Collaborative for Student Success Executive Director Jim Cowen explains the need for transparency for funds provided by the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in this piece published by Forbes. While flexibility for state leaders is essential, Cowen argues that “the...
The $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic aid package signed by President Trump last week commits “$31 billion in dedicated emergency funding for K-12 and higher education,” with $13.5 billion for public school budgets. Already, education groups are “anticipating and discussing the need for another round of...
While the coronavirus economic aid package gives U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos authority to waive some key federal education requirements under ESSA, current law “does include restrictions on the secretary’s waiver power,” including funding-related restrictions. Secretary DeVos “can’t waive requirements for allocating of federal...
Collaborative for Student Success Executive Director Jim Cowen penned an op-ed for Forbes highlighting the significant impact school-level, per-pupil spending will have on education finance. While states have reported how much money a school district spends per student for decades, a provision in ESSA is...
As reported in the Montana Standard, “cuts to a program that provides funding to rural schools serving students from low-income families will be delayed after mounting criticism.” Previously, the U.S. Department of Education had proposed changes to the Rural Low-Income Schools program’s eligibility requirements. A...
According to an article in the Flathead Beacon, Montana education officials are raising concerns over how a proposed change by the U.S. Department of Education could impact local schools. The Department is proposing to change the way it determines qualification for rural low-income grants, basing...
President Trump’s 2021 budget proposal is receiving harsh criticism from education unions, including the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. While it is “more than likely to be rejected by Congress,” the proposed budget seeks a number of cuts and changes in...
In an interview with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos by Cal Thomas, DeVos claims President Trump’s latest budget proposal includes “a significant step toward returning flexibility to the states through a proposal to block grant all of the elementary and secondary education funds … and...
As Clark Corbin reports for Idaho EdNews, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra provided state lawmakers with an analysis of federal education laws as a warning for them to not repeal academic standards without replacing them. According to Ybarrra, doing so “could jeopardize $250...
As Naaz Modan reports for Education Dive, President Trump’s draft budget proposal for 2021 would “cut key K-12 programs while funding private school scholarships.” Overall, the President’s budget proposal would provide the Department of Education with a $66.6 billion in funding in 2021, “7.8% or...
