Education
Ensuring Every Child Has a Meal at the Lunch Table
More than 700 schools across Virginia are eligible to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a program where high-poverty schools provide a nutritious free breakfast and lunch to every student. CEP is federally funded, reimbursing schools for most or all of the cost of providing meals.
Session 2018: Key Budget Policy Choices
Special Session: Comparing the governor’s, House, and General Assembly budgets to the FY 2018 budget With no agreement on the...
Where Money Matters Most in K-12
The state legislature has returned to Richmond to approve a new two-year state budget, and they’ll be making important decisions on more than Medicaid expansion. They will also be deciding on state investment in other vital programs and services across the budget, including where the state invests in K-12 education. One proposal they will be considering is whether they will strengthen Virginia’s targeted aid to high poverty school divisions. Recent studies make the case for why that’s a wise investment.
Decision to Be Made on Teacher Pay in Pending Budget Deal
West Virginia lawmakers reached a deal on Tuesday to give teachers in the state a much needed pay increase of five percent. This comes at a time when Virginia legislators are negotiating a budget deal that may or may not include the state’s share of a two percent pay increase for teachers and school staff.
Comparing House and Senate K-12, Higher Education Investments: Division by Division and College by College Breakdown
There is a chasm between the House and Senate versions of the...
In-State Tuition Is a Common Sense, Low-Cost Investment for Virginia
The availability of in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities for Virginians provides a pathway to better jobs and opportunities that benefits students and the state economy.
GOP Tax Bills Threaten Revenues for Schools while Benefiting Wealthy and Corporations
The GOP tax proposals in the House and Senate are a bad deal for most Virginia families. They’re also a bad deal for Virginia’s communities and a bad deal for Virginia’s schools.
Unequal Opportunities: Fewer Resources, Worse Outcomes for Students in Schools with Concentrated Poverty
This report takes an in-depth look at resources and classes available at over 1,800 public schools across Virginia. The findings are clear: students who have fewer resources outside of the school building are getting shortchanged in the classroom as well. And the differences are striking.
A Closer Look at the Candidates’ Education Plans
It’s important that voters know how the candidates plan to improve educational opportunities and give every student a chance to pursue their career ambitions and to help grow Virginia’s economy.