June 1, 2010
A new law increases the number of new charter schools that can be formed in Hawai’i and revamps the way the state’s Charter School Review Panel reauthorizes them. The legislation, signed last week by Gov. Linda Lingle, does little to resolve a long-standing debate over equity in funding be tween public charter schools and their […]
June 1, 2010
After 24 years of teaching art, from drawing and painting to computer-aided displays, teacher Kim Haas is retiring. But there is no happy celebration. "That was pretty much my only option," said Haas, who walked out the door for the final time last week. And with her went Roanoke-Benson District 60’s entire art department. The […]
June 1, 2010
The projected $5.7 billion shortfall the state could be confronting next year might put the financial hurt on Minnesota schools. St. Cloud schools expect to take a hit in state funding next year, and they want the public to know what that means. St. Cloud school district officials are preparing for a reduction next year […]
June 1, 2010
Congress bailed out Wall Street and the auto industry, but it appears to have drawn the line — at least for now — at rescuing teachers. A Democratic plan to send $23 billion to the states to save the jobs of 100,000 to 300,000 public school teachers, librarians, counselors and other employees slated for layoffs […]
June 1, 2010
Indiana’s Medicaid costs could increase by as much as 5 percent because of the federal health-care overhaul, according to estimates by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health policy research group. That spending will result in a much bigger increase in the number of Hoosiers on Medicaid — a jump of 29 percent to 42 […]
May 28, 2010
The Michigan Department of Education has submitted the state’s second round application for the federal Race to the Top grant, meeting the June 1 deadline. The application outlines the state’s plan to use nearly $400 million in federal funds to help implement critical school reforms to improve instruction and enhance transparency and accountability. "We […]
May 28, 2010
The School District may receive additional funds in the budget if the City Council formally approves a tax cap override, however that amount will likely be nowhere near the $1.2 million the district requested. One potential option mentioned by some city councilors during Wednesday’s budget workshop was to restore $350,000 to the school budget — […]
May 28, 2010
At its May 12 meeting, the Township Council praised school district officials and its Board of Education for how they handled the budget reconciliation process. The council and the board came up with a compromise that resulted in more than $1 million in red uctions from the $71.6 million local school tax levy that voters […]
May 28, 2010
Public charter schools nationwide continue to receive unequal funding from states and districts, according to a study released this week by Ball State University. "This persistent pattern of unequal funding for public charter schools threatens to impede their continued growth," said Nelson Smith, president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, in a news […]
May 28, 2010
The Dickson County School Board unanimously passed its $56.8 million budget Thursday night without asking for more money from the count y. "If there is a tax increase for Dickson County residents it will not be due to the Dickson County school system," said Schools Director Johnny Chandler. The budget reflects $1.2 million in increases […]