Six community items share a $2 million pool of funding in Boston’s upcoming budget thanks to the city’s inaugural participatory budgeting cycle. The items, selected by city residents from a menu of ...

Cambridge residents voted to allocate $1.06 million toward seven community projects in fiscal 2026. More than 10,000 residents participated in the participatory budget process. Winning projects ...

Celina Su, “Budget Justice: On Building Grassroots Politics and Solidarities.” (Photos courtesy Princeton University Press.) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

The City of Cambridge allocated over $1 million to seven city improvement projects in its annual Participatory Budgeting process Friday. Winning projects, nearly all of which each earned more than ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Richmond can now vote on which projects they want to see completed in their neighborhood. The Richmond People’s Budget is a ...

District and school leaders believe smart spending decisions start early. The EdWeek Research Center recently asked K-12 administrators across the country what approaches would help them make ...

CLAYSBURG — The Claysburg-Kimmel School Board kicked off the budgeting process for the 2025-26 school year during a Monday night meeting rife with uncertainty over future federal funding. Business ...

In my work with nonprofits and mission-driven institutions over the past 22 years, I've seen three recurring “states,” each with a different budgeting owner and a different cadence. When organizations ...