September 9, 2010
After decades of what seemed to be an inexorable upward path, thenumber of students classified as learning-disabled declined from yearto year over much o f the past decade—a change in direction that isspurring debates among experts about the reasons why. Thepercentage of 3- to 21-year-old students nationwide classified ashaving a “specific learning disability” dropped steadily […]
September 9, 2010
More Austin Public School teachers willkeep their jobs next year thanks to an estimated $1 million dollars in federalaid from the Education Jobs Fund. According to Mark Stotts, thedistrict’s finance and operations director, Austin Public Schools was notifiedlast week it would receive funding from the Education Jobs Fund, a one-timefederal program signed into law in […]
September 9, 2010
The Board of Supervisors Wednesday denied a request by the School Board to reinstate almost $4.6 million to the school system’s budget to restore two planned school closing days Thanksgiving week. The money would have come from fund balance from previous budget years. During its reconciliation process for the FY11 budget, the School Board voted […]
September 8, 2010
Michigan school children need to spend weeks longer in school than they do now, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday, and she’d like lawmakers to require the school year to last more than 180 days. The state now requires districts to be in session for at least 165 days and will increase the minimum to 170 […]
September 8, 2010
Having just been handed a gift of $7.9 million in the form of a federal bill designed to lessen teacher layoffs, Columbus schools Superintendent Gene Harris is advising her board to sit on the money until next school year, though a handful of teachers still aren’t working. "I think we ought to be conservative," Harris […]
September 8, 2010
The Nebraska State Board of Education this month rebuffed a request from Gov. Dave Heineman (R) to support a direct repeal of the Democrats’ new healthcare reform law. Instead, Board members passed a much tamer resolution that registers their opposition to "unfunded mandates" without ever mentioning healthcare at all — a change that’s being cheered […]
September 8, 2010
With cash-strapped cities and towns scouring budgets for expenses to slash, they’ve cut back on everything from teachers to libraries and sports programs, and as school begins this year, parents in some places were dismayed to learn of one of the latest economies. “How could they cut back on crossing guards?’’ exclaimed Richard Doyle, whose […]
September 8, 2010
After decades of what seemed to be an inexorable upward path, the number of students classified as learning-disabled declined from year to year over much of the past decade—a change in direction that is spurring debates among experts about the reasons why. The percentage of 3- to 21-year-old students nationwide classified as having a “specific […]
September 8, 2010
Whether it’s soccer, football or softball, back to school often means back to sports for Ohio kids. However, a lack of medical coverage keeps many from participating. A campaign, called "Get Covered. Get in the Game," launches this week. It is aimed at raising awareness about free or low-cost health coverage for children among coaches, […]
September 7, 2010
Summertime breaks from school got longer this year. For many Magic Valley school districts, state budget cuts led to a later start of school this year. Idaho’s public schools, faced with reduced state funding, have had to trim days of student instruction from their schedules. The end result is that some districts, including Twin Falls […]