September 3, 2010
In Aurora Public Schools, the number of children using mobile and school-based health clinics is dramatically increasing. Inside Crawford Elementary School, what was once a kindergarten classroom has been converted into a low-cost health clinic. A nurse practitioner is on staff, ready to help children like Dominic Wood, whose parents don’t have health insurance. ”It […]
September 3, 2010
DeSoto County Superintendent of Education Milton Kuykendall said Thursday his district, along with the state’s other 151 school districts, would be hurt if its share of $82 million in Medicaid reimbursement funds isn’t channeled back to the schools this year. However, Kuykendall said through wise planning his district will make do if those funds, and […]
September 3, 2010
The 31-state SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium, or SBAC, was awarded a four-year $160 million Race to the Top assessment grant today by the US Department of Education to develop a student assessment system aligned to a common core of academic standards. SBAC was one of two consortia awarded a comprehensive assessment system grant. It’s the […]
September 2, 2010
Standing at the front of a darkened room in a Capitol Drive office building in late July, teacher-trainer Betty Menacher clicked through a presentation on a highly technical but essential topic – how to assess students’ reading. Her audience was a group of career-switchers w ho within weeks would be using what they’d learned during […]
September 2, 2010
The state Board of Education president and the acting education commissioner Wednesday vowed to continue moving forward with New Jersey’s education reform goals, but did not provide any specifics on how, after the state’s botched bid for almost $400 million in federal Race to the Top school funding. The meeting was the board’s first since […]
September 2, 2010
Those who dream of a day when Ohio’s traditional districts and charter schools will work harmoniously know it is unlikely under a funding system in which districts get monthly reminders that their state funding is being siphoned away. A subcommittee of the School Funding Advisory Council, the group tasked with looking at ways to improve […]
September 2, 2010
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Colorado will receive $159.5 million, Connecticut will receive $110.5 million, New Mexico will receive $64.9 million, and Wisconsin will receive $179.7 million to support education jobs. "There is a huge sense of urgency to get these funds out the door. I commend these states for being […]
September 2, 2010
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced today that 188 schools in Illinois will participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) during the 2010-11 school year. “This program not only increases children’s access to fresh fruits and vegetables but also teaches them why it’s important to eat healthy foods and exercise,” said […]
September 2, 2010
Cash-strapped Mississippi school districts, expecting to get financial aid through federal legislation passed in August, may not see any of that money this year if Gov. Haley Barbour has his way. Questions abound over how and when school districts and other state entities, all dealing with budget shortfalls, can use about $225 million approved by […]
September 2, 2010
Governor Carcieri’s plan to use $32.9 million in federal education dollars to plug a $38-million budget deficit isn’t his decision to make. The General Assembly must approve the rerouting of the money, Carcieri’s spokeswoman acknowledged Wednesday, and the two top legislative leaders were noncommittal about what lawmakers intend to do. “I recognize the governor’s concerns,” […]