July 26, 2010
Most school budgets increased little compared to the previous year as town officials and sometimes residents pushed to keep taxes down in light of the struggling economy. But education experts see dire times ahead. Next year, the state will no longer receive the federal stimulus money Gov. M. Jodi Rell used to keep state education […]
July 26, 2010
School districts are being cautioned to be "exceedingly prudent" with spending as a $250 million increase in basic education funding remains in jeopardy, a leading Senate Republican wrote this week in a letter to school superintendents. While the letter doesn’t say education funding will be targeted directly, state Sen. Jeffrey E. Piccola, R-15, Harrisburg, noted […]
July 26, 2010
The state Legislature’s decision to give $11 per student more than last year in the foundation allowance does not add up, say some school officials. They say the money is not an increase but just a restoration of a fraction of the $165 per student cut districts absorbed entering this fiscal year. Farmington Public Schools […]
July 26, 2010
As expected, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has determined Kansas school districts can no longer seek Medicaid reimbursement for attendant care services for students who have severe physical or emotional disabilities, a decision that will costs those districts about $8.5 million in the upcoming school year. In confirming the change, the Kansas Health […]
July 26, 2010
In recent years, the number of charter schools operating in the state of Georgia has nearly doubled. Many of the charter schools have evolved during a time of educational marketability, depressed school budgets, increasing class sizes, and increased accountability tied to high-stakes testing. As a result of these factors, charter schools have been opening their […]
July 26, 2010
In August, parents will find out how their children performed on the Maryland School Assessment reading and math tests that public school students took in March. But what does it mean to them? To their children? To teachers, principals or administrators at the central office of Washington County Public Schools? County education officials, including school […]
July 26, 2010
Education advocates of all stripes shook their heads in disbelief Friday at the revelation that $71 million in education stimulus dollars sat unused for nearly a year while the state’s budget crisis devoured teachers’ jobs, eliminated classes, kicked kids off school buses and closed down school libraries. "We are at a loss as to why […]
July 23, 2010
A proposal to invest up to $100 million of Texas Permanent School Fund money in charter schools is still alive, even though the Texas Education Agency sidelined the idea in a meeting Thursday. The proposal from Texas Education Agency board member David Bradley, who chairs the board’s PSF committee, surfaced as the TEA board met […]
July 23, 2010
The Albany County School Distr ict No. 1 Board of Education approved a budget for the 2010-11 school year during a special meeting Wednesday night. Total revenue for the coming school year is projected to be $49,225,000, with expenditures set at $49,288,000. Business manager Ed Goetz said projected revenue increased about $2.2 million from last […]
July 23, 2010
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 23–>The Santa Rosa County School District has some good items in next year’s $282 million budget despite its per student funding being the lowest in Florida. "For the second year, we are 67th out of 67 districts," said Susan McCole, accounting supervisor, at Thursday’s board meeting. Santa Rosa’s per student funding next […]