EDUCATION While funding for K-12 education has increased 21 percent since 2011, the payoff in student performance has not been equal to that investment, according to the state education reform commission launched this year. The commission recommends permanently adding $258 million to the current K-12 state budget beginning in the 2018 fiscal year budget. The commission has also recommended adding $209 million toward a modern, student-based new funding formula for classrooms.