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 […]
June 8, 2010
The House Finance Committee Friday postponed voting on one of the most important issues of the legislative session, establishing a fair and equitable school-financing formula. State Rep. Steven M. Costantino, D-Providence, chairman of the committee, said the group needed more time to consider the merits of various proposals. “We won’t be voting today,” Costantino said […]
June 8, 2010
Two committees voted to recommend that the Billings School District 2 board go after the full $12 million available through two federal programs. The recommendations — made by the board’s Budget Committee and Planning and Development Committee at a special meeting Monday night — open the door for trustees to discuss the bonds at its […]
June 8, 2010
On May 3, the Tuscaloosa county and city school systems, along with other systems throughout the state, submitted applications to obtain federal School Improvement Grant funds to improve their Tier III schools, which are schools that rank among the lowest academically in the state. Since both local systems had their Tier I School Improvement Grant […]
June 8, 2010
Nearly 70 teachers will lose their jobs as part of about $14 million in cutbacks contained in the Jefferson County School District budget approved by the Board of Education late Thursday night. The board voted 4-1 to approve a $969.59 million dollar 2010/2011 school year budget that includes $661.7 million in operating expenses and spending […]
June 8, 2010
If all the students who live in the Willow Run school district and attend a traditional public school were enrolled in Willow Run, the district would add nearly $8 million to its budget – currently crumbling under the weight of a $3 million deficit. Willow Run is far from alone in that predicament. With the […]
June 8, 2010
The year ended much as it had begun, with multitudes filling a sun-splashed football stadium to hear speakers offer words of hope and inspiration. One big difference: No one booed this time. It was less than a year ago that Birmingham High School in the San Fernando Valley received approval to pull out of the […]
June 8, 2010
About 100 parents and advocates voiced concerns Saturday that some of New Orleans’ charter schools have rejected students with disabilities, or told parents that they can’t afford to provide special education services. The group spoke at a meeting hosted by the federal education department’s Office of Civil Rights, the first of its kind in years […]
June 4, 2010
On June 1, 2010, Governor Charlie Crist provided an opportunity for Florida’s students and teachers to garner more than $700 million in education funding with the submission of the state’s application for Phase 2 funding in the federal Race to the Top grant competition. In addition to the support of 65 of Florida’s 67 school […]