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Declining School Enrollment Spells Trouble for Education Funding

Enrollment declines come at a time when state budgets are tightening and broad cuts to K–12 education funding are on the table.
Teachers and students rally against budget cuts
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“Equal” K–12 State Funding Cuts Could Disproportionately Harm Low-Income Students

New research finds that any reduction in K–12 funding harms students’ academic and labor market outcomes.
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Which Households Hold the Most Student Debt?

To understand student debt forgiveness proposals, it helps to understand who holds that debt.
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Proposed Massachusetts tax on college endowments could raise $1 billion, but what are the trade-offs?

Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez has proposed taxing large college and university endowments.
Crime and Justice

Incarcerated youth deserve a quality education, and many don’t get one

Many incarcerated students receive less instructional time than their peers in traditional public schools.
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40 years after the Bakke decision, what's the future of affirmative action in college admissions?

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement means that the days of considering race in college admissions are likely limited.
Crime and Justice

The prevalence of police officers in US schools

More than two-thirds of high school students already attend a school with a police officer present.
Education and Training

Striking teachers want better supplies. The data say those requests are justified

Spending on instructional materials decreased more than 30 percent in Oklahoma and Kentucky over the past 15 years.
Education and Training

Unequal access to calculus could hinder low-income and black students

Recent Urban Institute analysis shows that 1 in 5 black students attend schools that don’t offer calculus.
Education and Training

Affluent households owe the most student debt

Student loan borrowers aren't necessarily less well off than those without student debt.

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