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K-12 Funding and Policy Trends
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Federal Funding• Continuing Resolution (CR) in place through December 11• Conservatives want to limit federal role• FY 2016: Congress has proposed between $1.7 - $2.8 billion in
cuts for ED• President has promised a veto of sequester level
appropriations• Without a change to the sequester provisions, education
funding outlook is flat for the foreseeable future
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FY 2016 Federal Budget
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FY 2015 Appropriation
FY 2016 Request
House Bill Senate Bill
Title I $14,410 $15,410 $14,410 $14,560
School Improvement Grants $506 $556 $0 $450
Striving Readers $160 $160 $0 $0
IDEA State Grants $12,290 $12,580 $12,792 $12,415
English Language Acquisition $737 $773 $737 $712
Safe & Drug-Free Schools $223 $200 $0 $83
Improving Teacher Quality (Title II) $2,350 $2,350 $1,681 $2,246
Teacher Incentive Fund $230 $350 $0 $225
Math & Science Partnerships $153 $203 $0 $141
State Assessments $378 $403 $300 $350
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems $35 $70 $35 $34
Preschool Development Grants $250 $750 $0 $0
Investing in Education $120 $300 $0 $0
Promise Neighborhoods $57 $150 $57 $37
21st Century Learning Centers $1,152 $1,152 $1,152 $1,135
Career & Technical Education $1,125 $1,327 $1,121 $1,122
Preschool for All $0 $1,300 $0 $0
Ed Tech State Grants $0 $200 $0 $0
High School Redesign $0 $125 $0 $0
Source: Department of Education Budget Tables, http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/tables.html?src=ct
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State Funding• States supply roughly 45% of all K-12 funding• FY 15: state K-12 spending increased by $11.1
billion, up from $8.8 billion• Projected CAGR of between 2% to 2.5% for
revenues and expenditures over next five years• Each state’s fiscal position and policies are unique
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E-Rate Modernization• E-Rate cap increased to $3.9 billion• $1 billion in annual support targeted for internal
connections, at rate of $150/student over five years• Applicants that pay the full cost of E-rate supported
services can receive direct reimbursement from USAC
• Increased flexibility• Increased transparency
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Evolving Funding Models• Course choice• Competency-based• Some states moving away from categorical
funding to give districts more flexibility• Non-traditional fund raising for both schools
and companies
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ESEA Reauthorization• Needs to happen this year; attention will get
diverted in election year• Rep Kline not running for re-election• New House Leader after October 31
• Can Congress pass a bill the President will sign?
• If reauthorized, what happened next?
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Student Data Privacy• Congress working on rewrite of FERPA• Multiple pieces of privacy legislation in many
states, many modeled on California’s SOPIPA • Issues of most consequence to vendors
• Data retention and destruction• Use of data to improve products• Parent access and correction• Definition of PII
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Instructional Materials• Evidence that IM spending is increasing • States are giving districts more flexibility with
respect to adoption• Continued sense that current IM don’t measure up
on alignment to standards• Increased interest in OER, district-created resources• Discovery remains a problem - metatagging
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Kathleen Brantley, Director, EdNET Insight, MDR [email protected]
Rita Oates, Ph.D., President, Oates Associates, [email protected]
Mark Schneiderman, VP Government Affairs, School Messenger [email protected]