PreK-12 Policy & BudgetOutlook, 2019-2020 covers elementary and secondary education policy and funding at the federal and state levels. The report provides information about the implementation of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act and state-level initiatives that vendors of school resources and services need to know.
Introduction
Policy and Funding
Education Evolution
Trump Education Plans
ESSA Era Advances
Table Key Points in ESSA Plans Approved in the Second Half of 2018
Federal Funding Rises
Table Education Department Appropriations, FY2017-FY2019 (selected K-12 categories, $ in millions)
Federal Fiscal 2020 Funding TBD
E-Rate Supports Classroom Connectivity
Impact of E-Rate for Schools and Students
Table Impact of E-Rate, 2018
State Education Policy Impact
Trends in State Initiatives
Promoting the Switch to Digital
Table States with Digital Learning Plans
Table States with a Resource Repository
Rising Interest in Civics Education
Cursive Writing Rebounds
Career and Technical Education Booms
Cybersecurity and Student Data Privacy
State Education Funding Overview
Table Per Pupil Funding by State, FY 2016
Table Top 10 School Districts by Current Spending Per Pupil, FY 2016
Fiscal 2019 Budgets Support K-12
Table States with Approved FY 2019 K-12 Funding Increases