PUBLISHER: SIMBA Information, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1284959
PUBLISHER: SIMBA Information, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1284959
PreK-12 Policy & Budget Outlook, 2023-2024
SIMBA Information's PreK-12 Policy and Budget Outlook 2023-2024 report examines educational policy and funding trends at the federal, state, and local level. On the funding side, both federal appropriations and state budgets for PreK-12 education remained strong during fiscal 2023 - the 2022-2023 school year. In many cases, this was primarily attributable to the infusion of stimulus funding to address ongoing learning loss (spurred by the pandemic lockdowns that began in 2020) alongside robust local and state budgets. The National Association of School Budget Officers' (NASBO) December 2022 Fiscal Survey of States saw 33 report revenues in fiscal 2023 that came in above projections and seven that were on target. Only one reported lower-than-forecast revenues
What this Report Covers
In addition to outlining totals and allocations of federal and state monies towards education priorities, the report also examines curriculum restrictions and book bans; growth in social issues like mental health, inclusivity vs. fairness, and gun violence in schools; teacher dissatisfaction; classroom connectivity; policy updates on various subject matter including computer science; cybersecurity and privacy; school choice bills on the rise; and approval of Fiscal 2024 budgets.
Table of Content
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY
METHODOLOGY
FEDERAL K-12 FUNDING REMAINS STRONG IN ADVANCE OF ESSER CLIFF
CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TARGET FEDERAL PRIORITIES
Table 1. Department of Education Fiscal Year 2024 President's Budget, Selected K-12 Programs (thousand $)
APPROPRIATIONS BY STATE VARY DRAMATICALLY
Table 2. Department of Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies, 2022-2024E (thousand $)
OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS CONTRIBUTE TO EDUCATION
Table 3. Federal On-Budget Funds for K-12 Education, by Agency, 2020-2021 (thousand $)
PREPARING FOR THE ESSER FUNDING CLIFF
Final Deadline is Looming
Looking Ahead
K-12 SPENDING BY FUNDING SOURCE
Table 4. Summary of Public Elementary-Secondary School System Revenues, FY2021 (thousand $)
Table 5. Summary of Public Elementary-Secondary School System Expenditures, FY2021 (thousand $)
Table 6. Summary of Public Elementary-Secondary School System Revenues and Expenditures by State, FY2021 (thousand $)
UNCERTAINTY IMPACTS STATE BUDGET FORECASTS
STATES ANNOUNCE FUNDING INCREASES
EXAMINING FUNDING FORMULAS
CURRICULUM RESTRICTIONS AND BOOK BANS
CURRICULUM RESTRICTIONS
Race and CRT
Political Divisions
Impacts of Restrictions
BOOK BANS IMPACT LIBRARIES AND CLASSROOMS
SCHOOL CHOICE AND PARENTAL RIGHTS
PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE CLASSROOM
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POLICY DICTATES SUBJECT MATTER
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
States' CTE Programs Expand
THE SCIENCE OF READING
DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
PREK AND EARLY LEARNING
MEDIA LITERACY
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: EMBRACED DESPITE DIVISIONS
Table 7. State Progress on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development [2021] (number of states)
SOCIAL ISSUES AT THE FOREFRONT
GUN VIOLENCE INCIDENTS ON THE RISE
MENTAL HEALTH IS AN ONGOING CONCERN
INCLUSIVITY VERSUS FAIRNESS: TITLE IX AND TRANSGENDER STUDENTS
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES HAVING AN IMPACT ON K-12 EDUCATION
Homelessness and K-12 Schools
Free School Meals for All
Dealing with Drug Use
Impact of Artificial Intelligence
TEACHER STAFFING AND PAY
CYBERSECURITY, PRIVACY, AND CONNECTIVITY
THE CYBERSECURITY THREAT
CONCLUSION
