Education
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.
Demonstrated Harm: In Richmond City Schools
Reduced state support for Richmond City Public Schools has had very real impacts on school facilities and on the activities of teachers and students in the classroom.
Building Opportunity: A Toolkit for Virginia’s Future
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Student Financial Aid, Teacher Recruitment and Training In Jeopardy in Federal Budget
Virginia’s public schools and students have long endured resource challenges, many stemming from state or local funding reductions during and after the recession. Now, they may be facing dramatic cuts from the federal government.
Key School Funding Trends in Virginia: Statewide and in All 132 School Divisions
The Commonwealth Institute has completed its latest compilation of data on K-12 public schools in short, easy-to-read summary reports.
Key School Funding Trends in Virginia: Statewide and in All 132 School Divisions
enrollment, staffing, demographic, and funding trends for each of Virginia’s 132 school divisions and statewide.
Dismantling the House that Byrd Built: School Segregation in the Commonwealth
Addressing the historical inequalities that created racial and economic segregation in the commonwealth is not an easy task. Yet by working together and implementing programs to address economic segregation and isolation, we can alleviate some of these challenges and start to expand educational access and opportunity for all Virginia children.