Virginia Leaders Approve Consultant Review Of K-12 Funding Formula
Virginia education leaders have approved a plan to hire a consultant to examine and update the state's K-12 school funding formula, a system that has been in place for 52 years.
Norfolk Portsmouth Newport News, VA, October 29, 2026 —
Virginia education leaders have approved a plan to hire a consultant to examine and update the state’s K-12 school funding formula, a system that has been in place for 52 years.
The approved plan calls for outside consulting work focused on reviewing the formula and developing an update. The information provided does not identify the consultant or explain how the consultant will be selected. It also does not specify when the review is expected to begin or finish.
The funding formula’s 52-year history is the central context provided for the planned review. The available details do not describe how the formula currently works, what changes leaders may be considering, or which aspects of the system the consultant will assess. No specific concerns, proposed revisions, or policy goals were included in the information provided.
Other details about the plan remain unavailable. The approval date, the names of the education leaders involved, the anticipated cost of hiring a consultant, and the source of any funding for the work were not provided. The information also does not say whether the consultant’s findings or recommendations will be made public, or what steps leaders may take after the review.
For now, the stated action is approval of a plan to hire a consultant. The scope, timeline and outcome of the examination have not been specified in the information provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Michael Rinker on www.wavy.com, see more information here.
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