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One Northeast Kingdom town took an unusual step to retain some control over its school’s fate just as the state Legislature finalized passage of this year’s landmark education reform bill on Friday evening.  Around 40 Peacham voters unanimously approved an article authorizing the selectboard to purchase the town’s elementary school building for the nominal amount…

Miami-based developer and investor Fortec is betting that one of the nation’s most overlooked real estate sectors, early childhood education facilities, is also one of its most needed. The company has committed to building between 50 and 60 preschool and early education centers across the country, fueled in part by a $100 million investment fund…

The influx of nearly $8.5 billion to Texas schools last year was not enough to stop schools from making tough budget cuts, district officials told state lawmakers during a Capitol hearing Monday. School leaders  across Texas have already had to eliminate jobs and close campuses because of financial pressure. The El Paso district, for example,…

State Representative Brian Stewart (R-Ashville), Chair of the House Finance Committee, today formally introduced Ohio’s highly anticipated Capital Budget bill. The massive two-year capital improvements plan maps out nearly $3.7 billion in total appropriations to modernize the state’s infrastructure and jumpstart vital community initiatives.

Calling it an illegal intrusion on their authority, Republican legislative leaders are moving to block or delay a court order requiring them to fix the system of funding public schools. A judge previously ruled that system unconstitutionally leaves some students in buildings needing major repairs and without the equipment necessary to learn.

Now that the 2026 legislative session has wrapped up, some education advocacy groups are shifting their focus toward next year’s budget discussions, calling for increased funding support for Georgia charter schools.

Top Takeaways At issue is whether districts with more property wealth per student receive a greater share of matching funds for school renovations. Plaintiffs worry that funding from a voter-passed state bond will run dry by the time a verdict is reached; the state argues the plaintiffs failed to justify an injunction. Judge Patrick McKinney…

Alaska would more than triple the funding it devotes to school construction and maintenance projects next year under a budget approved this month by the state Legislature. The funding, which awaits Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s signature, follows reporting by KYUK, ProPublica and NPR last year that documented a severe health and safety crisis inside the…

The School District of Philadelphia has adopted a $4.6 billion operating budget for the 2026-2027 school year amid a $300 million structural deficit. The board unanimously approved the operating budget, while passing the capital budget in a 7-1 vote. Board member ChauWing Lam was the lone no vote. Wanda Novalés was absent during the meeting.…

As promised, Branford's legislative delegation announced $29.4 million in additional state reimbursement for Branford school construction projects at Mary T. Murphy Elementary School and Mary R. Tisko Elementary School through the recently passed state budget at a media event Thursday.