Yahoo

Arizona lawmakers love rich kids. Poor students? Not so much | Letters

Kathy Hoffman was right. Arizona is intentionally defunding public school education while shifting funds to private schools. (“Sound the alarm: Arizona is intentionally neglecting public schools,” ...
Penn Live

Public education can level the playing field between wealthy and poor students | Opinion

The less affluent areas of a district can have trouble with fundraising, booster clubs, etc. Parents might be working in the evening, might not have babysitting for younger children, and may have ...
Willamette Week

Oregon’s High Testing Opt-Out Rates Aren’t an Excuse for Poor Student Outcomes

A Feb. 26 joint hearing in the Oregon Legislature on school funding and student outcomes saw a rare moment of bipartisanship. Reps. Emily McIntire (R-Eagle Point) and Ricki Ruiz (D-Gresham) shared a ...
NPR

These programs help poor students with college. Trump wants to pull the funding

MOREHEAD, Ky. — The summer after ninth grade, Zoey Griffith found herself in an unfamiliar setting: a dorm on the Morehead State University campus. There, she'd spend the months before her sophomore ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Georgia’s budget would spend on school vouchers and poor students. Here’s a look by the numbers

Georgia's budget includes $141 million for a new voucher program for private schools and homeschooling, providing over 21,000 vouchers at $6,500 each. For the first time, Georgia will allocate $15.3 ...
KSL

Tooele County School District audit finds poor student achievement, low employee morale

TOOELE — A legislative audit of the Tooele County School District paints an unsavory picture of the district, highlighted by poor student achievement, low employee morale and inadequate accountability ...