school funding
Money for schools
School funding is the money allocated to educational institutions, typically from government sources through property taxes, state budgets, and federal programs.
Debates about school funding often center on equity—whether students in wealthy and poor districts receive comparable resources: The lawsuit challenged the state's school funding formula.
Funding may also come from bonds, grants, or private donations.
- Title IFederal education funding program
- federal aidGovernment-provided financial support
- government grantsState-allocated financial assistance
- free lunchBenefit without payment
- underfundedInsufficiently financially supported
achievement gap · tuition fees · state budgets · tax base · public schools · scholarships · special education · teacher retention · early childhood education · block grants · classroom resources · private donations · resource allocation · educational reform · shortfall · fundraising campaigns · bake sales · referendum
- Education Fundingeducation grants, Pell Grant, Title I, federal loans, student loans
- education systempublic schools, private schools, charter schools, national curriculum, curriculum standards
- Rural Educationrural schools, one-room schoolhouse, one-room schools, village schools, rural communities
- educationeducation, schools, teachers, students, learning
- schoolingprimary schools, kindergarten, preschool, K-12, college
- K-12 Schoolsstudent, classroom, desk, hallway, cafeteria
school fundingeducation cuts
Reduced academic funding
budget cuts · funding cuts · school closures · underfunding · austerity measures
school fundingtuition payments
Money paid for instruction
private tuition · out-of-pocket costs · school fees · user fees · pay-to-play