May 25, 2010
The Senate budget committee today ordered the state’s top school board to revise the formula for financing the state’s public schools, rejecting a proposal that would have boosted spending by $63 million above the level recommended by Gov. Bobby Jindal. The move by the Senate Finance Committee means the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education […]
May 24, 2010
You’d be hard pressed to find special education students singled out at DeSoto Central Middle School, and that’s why the school’s inclusion program was recognized Friday as one of the best in the state. "I think we remove the labels," 8th grade DCMS inclusion teacher Melanie Tuttle said about the school’s approach, which has earned […]
May 24, 2010
School District 181 is considering withdrawing from a special education consortium that serves several area school districts — the first member of the consortium to do so. On Monday, May 24, the Community Consolidated School District 181 Board of Education is expected to discuss, and vote on, the possibility of leaving the La Grange Area […]
May 24, 2010
Two Ohio House proposals would create programs to help Medicaid patients manage diseases and navigate complex health problems. The bills would set up disease management and case management programs for patients enrolled in Medicaid’s fee-for-service plan. “If we’re providing medical services in the state of Ohio, [is the state] just writing checks, or should we […]
May 24, 2010
After eight straight years of revenue shortfalls, state finances may have finally turned a corner: A predicted $400-million shortfall for Michigan public schools next year could be wiped out, state economists said Friday. Optimism for next year’s school revenue is based in part on better-than-expected sales tax revenues — a major source of school funding. […]
May 24, 2010
Given the state of California’s economy and cutbacks to education, perhaps it is not surprising that several different groups are threatening to sue. On Thursday a lawsuit was filed in Alameda County by the California School Boards Association, the Association of California School Administrators, and the California State PTA. The suit calls for the courts […]
May 24, 2010
A federal grant could mean $3.75 million over three years for improvements to Buncombe County’s alternative school, but it could also leave some of the staff there looking for new jobs. Buncombe County school officials have applied for a federal School Improvement Grant for Community High School. The money targets low-performing schools, including those with […]
May 24, 2010
School districts across the state are gutting extracurricular staff, trimming summer school, or telling teachers they might not have a job this fall in preparation for what could be the most challenging school year in decades. District officials say the cutbacks are inevitable in the wake of the state’s $300 million in cuts to K-12 […]
May 24, 2010
Among the beneficiaries of the $787 billion in federal stimulus funds is special education. More than $10 million sent to the Coachella Valley’s three school districts are designated as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funding. School districts already are required to provide a certain level of service for students with disabilities, even though the cost […]
May 24, 2010
Darlington County Superintendent of Education Dr. Rainey Knight said Friday that based on information she received Friday from Columbia, school district employees will be spared taking mandatory furlough days in the next budget year. District officials and the county Board of Education have been considering three furlough days for teachers and six days for administrators […]