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School districts across the U.S. are increasingly launching their own fundraising efforts to address rising student meal debt as higher food costs and changes to federal assistance programs put additional pressure on families. Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, which has accumulated more than $1m in meal debt, has opened an online merchandise store whose proceeds will help reduce the districtwide balance, while districts in Iowa and Idaho have pursued community donations and other fundraising initiatives. Districts have also increasingly moved away from denying meals or providing alternative food to students with unpaid balances, instead serving the same meals while seeking payment from families. With meal prices rising and some schools losing the ability to provide universal free meals because of changes in federal eligibility, education leaders expect districts to face continued challenges managing unpaid balances.
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The California Federation of Teachers (CFT) has joined a lawsuit with the California Teachers Association against Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature, alleging they illegally withheld billions in state funds designated for TK-12 schools and community colleges. CFT President Jeff Freitas said: “When billions in guaranteed education funding are withheld and diverted away from schools, immediate consequences are felt in classrooms throughout the state.” The lawsuits seek to recover $3.9bn in education funds withheld in the 2026-27 state budget. Newsom has defended the deferral of these funds as a prudent measure due to the state's unstable revenue outlook, without committing to a timeline for repayment. Prop. 98, enacted in 1988, guarantees minimum funding based on the state's economic health and student enrollment, with current conditions resulting in schools receiving about 40% of general fund revenues.
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Texas has allocated at least $504m since 2024 to develop, produce, distribute, and support adoption of its state-led Bluebonnet curriculum, with total spending potentially exceeding $1bn by 2029. The program provides open-source math and reading materials, with about a third of school districts adopting at least one of the curricula, while the state has committed $394m for instructional coaches and an estimated $43m so far for $20-per-student adoption incentives. The Texas Education Agency, which said $120m will be spent specifically on creating and producing materials between 2024 and 2027, is seeking at least another $464m for Bluebonnet in 2028 and 2029. The curriculum has faced criticism over Bible content, factual and typographical errors, and copyright issues, although the agency said districts using Bluebonnet recorded state test score improvements of between 0.2 and 0.6 percentage points compared with non-Bluebonnet districts this year.
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The Orlando Sentinel's Scott Maxwell argues that Florida’s publicly funded voucher system does not provide equal school choice for students with disabilities because private schools can often refuse admission while public schools must serve all children. He cites ProPublica reporting that more than half of Florida voucher schools do not serve students with any disability, including cases involving children with complex medical needs, autism and ADHD. Religious-school exemptions from federal disability protections can further limit families’ legal recourse. Disability-rights attorney Kimberley Spire-Oh warned that voucher participants may lose “most of their legal protections and all of the civil rights protections.” Maxwell contends that schools accepting public money should serve the broader public, while acknowledging some private, charter and traditional public schools successfully provide specialized education. He says the problem is spreading as other states adopt similar voucher policies, leaving some families with fewer practical choices despite expanded funding for private education.
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