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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to supporters before signing a bill that creates education savings accounts in January 2023. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

March 8, 2023

School choice proposals rarely go before voters – and typically fail when they do

Christopher Lubienski, Indiana University

Most school-choice programs in the US have been approved by lawmakers. But when asked for their views, voters have overwhelmingly rejected them.

March 3, 2022

Still ‘Waiting for Gonski’ – a great book about the sorry tale of school funding

Rachel Wilson, University of Sydney

A decade ago, it was hoped the Gonski reforms would level the playing field for Australian students, but the system is now even more unfair. A new book lays out how it all went wrong.

Immigrant students worry that minor school infractions could lead to deportation. Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images

October 21, 2021

Deportation threats for some students come from within schools

Patricia Maloney, Texas Tech University; Duke W. Austin, California State University, East Bay, and SaunJuhi Verma, Texas Tech University

Researchers say educators told them that immigrant students are sometimes made to believe they will be deported. Why? One reason is educators didn’t want them to drag down their school’s test scores.

Money from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan could go toward much-needed improvements to crumbling public school buildings. Erin Clark for The Boston Globe via Getty Images

April 2, 2021

America gets a D+ for school infrastructure - but federal COVID relief could pay for many repairs

Michael Addonizio, Wayne State University

The unprecedented wave of federal funding could be used to modernize public schools – the second-largest public infrastructure in our nation, behind only highways.

Most states have avoided deep education budget cuts this year, but they project revenue shortfalls for the coming school year. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

January 6, 2021

School budgets have held up better than expected in some states, but looming cuts will hurt learning long after pandemic ends

Michael Addonizio, Wayne State University

Layoffs and pay freezes next year would hurt in-class instruction and student progress when it’s most needed.

A kindergarten student practices social distancing in the playground of her private school. Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

January 5, 2021

Fewer kids are enrolled in public kindergarten – that will have a lasting impact on schools and equity

Taryn Morrissey, American University School of Public Affairs

Kindergarten enrollment dropped 16% this year, according to an NPR survey of 60 school districts across 20 states.

Students, parents and teachers participate in a school choice rally in Jackson, Mississippi. Rogelio V. Solis/AP

March 8, 2019

Charter school cap efforts gain momentum

Matthew Gardner Kelly, Penn State

A number of states are considering laws to put charter school growth on pause, saying they drain resources from public schools. A school finance expert explains the logic behind the efforts.

Leader of the Victorian Greens Samantha Ratnam with the member for Melbourne Ellen Sandell. AAP/PENNY STEPHENS

November 22, 2018

FactCheck: does Victoria have Australia’s lowest rate of public school funding?

Jennifer Buckingham, Macquarie University

Were the Victorian Greens correct about pubic school funding? We asked the experts to check the numbers.

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