From Electronic Education Report, November 7, 2014 Looked at in broad strokes, the mid-term elections of 2014 were a victory for the Republican Party, which picked up seven seats to win control of the Senate, expanded its House of Representatives majority by an additional 12 seats and won three more governors’ mansion. Looked at in education terms, the results are more mixed in how they will impact funding, the Common Core State Standards, teacher evaluations and collective bargaining rights a...
November 6, 2014Simba Information’s Managing Editor and Senior Analyst Kathy Mickey joined a panel in a recent webinar of experts by Westchester Education Services. Read how schools have adapted to educate students and support teachers during COVID-19 and what to expect as we look ahead to the new school year.
May 21, 2021Larger allocations to the Department of Education are a positive for the companies that provide goods and services to schools, although growing emphasis on issues like school safety diverts funds that might otherwise be used to support instruction in the classroom.
April 16, 2018With changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic happening so quickly and continuously, Simba Information is sharing news about the virus-related changes in the K-12 and higher education markets and the companies that serve them.
March 30, 2020An early look at the state budgets being proposed for fiscal 2020 indicates increased funding for education is included in many governors’ proposals, most notably in the U.S. state with the largest population—California.
March 14, 2019As governors across the states begin first-quarter rollouts of budget proposals for fiscal 2021, some common themes are seen across budget proposals in some big states.
March 9, 2020