The State Budget Choice: Public or Private Sector Jobs? � The Quick and the Ed

The State Budget Choice: Public or Private Sector Jobs? � The Quick and the Ed

The State Budget Choice: Public or Private Sector Jobs?

by Forrest Hinton

The 2010 edition of The Fiscal Survey of the States was jointly released today by the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers. Filled with black-and-white government revenue and expenditure tables, this report shows short- and long-term snapshots of state budget trends across the nation.
Of particular interest is Table 3, which tells us that governers are ready to begin rebounding their general funds after two years of deep, painful, contentious cuts. According to the report, governors’ proposed FY2011 budgets total $635.3 billion—3.6% more than FY2010, but still 7.6% below the golden days

QUICK Hits

by Forrest Hinton

Quick Hits is a short compilation of question-raising news stories, blog posts, and video clips that Education Sector team members are reading and viewing each day.

• Will long-term unemployment trends negatively affect laid-off teachers? (Ezra Klein)
• Which measures of student success should two-year colleges use in addition to graduation rates? A new national committee is weighing the options. (U.S. Department of Education)
• What was once considered an education revolution is now only a set of reforms? (Eduflack)
• Should the American Association of Community Colleges ditch One Dupont Circle? (Higher Ed Watch)
• Can you spell “freakout?” (h/t Gotham Schools)