爱荷华州在2027年将学校经费提高2%, 增加8200万美元, Iowa boosts school funding by 2% for 2027, adding $82 million, but critics say it’s insufficient amid inflation.

伊奥瓦州州长金·雷诺兹签署一项法案,将2027财政年度公立学校的国家经费增加2%,增加8 200万美元,将学生人均经费增至8 148美元。 Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill increasing state funding for public schools by 2% for the 2027 fiscal year, adding $82 million and raising per-pupil funding to $8,148. 这项立法使州教育总支出超过40亿美元,预计州、地方和联邦的综合资金将超过91亿美元。 The legislation brings total state education spending to over $4 billion, with combined state, local, and federal funding projected at more than $9.1 billion. 这笔资金支持提高教师工资、教师工资、绩优工资方案、教师学徒制、扫盲补助金以及扩大STEM和基于工作的学习。 The funding supports higher teacher salaries, paraeducator pay, a merit pay program, teacher apprenticeships, literacy grants, and expanded STEM and work-based learning. 尽管总督赞扬这一增长是对教育的承诺,但民主党和教育倡导者批评这一增长不足以跟上通货膨胀,警告这可能导致削减学校预算、提高财产税或裁员。 While the governor praised the increase as a commitment to education, Democrats and education advocates criticized it as insufficient to keep pace with inflation, warning it may lead to school budget cuts, higher property taxes, or staffing reductions. 最后2%的比率来自共和党立法者之间的妥协,低于各学区和爱荷华州教育协会提出的5%的增长要求。 The final 2% rate emerged from a compromise between Republican lawmakers, falling short of the 5% increase requested by school districts and the Iowa State Education Association.