provide immediate…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Children, Health Services, Resources
Education Commission of the States, 2019
Across all 50 states, there are different ways in which states allocate K-12 funding to districts. This document provides information on at-risk funding for low-income students by state, including funding mechanism, at-risk identifier, and at-risk citation. To classify funding mechanisms that appear in state statute or in regulations, Education…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, State Policy
Education Commission of the States, 2019
Across all 50 states, there are different ways in which states allocate K-12 funding to districts. This document provides information for each state on: at-risk funding for low-income students and funding mechanism, at-risk identifier, at-risk citation, gifted and talented funding and funding mechanism, gifted and talented citation, small size or…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, State Policy
Pham, Duy; Socolow, David – Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success, 2017
On May 4, 2017, the United States House of Representatives narrowly passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) as a repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Independent analyses of the AHCA show that it would leave 23 million more people uninsured by 2026, and make coverage less comprehensive and affordable for millions more. Many…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Welfare Services, Financial Exigency, Financial Problems
Hahn, Heather; Lou, Cary; Isaacs, Julia B.; Lauderback, Eleanor; Daly, Hannah; Steuerle, C. Eugene – Urban Institute, 2020
Public spending on children is an investment in the nation's future, as it aims to support their healthy development and human potential. To inform policymakers, children's advocates, and the general public about how public funds are spent on children, this 14th edition of the annual "Kids' Share" report provides an updated analysis of…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Federal Aid, Children, Budgets
Assalone, Amanda; Preston, DeShawn; McElroy, Breanna – Southern Education Foundation, 2018
According to the Department of Education (Federal Student Aid Handbook, 2016), the cost of attendance is an estimate of a student's educational expenses for the period of enrollment. Cost of attendance is not only as important to consider as tuition and fees (which are only one component of cost of attendance), but it serves as the cornerstone of…
Descriptors: College Students, Low Income Students, Paying for College, Student Attitudes
Hahn, Heather; Lou, Cary; Isaacs, Julia B.; Lauderback, Eleanor; Daly, Hannah; Steuerle, C. Eugene – Urban Institute, 2021
Public spending on children represents an effort to invest in the nation's future by supporting children's healthy development and human potential. To inform policymakers, children's advocates, and the general public about how public funds are spent on children, this 15th edition of the annual "Kids' Share" report provides an updated…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Federal Aid, State Aid, Children
Estes, Elizabeth; Davis, Jeff; Shilton, Adrienne; Stoner-Mertz, Christine; Funk, Michael; Eisenberg, Lisa; Weller, Teneh; Knecht, Richard S.; Kelley, Veronica; Kain, Lara; Peck, Jennifer; Rosario, Aleah; Lombardo, Michael; Kimner, Hayin; Jacobs, Melissa; Dickey, Amanda; Epstein, Ken; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Alcala, Lupita; Caparas, Ruthie; Coley, Aressa; Justus, Marianne; Willis, Jason; Larsen, Karen – WestEd, 2022
This field guide is a first step by a collaborative of California child-serving education, health, and social service experts and leaders to further California's current efforts toward one effective, integrated, comprehensive, school-based child-serving system. The guide includes guidance for both local education agencies (LEAs) and state leaders,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Guides, School Districts, Public Officials
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