In 2015-16, states increased pre-K funding for the fourth consecutive year, according to a recent report from the Education Commission of the States. Total state funding for preschool programs rose by $767 million, to a total of nearly $7 billion—a 12 percent increase over the prior year's spending levels. In the 2015-16 budget year, 32 […]

Aggressive parent fundraising to support athletic teams, buy school equipment and pay for field trips further widens disparities between affluent and economically challenged schools and districts, according to recent research. The number of nonprofit parent-run organizations that raise funds for school programs rose from 3,475 in 1995 to 11,453 in 2010, according to "The Rise […]

First-time Superintendent Bilal Tawwab started work at Flint Community Schools in September, prepared to take on the district's budget deficit of $10.5 million and a number of poor-performing schools. The city's infamous water crisis erupted during his first month at the helm of the district of 7,000 students. Tawwab, formerly assistant superintendent at Detroit Public […]

More than 50 percent of curriculum directors anticipate a significant conversion from print to digital materials within the next three years. And it appears this shift is about to get a big boost from the Every Student Succeeds Act. K12 education is making strides in the digital shift. According to MDR's 2015 EdNET Insight survey, […]