Gov. Jon S. Corzine will propose a new school financing formula as early as next week that would give at least $400 million in new state money to poor and disadvantaged children. more

New York's schools chancellor thinks so, but taxpayers may disagree.   more

Some urban districts are making progress closing the achievement gap with the help of a school financing mechanism known as "weighted student formula." more

Instead of funding individual schools, the district should fund individual students. more

Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein released next years budgets for New York Citys more than 1,400 public schools yesterday, using a new financing system that will drive far more money to schools serving low-achieving students, children from low-income families and those who speak limited English. more

Nearly 700 underfunded schools will see an influx of $110 million next year under the city's new student funding formula, officials announced. more

Scores of city public schools can expect a boost of roughly $400,000 this fall under a new funding formula that ties cash to student characteristics. more

"We're sending new funds to students who have the greatest need," Mr. Klein said at a news conference. more

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has agreed to retool a piece of his proposal that, in part, sought to put more veteran teachers in schools that serve the most disadvantaged students. more

Our experience suggests that "fair student funding" can not only drive more dollars into schools, but can also drive higher achievement for kids. more

Students on the lagging side of the achievement gap need more help--and thus more resources--to succeed. more

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Oakland is beginning to break away from [a history of failure], and the reason is the weighted-student-formula program it embraced some years ago and fully implemented last year. more

It's not a new idea, but it gained new force last summer when the Fordham Institute released its Fund the Child manifesto. more

Gov. Jim Gibbons, in his first State of the State message, called on Monday for improving Nevada student achievement by giving school principals more control over how teachers are paid and students are taught. more

Of all the education changes that Mayor Bloomberg announced in his State of the City address yesterday, the most intriguing was the one about the funding formula. more

[Mayor Bloomerg's] effort to modernize America's largest school system deserves broad, bipartisan support. more

Perhaps the mayors boldest move is the effort to change the school budgeting system, a hugely complex undertaking about which he offered scant details. more

Which makes more sense: budgeting schools based on politics and influence, or budgeting them with an objective formula based on student needs? more

It's also possible to use student achievement data for school funding purposes, and some ambitious cities, like Edmonton and San Francisco, have already done so. more

Two Colorado state officials debate the 65 Percent Solution. more

The more the school's enrollment declines, the less money the school could receive under the state's weighted student formula. more

Those elected will face a series of difficult issues confronting public education in the state. more

A coalition of business, foundation, and education groups in Delaware launched a campaign last week to promote a plan for transforming public education in the state. more

The Vision 2015 strategy calls for sweeping reforms and investments. more

Thursday, board members gave informal approval to beginning a new method of funding schools. more

A coalition of parents and community groups has pushed Denver education officials toward revamping the way local schools are funded. more

Hamamoto: I want to take some time to ensure that WSF includes those factors that most relate to student achievement. more

"The current model of funding districts directly, particularly in urban districts, is far from transparent, and does not drive innovation, accountability, or efficiency." more

...over the past 30 years Alberta has quietly built the finest public education system in Canada. more

The Republican candidate for governor changed course on his plan to improve education in Ohio, and it could involve a constitutional amendment and raising some taxes. more

Hawai'i's public schools are at a crucial stage in their first year of implementation of the weighted student formula. more

Today at the Center for American Progress, five distinguished panelists discussed and debated the weighted student formula. more

The superintendent wants to build a whole new funding system from scratch more

Schools Superintendent Pat Hamamoto yesterday asked a Board of Education committee to slow down implementation of a school funding formula based on student need... more

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board approved a revised $1.05 billion budget Tuesday that changes the number of teachers schools receive, gives the instructors raises and eliminates bonuses that failed to lure teachers into high-poverty schools. more

For more than fifty years this country has been staring in the face of educational inequities. more

Establishing a method to deal out funds to public schools based on student needs continues to provoke objections despite honest efforts to be fair. more

A report released in June by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute sheds much-needed light on a problem that has been largely overlooked in the debates over school finance. more

Recommendations would alter a system of weighted funding more

Lisa Snell speaks about the benefits of weighted student funding. more

On the eve of WSF's implementation in Hawaii, there is reason to worry that this reform will not be the victory that choice supporters and advocates for poor students might have hoped. more

When its new school year begins tomorrow, Hawaii will become the first state to use a weighted student funding formula statewide. more

Federal school aid proposal stirs local interest. more

With student performance still dismal 23 years after a federal report proclaimed a nation at risk, its just possible that a decisive, bipartisan grand bargain can be struck to improve the public schools. more

Money isn't everything in education, and simply spending more on average in a district or a state usually doesn't do much to improve academic performance. more

The United States needs a fundamental change in the way it allocates money to public schools. more

100% Solution yields fair spending for needy children and promotes education choice more

Columbus Dispatch Op-ed, by Eric Osberg -- Ohios school-funding system is a mess. more

The Fordham Institute recently released a report, Fund the Child: Tackling Inequity & Antiquity in School Finance, which advocates reforming the current system of school funding. This is a long time coming. more

New York Times letter to the editor, from Reg Weaver, President of the National Education Association more

There's no doubt America's public schools, especially its urban schools, are spending lots of money - some $15 billion a year in New York City alone - without the results to show for it. more

... a new report calling for a dramatic overhaul of how public school funding is distributed. more

In addition to carrying books, a child's school backpack will be filled with cash, at least figuratively, under a plan backed by a Washington think tank with Ohio ties. more

A school-funding plan implemented by four states and embraced by Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee J. Kenneth Blackwell is "one of the worst ideas in education," says Rod Paige, a former education secretary in the Bush administration. more

Media release--Solution boosts spending for needy children and promotes education choice more

06/27/2006 - For School Equality, Try Mobility

NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED, By Rod Paige -- Today... one of the worst ideas in education is coming from conservatives: the so-called 65 percent solution. more

06/27/2006 - Center for American Progress Joins Bipartisan Group Urging Reform in Education Funding

John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, and Cynthia G. Brown, the Centers Director of Education Policy, are two of the 75 signatories to the report, Fund the Child: Tackling Inequity and Antiquity in School Finance. more

06/27/2006 - The next chapter in the school finance debate

From the Alliance for School Choice's blog, Edspresso.
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06/27/2006 - Diverse Panel of K-12 Leaders Backs Weighted-Student Method of Funding

A diverse group of leaders in K-12 education policy are advocating a dramatic change in the way schools are financed... more

06/20/2006 - EPS administrators feel 65 percent solution could be harmful to public schools

Enid Public Schools administrators say there is no clear definition as to what constitutes classroom instruction under the so-called 65 percent solution. more

06/15/2006 - 65 Percent Solution falls short of solving problem

The 65 Percent Solution may sound like good sense, but when you stop to think about it, the proposal doesn't make enough sense. more

06/08/2006 - Budget tweaks not a panacea

Putting more money into Denver's under-performing schools may be one way to boost student achievement, but fiddling with budgets will only do so much. more

06/07/2006 - Dishing up DPS dollars

Group pushes for new way to allocate funds. By Allison Sherry more

06/05/2006 - Weighted Student Formula: Putting Funds Where They Count in Education Reform

A report on WFS from the Education Working Papers Archive more

04/01/2006 - The Agony of American Education

How per-student funding can revolutionize public schools by Lisa Snell April 2006, Reason Magazine more

04/01/2006 - Meet Arlene Ackerman

The woman who shook up San Franciscos schools. Interviewed by Lisa Snell April 2006, Reason Magazine more

03/05/2006 - Gathering Place

New formula will help reinvent Hawaii schools By Senator Norman Sakamoto more

10/25/2005 - Higher Standards, Better Schools for All

White paper from the United Kingdom's Department for Education Skills. more

08/31/2005 - Study: District Budget Practices Can Siphon Title I Aid From Poor

Federal money intended to help students from poor families is being spent to serve students who dont qualify for the program, a new analysis suggests. more

03/30/2004 - Bay area schools tout local control

San Francisco officials claim students perform better in schools that run their own budgets By Susan Essoyan more