Capitol Recap
Law & Courts
Accountability Measure in N.H. Ends 18-Year-Old Financing Suit
The new law was a highlight of this year's legislative session, which was otherwise dominated by budget issues.
Standards & Accountability
Texas Accountability Law Touches on High Schools
Gov. Rick Perry has signed legislation that will make some significant changes in the state鈥檚 accountability system and budgeting requirements for schools.
School & District Management
K-12 Spending is Cut in Kansas Amid Shortfall
A budget shortfall in Kansas this year forced legislators to cut about $84 million from the K-12 public school budget for fiscal 2010.
Education Funding
K-12 Funding Up in Alaska Budget
Gov. Palin and Alaska lawmakers have approved the creation of a $2 million pilot preschool program and an overall boost in the state budget for schools.
Education Funding
Session Over, Not Feuding, as S.C. Debates Funding
The fallout from the 2009 legislative session continues in state court, as Gov. Sanford and lawmakers battle over whether South Carolina will accept $700 million in federal stimulus money.
Education Funding
Washington State Moves Toward Overhaul of K-12
Lawmakers recently passed a bill designed to redefine 鈥榖asic education鈥� for the first time since 1979.
Education Funding
Despite Continued Fiscal Woes, Florida Dodges K-12 Budget Cut
Florida lawmakers will use federal stimulus aid as a budget lifeline.
Education Funding
Arkansas Funding Increases for K-12
The state鈥檚 governor says even the slight increase approved by lawmakers in their recent session will make a difference.
Teaching Profession
Law Stiffens Math Credentials for New Mexico K-8 Teachers
|New Mexico| In a legislative session long on education action, state lawmakers trimmed the fiscal 2010 education budget and approved measures鈥攕ince signed into law鈥攕tiffening the required math credentials for K-8 teachers and tightening financial-audit requirements for districts and charter schools.
Education Funding
Pay Hikes in Ga. a Recruitment Tool
|Georgia| New fully certified math and science teachers in Georgia will start out making as much as teachers with five years of experience, now that Gov. Perdue has signed legislation mandating the salary bump.
Education Funding
Funding Formula, Increased K-12 Aid Top Actions in N.J.
Even in an austere budget year, the Garden State found the funds to give precollegiate education a boost.
Education Funding
Pennsylvania Sets New K-12 Formula, Boosts Budget
As other states cut back on education spending in the darkening economy of 2008, Pennsylvania produced a budget that delivered the biggest increase in two decades.
Education Funding
N.C. Budgets Slight Increase in Spending for K-12 Schools
The following offers highlights of the recent legislative sessions. Precollegiate enrollment figures are based on fall 2007 data reported by state officials for public elementary and secondary schools. The figures for precollegiate education spending do not include federal flow-through funds, unless noted.