May 21, 2025 | Policy Briefs
Introduction The 2025 legislative session was overshadowed by a $1.2 billion budget shortfall, which lawmakers addressed through a combination of spending cuts and funding reallocations. To close the gap, the Joint Budget Committee implemented reductions to state...
May 19, 2025 | The ReForum
A lot of ink has rightly been spilled lately around chronic absenteeism, an increasing challenge for families and schools since the pandemic. Typically, a student is considered chronically absent if they miss 18 days per year, two days per month, or 10% or more of the...