Money Matters for K-12 Education: Understanding the Funding Formula
A primer on Virginia’s funding formula overhaul and the Joint Subcommittee that’s studying it.
Lucy Parks
2025 Legislative Session Recap
This year’s legislative session brought some big wins for public school funding, but also some big obstacles. Through the state budget we were able to accomplish some of our goals, including fully lifting the arbitrary cap on state funding for…
Federal Funds for VA Public Schools by District
As federal attacks on public education continue, it’s important to understand what’s at stake when it comes to federal funding for our public schools. These are fact sheets on the federal funding that schools in each congressional district rely on.
How one Harrisonburg family benefits from federal IDEA funding
Federal funding flows through the Department of Education and into our public schools. A lot of that funding is through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which protects and supports students with disabilities. It is unclear how IDEA funding…
Statement on the governor’s budget amendments and veto of HB2341
Governor Youngkin proposes cutting support staff to pay for private school vouchers and vetoes culturally responsive mental health support bill Yesterday Governor Youngkin released a set of budget amendments and vetoes, many of which would be harmful for our students,…
Our statement on the conference budget
We applaud the conference budget for fully lifting the support cap, expanding special education funding, and prioritizing public schools. We are happy to see the passage of a historic state budget that includes long-overdue investments in Virginia’s public schools. Thanks…