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Governmental Research Association Annual Policy Conference Washington, D.C. August, 2014

Governmental Research Association Annual Policy Conference Washington, D.C. August, 2014 Michael Griffith School Finance Consultant Education Commission of the States. Education Commission of the States. Founded in 1965 to enlighten, equip and engage education policy makers

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Governmental Research Association Annual Policy Conference Washington, D.C. August, 2014

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  1. Governmental Research Association Annual Policy Conference Washington, D.C. August, 2014 Michael Griffith School Finance Consultant Education Commission of the States

  2. 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

  3. ECS School Funding Study • The status of education revenue • School funding issues • State solutions

  4. Total State Tax Revenue Source: U.S. Census

  5. Percentage Change in State Tax Revenue

  6. Federal & State K-12 Expenditures

  7. Local Education Funding(Numbers in $1,000) Source: U.S. Census

  8. Expenditures Per Pupil Source: U.S. Census

  9. What Has Been Cut? • Transportation • Capital expenditures • Technology • Textbooks • Supplies • Equipment

  10. What’s Happening Now in States? • Reviewing/studying funding formulas • Funding for high-need students • At-risk • ELL • Special education • Addressing state specific issues

  11. School Funding Activity Studies • Alabama • Kentucky • Maine • Maryland • Montana • South Dakota Litigation • Texas • Washington Committees/Panels/Meetings • Arizona • Illinois • Nevada • Pennsylvania • Tennessee

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Six Hot Topics • Adequate funding? • Determining a district’s wealth • Shrinking school districts • School district consolidation • Education reserve funds • Fiscal emergency/State takeover

  15. For More Information Education Commission of the States 700 Broadway, Suite 810 Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 299-3624 www.ecs.org ecs@ecs.org

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