June 9, 2010
New York State did the right thing by putting forward a strong application for the second round of federal "Race to the Top" school funding, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said this morning. "I think the state and the Legislature made a good move" in voting to more than double the number of charter schools in […]
June 8, 2010
Plans are in place for 11 San Bernardino schools to move in a new direction at the beginning of the next school year. But many of those significant changes are contingent on the San Bernardino City Unified School District getting additional funding from competitive federal grants. As of Friday, California’s application for that School Improvement […]
June 8, 2010
Chicago Teachers Union officials vowed to file suit today, charging that plans to raise city class sizes to 35 are unsafe and violate the municipal code. "You’re looking at a very dangerous situation,” CTU President Marilyn Stewart said at a news conference Monday. "We’re asking the Board [of Ed ucation] to prove that you can […]
June 8, 2010
Having counted on Washington for money that may not be delivered, at least 30 states will have to close larger-than-anticipated shortfalls in the coming fiscal year unless Congress passes a six-month extension of increased federal spending on Medicaid. Governors and state lawmakers, already facing some of the toughest budgets since the Great Depression, said the […]
June 8, 2010
Gov. Chris Gregoire sent a letter to the state’s congressional delegation on Monday warning of dire consequences if Washington doesn’t get a federal Medicaid match worth $480 million. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray has said she’ll push this week to get the money included in legislation pending in the Senate. Gregoire warned in her letter that […]
June 8, 2010
The District’s Office of Campaign Finance will investigate a complaint, filed by an outspoken critic of Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, alleging that Rhee violated the law by soliciting donations from private foundations that reserved the right to pull their funding if there was a change in the school system’s […]
June 8, 2010
The Plano school district could face "significant" budget cuts starting in the 2011-12 school year if state funding stays flat and federal stimulus funds are discontinued, school officials told trustees Friday. The officials said they will present a series of possible cuts – in personnel, programs and more – this fall that could total tens […]
June 8, 2010
A new report says school districts, already faced with tough budget decisions that are leading to cuts in staff and programs, will be in even greater financial straits if a proposed $354.8 million increase in state funding for public education isn’t approved. The report, released Monday by the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials and […]
June 8, 2010
Anticipating a state funding cut of $433 per student, members of the Escanaba School Board learned the picture may not be as bleak as once projected. Superintendent Michele Burley updated the board Thursday during a special meeting, indicating there have been changes since the last meeting of the school board. "We are working with some […]
June 8, 2010
The Poudre School District’s Board of Education will vote tonight on a resolution asking district administrators to create by Sept. 1 a plan for closing and/or consolidating schools. Tonight’s meeting at the Johannsen Support Services Center, 2407 Laporte Ave., will likely see a unanimou s acceptance of the proposal that would instruct Superintendent Jerry Wilson […]