June 29, 2010
Several high-performing charter schools in Boston are pursuing proposals that could yield nearly a dozen additional schools in the city over the next few years, the most robust expansion in more than a decade. The proposals would be among the first filed with the state this summer under a new Massachusetts law that allows the […]
June 29, 2010
Democratic lawmakers in Albany assembled most of the remaining pieces of a $136 billion state budget Monday after last-minute uncertainty over whether Senate Democrats could muster enough votes to overcome united Republican opposition. But Gov. David Paterson wielded the veto ax against a key element of it - the $600 million the Legislature restored in […]
June 29, 2010
The Austin school district is unlikely to meet federal academic improvement standards for a second year because of unsatisfactory performance on state exams by special education students, district officials said Monday . The prediction is based on preliminary data, and district officials said a report being compiled by district staff was not immediately available. The […]
June 29, 2010
Public school students will not see teacher furlough days in the com ing school year, but they will feel the pinch of budget cuts in other ways, Board of Education members warned. The board approved an operating budget yesterday for the 2010-11 school year that includes $1.25 billion from the state’s general fund and the […]
June 29, 2010
Iowa will face an unexpected $121 million budget shortfall in the fiscal year that starts Thursday if Congress fails to approve legislation providing extra funding for Medicaid. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, more commonly known as the federal stimulus, temporarily provided states with a 6.2 percent increase in the portion of Medicaid financed by […]
June 28, 2010
Budget cuts, refer endums, schools closing and consolidating. It has been the story around the state and many districts say it is because of the revenue caps in the current funding formula. "We’ve adjusted, restructured, eliminated programs and staff," said Greg Maass, Superintendent of Green Bay Area Schools. "Instead of planning ahead with confidence, you […]
June 28, 2010
When state budget cuts imperiled city schools, a group of parents fought back by enlisting Hollywood stars to spread a message targeting one of their own, Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggar. The satirical video featuring actors Megan Fox and fiancee Brian Austin Green hig hlights how funding shortfalls have killed jobs for librarians, nurses, translators, janitors and […]
June 28, 2010
The state House has approved a new funding formula for special-education services, but the bill doesn’t include the mandated funding increases hoped for by some school officials and advocates for the disabled. In fact, the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Mike Sturla of Lancaster, said state special-ed subsidies are likely to be frozen at 2008-09 levels […]
June 28, 2010
Vanessajoie Castillo had been hoping to get ahead in the race for college by taking precalculus and trigonometry courses this summer at Evergreen Valley College in San Jose. But when the James Lick High School student arrived last week to register, she found the classroom packed — and the waiting list already closed. Her own […]
June 28, 2010
Nearly 700 students enrolled in specialized programs will be uprooted Wednesday if Los Angeles County education officials proceed with plans to close nearly two dozen alternative schools because of budget cuts. Students, teachers and some county leaders are mounting a last-ditch effort to keep the schools open, at least temporarily. "I don’t think I have […]