K-12, higher ed, and who pays
How schools and universities are funded, governed and held accountable, from curriculum and testing to teacher pay, school choice, and access to college. Federal law sets conditions on funding; states and districts run the schools.
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Issue
Education
K-12, higher ed, and who pays
Why it connects to…
AI tutors, grading tools and detection policies are reshaping classrooms, and schools are where many young people first meet the technology.
College costs and the loans that finance them are the higher-education half of the education issue.
Teacher pay and unions, apprenticeships and workforce training connect schools to the labor market.
School funding tied to local property taxes means housing patterns shape school resources and segregation.
Special education under IDEA is one of the largest federal commitments to people with disabilities.
Schools are the main point of contact for youth mental-health services and the center of the social-media debate.
Education spending is a budget line at every level of government and a driver of long-run economic mobility.
AI tutors, grading tools and detection policies are reshaping classrooms, and schools are where many young people first meet the technology.
Special education under IDEA is one of the largest federal commitments to people with disabilities.
Education spending is a budget line at every level of government and a driver of long-run economic mobility.
School funding tied to local property taxes means housing patterns shape school resources and segregation.
Teacher pay and unions, apprenticeships and workforce training connect schools to the labor market.
Schools are the main point of contact for youth mental-health services and the center of the social-media debate.
College costs and the loans that finance them are the higher-education half of the education issue.