October 7, 2010
A state budget deal cobbled together with spending cuts and creative accounting may provide positive news for education across California and particularly in the Coachella Valley. “This definitely is much better than what we had planned but it’s still a far cry from what education should be funded and what we’re owed,” said Jim Novak, […]
October 6, 2010
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) announced today that, as a result of the new health care reform law, $100 million in federal funding will be made available to states for the construction and renovation of school-based health centers. “Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Connecticut’s youth will have access to preventive services and quality health care […]
October 6, 2010
A state watchdog Tuesday issued a report warning of inequities in funding for charter schools, but supporters of alternative public education denounced the report as off the mark and "hypocritical." Auditor General Jack Wagner suggested a moratorium on creation of charter and cyber charter schools until the state fixes a funding formula that causes school […]
October 6, 2010
The U.S. Department of Education announced today more than $19.9 million in grants to help prepare special education personnel to improve services and results for children with disabilities. “President Obama and I believe that every child deserves a world-class education regardless of his or her skin color, nationality, ethnicity, or ability,” said U.S. Secretary of […]
October 6, 2010
A decade ago, Brockton High School was a case study in failure. Teachers and administrators often voiced the unofficial school motto in hallway chitchat: students have a right to fail if they want. And many of them did — only a quarter of the students passed statewide exams. One in three dropped out. Then Susan […]
October 6, 2010
Detroit schoolteacher Doris Flaherty didn’t hold out much hope the screening of “Waiting for ‘Superman’” would dramatically change the educational landscape in the United States. “I don’t think there are any super fixes,” Flaherty, who has taught for 35 years, said during a Metro Detroit preview of the documentary. “There are too many encumbrances. There […]
October 6, 2010
After months of negotiations, Los Angeles Unified officials unanimously approved a landmark legal settlement Tuesday that could end the district’s practice of basing layoff decisions on seniority. The proposed settlement has to be finalized by a judge but is not subject to negotiation with the teachers union. According to district officials, the settlement would protect […]
October 5, 2010
State funding for school districts is based upon the number of students in each of Ohio’s 613 districts. "Count Week," as it is called by administrators, is always the first full week of October and counts toward the following school year. District leaders say attendance is crucial this week because the state uses the average […]
October 5, 2010
The U.S. Department of Education today announced it has awarded 77 grants totaling more than $36.8 million to public schools and community-based organizations to initiate, expand and improve physical education programs for students in grades K-12. "Healthy students are ready to learn," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. "These grants will provide schools with […]
October 5, 2010
As part of President Obama’s stimulus program, special education funding was doubled. It was an unprecedented infusion of money. However, it was a one-time, short-term funding boost for children with special needs. There is still a ways to go for the federal government to live up to its promise of "full funding" of special education. […]