Budget & Finance
Education news, analysis, and opinion about district and school finances and budgets.
Budget & Finance COVID Relief Funds Dry Up Next Year. Here's How Districts Can CopeSchool systems need to figure out how they'll pay for programs and staff funded with those federal dollars.
Budget & Finance Meal Debt Is a Growing Problem for School Districts, Survey ShowsStudent meal debt is one of a host of challenges facing district food services. Inflation and supply chain shortages are big ones, too.
Budget & Finance The Bleak Outlook for Teacher Pensions: What You Need to KnowPublic pensions for teachers and other school workers were only 75 percent funded by states and districts last year—a steep drop from 2021.
Budget & Finance Opinion What Districts Need When Investing Their FundsHere's how you can decide if your district's recovery dollars are going to the right interventions.
Budget & Finance 6 Ways Districts Can Tackle Meal Debt—and Some Pros and ConsDistrict leaders face tough choices for dealing with families who can't pay for students' meals—but there are lots of humane options.
Budget & Finance The Year in School Finance: 10 Stories You Should KnowFederal relief funds, persistent labor shortages, and looming environmental threats are among the year's most pressing issues.
Budget & Finance Student Lunch Debt Is Expected to Rise. TikTokers to the Rescue?The heartwarming phenomenon can solve local issues, but probably not what's expected to be a nationwide rise in lunch debt.
Budget & Finance Property Taxes Fuel K-12 Budgets. How Well Does That Work?A new report explores the role of property taxes in school funding and ways to offset their pinch as inflation rises.Budget & Finance Webinar Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement STEM and PBL InitiativesSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Learn how school districts can utilize ESSER funding to implement STEM and project-based learning programs.
Budget & Finance Students Displaced by PCBs to Get New High School as a Bond Measure PassesDemolition begins soon on the old high school in Burlington, Vt., shut down in 2020 after harmful levels of a toxic chemical were found.
Budget & Finance Teacher Requests on DonorsChoose Spike for SEL and Mental Health ResourcesEducators are asking for class resources to help improve students' mental health and foster SEL skills like creativity and collaboration.
Budget & Finance Opinion 6 Ways to Solve the Teacher Shortage With Federal Stimulus MoneyESSER funds can help districts do something extra for teachers, writes a school finance expert.
Budget & Finance District Leaders Want More Time to Spend ESSER Funds as Plans Go AstrayOrders aren't arriving on time. Hiring is hard. Chief financial officers want the feds to relieve the pressure.
Budget & Finance What It Takes to Stay on Top of Improving School FacilitiesBe proactive, especially with winning community support, district leaders advise.
Budget & Finance Districts Spend Up to a Third of Their Payroll on Pensions. What That Means for BudgetsDespite healthy returns in 2021, some districts' share of retirement benefits and debt servicing has crept up to high levels.
