August 19, 2010
For the second time in nearly a month, the Williamsburg-James City County School Bo ard denied a stimulus fund spending plan Tuesday of more than $1.3 million for the district’s special education program. The Board sent staffers and a citizen advisory committee back to the drawing board to determine how to use the money. After […]
August 18, 2010
As schools handed out pink slips to teachers this spring, states made a beeline to Washington to plead for money for their ravaged education budgets. But now that the federal government has come through with $10 billion, some of the nation’s biggest school districts are balking at using their share of the money to hire […]
August 18, 2010
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that an additional $487,549,876 is now available for California under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. To date, California has received $10,849,634,034 through the ARRA. The state recently reported that recovery dollars have been used to provide funding for more than 47,000 education […]
August 18, 2010
State Superintendent Tony Evers has announced grant awards to 48 public and private schools in Wisconsin to start a school breakfast program or to increase participation in an existing program. “Schools need to be doing all they can to ensure that every child graduates with the knowledge and skills needed for success in the workforce […]
August 18, 2010
Ty Hayden has autism, cerebral palsy and epilepsy, and requires special education and constant care. But because of Kansas budget cuts, nine-year-old Hayden and his family are on a long waiting list for social services. Hayden’s mother, Amy, says that even though her family qualifies for state aid, her son has been on a waiting […]
August 18, 2010
Students at the Paramount School of Excellence on the Eastside will have access to iPod Touch devices and iPads inside the classroom and a reflective pond outside when school starts Aug. 30. With an emphasis on technology and a projects-based appro ach, Paramount is one of about a dozen charter schools vying for a slice […]
August 18, 2010
Irving, Whittier and Cherokee elementary schools now have a school-based health clinic right inside their buildings. “If a student is sick and can’t get in to their regular doctor, the parent can bring them to whichever school we’re at that day, ” said Toni Terrell, LPN. “It’s also for teachers and support staff at these […]
August 18, 2010
A cheating scandal is roiling Atlanta Public Schools, casting into doubt the work of hundreds of students in at least 12 of the mostly poor, mostly minority district’s elementary and middle schools. At one elementary school, a student said his teacher whispered in his ear the correct answers for a standardized test. A teacher at […]
August 17, 2010
Special-needs students in California are heading back to their neighborhood schools’ classrooms as districts look to cut costs and revisit how to improve their learning environment. As students are redirected from costly independent schools to their local public school districts, officials say, they will be able to save millions of dollars. For the program to […]
August 17, 2010
Milwaukee Public Schools is in the process of recalling about 100 laid-off teachers, the head of Milwaukee’s teachers union said Monday, and an influx of federal money could pave the way for even more teacher recalls in the state’s largest school district. Mike Langyel, president of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association, said in an interview […]