Commonwealth Education Organization
| *November 28, 2011 ANOTHER PROPOSAL TO END SCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES IN PENNSYLVANIA “The fact that the idea of tax shifting continually comes up indicates there is a huge problem engendered by both the level of taxation and the structure and sources of tax revenues. It is vitally important to make progress in addressing this issue.” >>read more>> |
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| August 23, 2011 DO WE SPEND TOO MUCH ON EDUCATION? A discussion: “Americans are spending more and more on education, but the resulting credentials — a high-school diploma and college degrees — seem to be losing value in the labor market.” >>read more>> |
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| May 11, 2011 A LESSON REGARDING CAUSATION, CORRELATION, AND COSTS IN EDUCATION “Every dollar spent on any one aspect of education is a dollar that cannot be spent on anything else. Thus, it is incumbent for government officials and school boards to ensure that every dollar expended yields the highest possible payoff in terms of student learning. That requires a correct understanding of the true value and contribution of each program.:” >>read more>> |
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| March 29, 2011 EDUCATION SPENDING WON’T CREATE JOBS “Why should taxpayers be forced to continue unaffordable deficit spending to send more kids to college when the evidence shows that our economy is not offering enough jobs for college graduates now?” >>read more>> |
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| March 25, 2011 MORE MONEY NOT THE ANSWER FOR SCHOOLS “Taxpayers have invested a lot of money in our public schools. Instead of asking for more money for the children, parents and policy makers should focus on allocating existing resources to boost student performance. More money is not the answer.” >>read more>> |
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| September 20, 2010 SCHOOLS: DIMINISHING EXPECTATIONS, RETURNS "The cost of educating a student tripled between 1960 and 2000 (in inflation adjusted dollars). Then education spending grew by 32 percent between 1999 and 2009. Yet, we continue to slip farther and farther behind other nations in achievement. What our students are cheated of by our education system is initiative — initiative stolen by adults who see themselves as curers of social ills, rather than as people who have specific job descriptions." >>read more>> |
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| September 20, 2010 SCHOOLS NEED TO GET SMART ABOUT SPENDING “…rather than seizing on these fiscal realities to streamline and improve schools, far too many states and districts are proceeding as if it's business as usual, kicking the can down the road until they're forced to make clumsy, last-minute, disruptive cuts.” >>read more>> |
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| September 15, 2010 MONEY IS NOT WHAT SCHOOLS NEED John Stossel says, “It's time we threw out the "experts" and exposed the schools to real competition by people with common sense.” >>read more>> |
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| September 11, 2010 WHAT MONEY CAN'T BUY "Shocking facts underscoring the need for school reform are on display in two education documentaries." >>read more>> |
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| August 9, 2010 INEXPERIENCED COMPANIES CHASE U.S.SCHOOL FUNDS “With the Obama administration pouring billions into its nationwide campaign to overhaul failing schools, dozens of companies with little or no experience are portraying themselves as school-turnaround experts as they compete for the money.” >>read more>> |
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| July 28, 2010 KIDS DESERVE BETTER: STOPPING THE OBAMA EDUCATION AGENDA “Restore State Authority in Education: Instead of adopting one-size-fits-all national standards and tests, state standards and tests should be strengthened and schools should increase transparency about results to parents and other taxpayers.” >>read more>> |
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| March 2010 THEY SPEND WHAT? THE REAL COST OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS Although public schools are usually the biggest item in state and local budgets, spending figures provided by public school officials and reported in the media often leave out major costs of education and thus understate what is actually spent. >>read more>> |
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| March 16, 1998 MONEY & SCHOOL PERFORMANCE: LESSONS FROM THE KANSAS CITY DESEGREGATION "The Kansas City experiment suggests that, indeed, educational problems can't be solved by throwing money at them, that the structural problems of our current educational system are far more important than a lack of material resources, and that the focus on desegregation diverted attention from the real problem, low achievement." >>read more>> |
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State and Federal Dept of Education Budgets Proposed 2011 Federal Department of Education Budget Currently, Congress is not working on the 2011 budget, however the proposal for 2011 can be found in full on the Department of Education's website (www.ed.gov). Included below are some interesting items found in the proposal.
Personnel and Non-personel Costs Summary
The budget reuest for 2011 is 636.8 million for personnel and benefits, which is an increase of $73.4 million, or a 13% from the 2010 level of $563.4 million.
Non-personnel costs cover such items as travel, rent, mail, telephones, utilities, printing, etc. The total request for non-personnel activities in 2011 is $1.206 billion, which is an increase of $270.6 million, or is a 29% increase over 2010.
The federal government has a program called Securing Americans Value and Efficiency (SAVE). This program is to be a cost saving program by the departments.
"For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization Act, 2010, which includes rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, ($456,488,100) $492,488,100 of which ($8,200,000) $19,275,000 to remain available until expended, shall be for relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by department staff." (Without further clarification, it appears the underlined numbers are proposed for 2011). |
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