PreK-12 Policy & Budget Outlook, 2020-2021

Published Mar 1, 2020 |
42 Pages |
Pub ID: CURP16181950

PreK-12 Policy & Budget Outlook, 2020-2021 provides information and analysis on K-12 funding and policy in the U.S. The report includes the most recent information available on federal funding allocated and proposed for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. There also is data on education dollars provided by the states, including per-pupil funding.
The report provides information on education policy at the federal and state levels. Education plans put forward by 2020 presidential candidates, the ongoing impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act and state-level activities, are detailed.
Trends covered include the evolution to digital curriculum; the rising interest in STEM, including computer science; the boom in career and technical education; the renewed interest in literacy instruction; the growth of social and emotional learning and the need to address cybersecurity and student data privacy.
The report provides information on education policy at the federal and state levels. Education plans put forward by 2020 presidential candidates, the ongoing impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act and state-level activities, are detailed.
Trends covered include the evolution to digital curriculum; the rising interest in STEM, including computer science; the boom in career and technical education; the renewed interest in literacy instruction; the growth of social and emotional learning and the need to address cybersecurity and student data privacy.
The report examines the direction states and the federal government were heading before the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of education policy and spending on school and serves as a framework that the states and federal government hope to work through during the crisis and afterwards in the recovery.
Included in the report is a look at digital initiatives that already were under way that now can be helpful as districts increase remote learning during the COVID-19 crisis.
The information and analysis contained in PreK-12 Policy & Budget Outlook, 2020-2021 is intended to help developers and marketers of instructional technology, educational content and school services learn more about the current state of K-12 policy and funding, so they can sharpen their planning. Funding and the policies that drive its allocation are important considerations for providers of instructional materials, classroom technology and educational services to consider as they market current products and develop future offerings.