K-12 enrollment is on the decline between a combination of dropping birth rates and more school choice options, putting schools in a tight bind. The public school system is expected to see a drop of millions of students over the next five years, a hit that will affect schools financially and potentially lead to the closure of more districts. Ways to combat this phenomenon are limited, as experts say schools will have to look at scaling down operations or competing with other educational institutions. From fall 2019 to fall 2023, a 2.5 percent drop in enrollment occurred, taking more than a million kids out of the K-12 system. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) projects … [Read more...]
Washington State K-12 Suicide Data
School districts spend a lot of money on Social Emotional programs; Positive Behavior Intervention Services (PBIS); Anti-Bullying and others. Districts employ psychologists and counselors (in some cases 1 or more per school) to help with these issues. The information we are about to provide may come across as cold or heartless. That's for each reader to judge. The intent is to raise the awareness of the topic to the public. We ask questions because without outcomes and analysis there is no way to see if we can do better. We hope this dialogue will result in better ways to deal with suicide in children. We wondered what the data showed in the way of suicide's in the K-12 range so we … [Read more...]
Five Facts About Education Funding 2014-2015
From Myfreedomfoundation.com .... School funding is often discussed without reference to actual data. The Freedom Foundation has assembled facts from state resources to give documented answers to common questions about school funding. Because data about resources provided in schools lags by nearly a year, 2014-15 is the most recent school year for which data is available. It is worth noting that the state budget adopted for the current 2015-16 school year includes another significant increase in funding for public schools. Since the 2012 McCleary decision, state K-12 education spending has increased by 34 percent. One: For operational costs, school districts received an … [Read more...]