The governor’s proposed budget that was released today includes a number of changes in state support for Virginia’s students, yet fails to make any new ongoing investments in K-12 public schools other than required technical updates and a couple of…
The change in Virginia state funding per student is a mixed bag for the 2024-25 school year. While total spending has increased, some divisions will see decreases in funding due to less favorable Local Composite Indices (ability to pay feature…
Most Virginia families want the same thing for their children: highly qualified instructors in each classroom, safe and nurturing environments to learn in, and robust support services. That’s the common ground agenda that families and educators agree on. Governor Youngkin’s…
The Virginia House and Senate have proposed and passed a bipartisan “Conference” budget with $1.2 billion more in K-12 spending than the Governor’s proposed budget. The Governor is now considering amendments to the Conference budget and lawmakers will reconvene on…
Thanks to the remarkable efforts by school funding advocates this legislative session, the General Assembly is on track to pass a strong pro-education budget tomorrow! Yesterday the General Assembly’s budget negotiators released the “conference budget”, which includes many investments in…
On Monday, February 19, we held our first ever Fund Our Schools lobby day at the state capitol. Over 100 participants joined us to visit dozens of legislators and urge them to support fully and fairly funding our public schools.…
