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New Report Finds States Have Deprived Schools of Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Since 2016

Forty-two states devote a smaller share of their economies to their K-12 public schools than they did 20 years ago. This decrease in education “effort” represents a loss of nearly $600 billion in state and local K-12 revenue between 2016 and 2023, according to the latest “Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems” report, released today by the Albert Shanker Institute, University of Miami, and Rutgers University.

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Report Finds Funding Inadequacy in K-12 Schools Based on District Poverty, Student Race and Ethnicity

A joint report by researchers from the Albert Shanker Institute and Rutgers University Graduate School of Education finds that high-poverty districts and students of color suffer from K-12 funding that is, on average, well below estimated adequate levels, while low-poverty districts and white students enjoy funding that far exceeds adequate levels.

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Report Finds Inadequate and Inequitable School Funding in Most States, Economic Crisis Threatens to Make a Bad Situation Worse

New report: K-12 funding in most states is inadequate and inequitable. High-poverty districts suffer most as economic crisis looms.

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Report Finds Education Funding in Most States is Inadequate and Inequitable

Most states deliberately underfund high-poverty districts. New report shows only 6 states provide adequate school funding—and why it's a policy choice.

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New Report Finds That Education Funding in Most States Falls Well Below Adequate Levels

Most states deliberately underfund high-poverty districts. New research shows only 5 states provide adequate education funding—and why it matters.

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