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Education Commission of the States
Governmental Research Association
Annual Policy ConferenceWashington, D.C.
August, 2014
Michael GriffithSchool Finance ConsultantEducation Commission of the States
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Education Commission of the States
Education Commission of the States
Founded in 1965 to enlighten, equip and engage education policy makers
Provides nonpartisan unbiased advice to policymakers throughout the country
53 member states, territories and the District of Columbia
Web Site: www.ecs.org
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Education Commission of the States
ECS School Funding Study
• The status of education revenue
• School funding issues
• State solutions
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Education Commission of the States
Total State Tax Revenue
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Source: U.S. Census
Education Commission of the States
Percentage Change in State Tax Revenue
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Education Commission of the States
Federal & State K-12 Expenditures
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Education Commission of the States
Local Education Funding(Numbers in $1,000)
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Source: U.S. Census
Education Commission of the States
Expenditures Per Pupil
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Source: U.S. Census
Education Commission of the States
What Has Been Cut?
• Transportation• Capital expenditures• Technology
• Textbooks• Supplies• Equipment
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Education Commission of the States
What’s Happening Now in States?
• Reviewing/studying funding formulas
• Funding for high-need students– At-risk– ELL– Special education
• Addressing state specific issues
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School Funding ActivityStudies
– Alabama– Kentucky– Maine– Maryland– Montana– South Dakota
Litigation – Texas– Washington
Committees/Panels/Meetings– Arizona– Illinois– Nevada– Pennsylvania– Tennessee
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Education Commission of the States
High-Need Students
• At-risk – A new measure for at-risk– Funding levels and expectations– Addressing the idea of density
• ELL– Addressing it within the formula– Should there be a time limit?– Incentives for moving students off ELL
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Education Commission of the States
Special Education• 1st generation– Single weight
• 2nd generation– Multi-level based on disability
• 3rd generation– Based on services provided
• Some states moving toward “census based” systems
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Education Commission of the States
Six Hot Topics
1. Adequate funding?
2. Determining a district’s wealth
3. Shrinking school districts
4. School district consolidation
5. Education reserve funds
6. Fiscal emergency/State takeover
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Education Commission of the States
For More Information
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Education Commission of the States700 Broadway, Suite 810Denver, Colorado 80203
(303) [email protected]
