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Anglum, J. Cameron; Shores, Kenneth A.; Steinberg, Matthew P. – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2021
In 2009, the federal government passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to combat the effects of the Great Recession and state revenue shortfalls, directing over $97 billion to school districts. In this chapter, we draw lessons from this distribution of fiscal stimulus funding to inform future federal intervention in school…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Economic Climate, Federal Legislation, Educational Finance
Hahn, Heather – Society for Research in Child Development, 2015
How do children fare in the federal budget? Investments in children's health, education, and overall well-being pay high dividends for taxpayers and the economy as a whole. Without adequately funded education, nutrition, housing, early education and care, and other basic supports, the foundation of children's well-being is at risk. This report 1)…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Federal Aid, Children, Budgeting
Cavanagh, Sean; Hollingsworth, Heather – Education Week, 2011
States are finally arriving at the "funding cliff"--the point where about $100 billion in federal economic-stimulus aid for education runs out. The loss seems certain to compound severe budget woes and could mean thousands of school layoffs and the elimination of popular programs and services in districts across the country. The bulk of…
Descriptors: School District Spending, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Layoff, Retrenchment
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2011
The "Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965" ("ESEA") requires that school districts provide services to higher-poverty, Title I schools, from state and local funds, that are at least comparable to services in lower-poverty, non-Title I schools. The current Title I comparability requirement allows school districts to…
Descriptors: Poverty, Public Schools, School Districts, Educational Finance
US Census Bureau, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts a Census of Government Finances and an Annual Survey of Government Finances as authorized by law under Title 13, U.S. Code, Sections 161 and 182. The Census of Government Finances has been conducted every 5 years since 1957, while the Annual Survey of Government Finances has been conducted annually since 1977 in…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Public Education, Census Figures, National Surveys
Education Resource Strategies, 2009
School districts and states have begun to receive education funds doled out from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA, and many have a simple plan for the money--prevent teacher layoffs and restore current programs that were heading for the chopping block. This plan aligns with the legislation's intent to address the acute financial…
Descriptors: School Districts, State School District Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Educational Finance