Labor & Economic News Blog

Monday, April 10, 2006

States sign on to '65 percent solution' for funding schools; 'It's a simplistic attempt to deal with a real issue,' says Ed McElroy, head of the American Federation of Teachers
Source: USA Today
A bid to force school systems to cut the fat by putting 65% of their dollars directly into classrooms has found favor in a number of states and is gaining momentum in others.
Versions of the "65% solution," so dubbed by columnist George Will, have been adopted in four states and are being considered in another six. Department of Education research shows that 61% of school dollars now go directly to the classroom for items such as teacher salaries, chalk, textbooks and computers.

 



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