The Kentucky Department of Revenue has collected at least $50 million since 2006 from students who owed money to nearly all of Kentucky's public universities, and gotten millions more in fees.

The report contained 30 recommendations for improving the department, which has more than 500 employees and a $10 billion budget and is characterized as "slow to change" and "beset by apathy."

The attorneys for both the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and the state of Alaska relied on differing interpretations of the Alaska Constitution in asserting or denying if the state violates constitutional provisions when it requires that municipalities help pay for education

"School Play" is based on interviews with parents, students, teachers and state policymakers about the state's funding issues.

State cooperative extensions are transforming themselves in an effort to remain relevant.

State lawmakers frequently try to tell public colleges and universities what to do through the power of the budget.

States are trying to crack down on for-profit colleges and the student loan industry.

Students and parents around the country are suing states for failing to give schools enough money to help students reach high standards.

DPS offers incentives to make sure students show up for count day.

The California Board of Education approves new school funding rules that will direct money to the state's neediest students.

About 30 states are now insist on 3rd grade reading proficiency.

But science and math tests show state disparities

Parent trigger laws are a controversial and drastic step when schools are failing, but are being increasingly talked about. Bills to either create new parent trigger laws or modify existing ones – in some cases expanding them to potentially include more struggling schools -- are still alive in about a dozen states.

Gov. Corbett's administration is attempting to get new funding for Philly schools by convincing the federal government to let the state off the hook for a $108 million debt, according to city, state and federal sources.

As college students across the country are watch anxiously to see if Congress will prevent an interest rate hike on federal student loans on July 1, several states are looking at ways to ease the financial burden of college costs.

On behalf of seven Dallas-area students, Texas Appleseed, Disability Rights Texas and the National Center for Youth Law will ask the Justice Department to declare that the state's process of prosecuting truancy as a crime is unconstitutional.

The state that pioneered sober high schools, and once was home to a dozen, will be down to four next month following financial woes and an inability to establish a working model for success.

Gov. Rick Scott signed a sweeping education bill that will revamp the state's high school graduation requirements and place new emphasis on coursework that prepares students for high-tech careers.

In a conservative state where the presidential vote isn’t in doubt, the fate of the education laws has taken center stage on the November ballot.

Americans believe a lack of financial support is the biggest problem currently facing public schools, according to the 44th annual Phil Delta Kappa International/Gallup poll of public attitudes toward public schools released Wednesday, but they also say that balancing the federal budget is more important than improving the quality of education.

A solid plurality of Americans would be amenable to their local school districts seriously shaking up the way they operate, according to a new poll from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, which portrayed the poll's results as good news for education reform advocates.

Conservatives say residents deserve a budget that reflect their values.

President Barack Obama Monday urged the nation's governors to invest more state resources in education, saying a highly skilled workforce is crucial for the U.S. to remain competitive with other countries.

Education spending per pupil increased about 15 percent between fiscal years 2006 and 2009, but has since dropped. View state-by-state breakdowns of financial figures.