Both an increase in overall education funding and a reform in the way state and local governments obtain and distribute funds could help. (studentvoiceforum.org)
To fix our worst schools, $ 7 billion is really just a drop in the bucket — less than one quarter of one percent of overall education spending during that time period. (educationnext.org)
As a result, base funding increased while overall education funding declined. (educationnext.org)