... and salaries are inherently ongoing expenses,” said Jennifer S. Cohen, a policy analyst at the New America Foundation, a Washington think tank. ...
... and salaries are inherently ongoing expenses,” said Jennifer S. Cohen, a policy analyst at the New America Foundation, a Washington think tank. ...
This one is for the wonks: The New America Foundation dissects how federal funding for disadvantaged kids works. They've even got a nifty database. ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The New America Foundation's Federal Education Budget Project (FEBP) today announced an expansion and update of its online database of federal funding, student demographic, and student achievement information (www.edbudgetproject.org). FEBP is the only centralized source of school district-level student achievement data available to the public, the media, and education policy makers.
"The student-loan industry is as close as you can get to letting industry set their own subsidy rates," says Jason Delisle, a veteran Republican budget staffer who now directs the Federal Education Budget Project for the nonpartisan New America Foundation. "Congress was writing these subsides into law, and the lobbyists encourage them to make it as high as possible." ... Original Article
The New America Foundation's
Federal Education Budget Project invites congressional education staff to join
us on Monday, July 20th for an introduction to our federal education funding
database. The website includes state and district level funding, achievement,
and demographic data.
Monday's event will include a brief demonstration
on how to use the database, specific information about education in your state,
and a question and answer period with New America's education
experts.
