What’s at Stake for Schools in the Debt Ceiling Debate

Advocacy, Budget, In the News, Legislation, National

Have you missed fights over whether to increase the U.S. government’s borrowing limit? You might be getting a special treat soon. Many education advocates, however, likely aren’t so thrilled.  The recurring squabble over raising the debt ceiling has roots in 2011 when, in exchange for increasing the borrowing limit, Congress imposed mandatory spending caps on…

Florida school districts learn how much state money they’ll get for construction, maintenance

Advocacy, Budget, Charter Schools, Facilities, In the News, Legislation

They said it wouldn’t come close to being enough. Florida school district leaders fought during the 2017 legislative session for permission to increase their local tax rate for capital project funding, anticipating they would have to share with charter schools, knowing they had more projects than revenue, understanding the state’s portion had been low for…