June 15, 2010
Strong, consistent learning standards will ensure that students get the education they deserve, an official with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation told those attending the National PTA’s annual meeting. Vicki Phillips, director of education for the foundation, said standards can seem "nebulous," but they’re necessary. She spoke Sunday at the final general meeting of […]
June 15, 2010
Property owners in more than two-thirds of the school districts surveyed in the Cambria-Somerset region will be seeing their real estate taxes increase this year to cover 2010-2011 budgets. Of the 16 districts interviewed by The Tribune-Democrat 10 have already passed or are looking at tax increases ranging from a low of just more than […]
June 14, 2010
Mississippi’s state budget woes will get much worse if Congress acts to make the nation’s fiscal situation more sound by cutting federal spending. But that will likely trigger calls for state and local tax hikes. Confused? Don’t be. Teachers and other state employees whose jobs have been targeted by budget cuts are learning the tenuous […]
June 14, 2010
The number of special education students in the city is skyrocketing — up by 18,000 this year alone — and the costs of educating them are also rising. Schools Chancellor Joel Klein says next year, to meet state requirements, the city’s special education costs will go up by $140 million. Klein says it’s time for […]
June 14, 2010
Morris County ranks second statewide in the number of projects to be funded by Regular Operating District grants, as announced last week by the Schools Development Authority. The grant funding for schools across New Jersey — totaling a $13.9 million state investment — is ready for release to aid 142 projects at 111 different schools […]
June 14, 2010
School officials will consider budget cuts and staff reductions on Monday, June 14. The Charlotte Board of Education may vote on the 2010-2011 fiscal year budget this week – which includes the reduction of what equates to 13 full-time staff positions. Among the list of cuts is the equivalent of over four full-time teachers, two […]
June 14, 2010
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote soon on federal Medicaid funding that will impact health services in Virginia. The two-year budget approved earlier this year by state lawmakers depends on that federal Medicaid funding–about $430 million for Virginia–to mitigate cuts to Medicaid services. If Congress doesn’t approve the funding, many health services for elderly […]
June 14, 2010
The Somerville school district needs a 2.93 percent budget increase to provide level services in fiscal 2011, which starts July 1, according to Superintendent Tony Pierantozzi. In a presentation to School Committee members on Thursday, Pierantozzi presented the details of his proposed $49.15 million budget, which avoids layoffs through reorganization and attrition (retirements and resignations) […]
June 14, 2010
State officials have about a week to respond to a lawsuit that could force lawmakers and the governor to overhaul California’s school finance system and policies. The suit says the current education financing system is unconstitutional and asks the court to require the establishment of one that provides the proper funding for all of the […]
June 14, 2010
For the fourth straight year, the Arlington school district would operate with a deficit — although a smaller one — according to a preliminary $437 million budget to be presented to the school board tonight. It will be the first time the board gets a detailed look at the 2010-11 budget, which officials say is […]