August 16, 2010
Fearing hard economic times, some Texas school superintendents are cautious about the extra funding heading their way from an education jobs bill President Obama signed into law last week. Some might fill vacancies in the upcoming school year that otherwise would have remained empty. But saving much of the federal money appeals to school officials […]
August 16, 2010
The state aid bill President Obama signed last week is expected to provide $1.2 billion to help California’s cash-strapped schools, but uncertainty over the state budget could delay plans to rehire laid-off teachers o r restore school days. The emergency legislation provides $10 billion to states to save or create estimated 160,000 education jobs, including […]
August 16, 2010
Many of Pennsylvania’s lowest-ranked schools are seeking three-year, multimillion-dollar federal grants to help improve student achievement. The Philadelphia School District, which has 98 schools on the state’s list of lowest performers, has applied for the School Improvement Grants for 50 of them. Also a mong the 19 districts and five charters statewide seeking the money […]
August 13, 2010
A 3.2 percent budget cut to New Mexico schools was delayed by the governor Wednesday pending the arrival of federal funds the state will receive as part of a $26 billion jobs bill President Barack Obama signed Tuesday. New Mexico likely will receive about $65 million for the state’s school system, said Gilbert Gallegos, the […]
August 13, 2010
When President Barack Obama signed an emergency education spending bill this week, supporters said it would almost immediately send $10 billion to states — including more than $600 million in Missouri and Illinois — to spare thousands of teacher jobs. Now some educators are puzzled over how and when the money will actually reach schools. […]
August 13, 2010
Gov. Jim Gibbons said Thursday he’ll take the one-time federal education funding approved by Congress earlier this week despite the strings attached. The Edujobs bill contains $83 million for Nevada schools to create or maintain 1,400 teachers’ jobs for the coming school year. “With both declining revenues and declining enrollment, Nevada’s K-12 schools have been […]
August 13, 2010
Seeking relief for school districts a lready scrambling to cope with unexpected cash shortages and budget revisions, Assembly member Marty Block (D-Lemon Grove) announced that AB 184 has cleared the Senate Education Committee. This legislation provides statutory authority to allow school districts to recover critical special education funding that they received during the last fiscal […]
August 13, 2010
Average scores on Virginia’s Standards of Learning math exams rose slightly and reading performance remained static in the 2009-10 school year, but the vast majority of public schools across the state failed to meet new performance benchmarks for graduation rates and for students with disabilities, according to results released Thursday by the state Department of […]
August 13, 2010
This is an important day in so many respects. It is the very first federal summit on bullying. We have an extraordinary range of NGOs, corporate leaders, state and local officials on hand, as well as the members of the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Working Group. This summit culminates months of unprecedented collaboration and […]
August 13, 2010
More than 130 schools in 26 school districts throughout the Sunshine State have been selected for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) for the 2010-11 academic year. The program, initiated by the 2008 Farm Bill, helps schools provide a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables as snack options to […]