Finance & Budgets

Portland Cut School Days. The Cost Didn’t Disappear.

Calendar cuts show savings upfront, but costs reappear across SPED, recovery, and enrollment

Apr 1

When 80% of Your Budget Is Payroll

Mississippi’s $5B K–12 funding increase highlights a national risk

Feb 25 • The Intelligence Council

The Timing Trap

Why funding restarts, not only shutdowns, deliver long-term damage to school districts' fiscal health.

Feb 5

The Budget Shock That Didn’t Happen

How flat federal funding and the end of ESSER reshaped staffing, contracts, and cash-flow planning in FY2026 and what district leaders are managing now.

Jan 28

Federal Grants Aren’t Safe Anymore

In Session Weekly: Community school funding is cut mid-cycle, staffing economics change in the South, Texas districts enter legal uncertainty, and…

Jan 12

pay, pause, or pray?

How Budget Uncertainty from DC and the States is Testing District Liquidity

Nov 7, 2025 • The Intelligence Council

education budget cuts - who wins and who loses?

High-stakes cuts could redefine education funding - who's prepared to pivot?

Feb 14, 2025 • The Intelligence Council

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