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Insights from District Leaders: How Rising Costs are Impacting Students & Teachers

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Inflation written in white chalk on a green chalkboard

As districts work to meet increasing student needs and maintain high-quality educational programs, the purchasing power of state and local dollars has eroded under the cumulative effects of persistent inflation. To understand how rising costs are impacting students and teachers in the classroom, we conducted interviews with leaders across 18 school districts.

Insights from District Leaders: How Rising Costs are Impacting Students & Teachers One-Pager: Impacts of Rising Costs on the Classroom
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Education Funding Funding Formulas

District Implications of the Full Funding of the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Grant

This policy briefing identifies how reaching “full” ECS funding will alter what education funding school districts can expect from the State each year. Additionally, this briefing examines the impacts of ECS grant changes, budgeting uncertainty, future shifts in funding, and how inflation looms larger for “fully-funded” districts.

District Implications of the Full Funding of the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Grant
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Education Funding Federal Funding

2025-26 Excess Cost Impact Update & Analysis

The first filing of Excess Cost expenses provides an opportunity to analyze the grant’s current funding level in comparison to the growing needs of students and the increasing costs of providing special education services. This document provides an update on Excess Cost grant reimbursement requests, with key findings from districts' December 1, 2025 filings.

2025-26 Excess Cost Impact Update & Analysis
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Special Education District/School Spending

Insights from District Leaders: How Rising Costs are Impacting Students & Teachers

As districts work to meet increasing student needs and maintain high-quality educational programs, the purchasing power of state and local dollars has eroded under the cumulative effects of persistent inflation. To understand how rising costs are impacting students and teachers in the classroom, we conducted interviews with leaders across 18 school districts.

Insights from District Leaders: How Rising Costs are Impacting Students & Teachers One-Pager: Impacts of Rising Costs on the Classroom
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Education Funding Funding Formulas