May 18, 2010
In 2006, students at the A. Chester Redshaw Elementary School in New Brunswick moved into a temporary warehouse facility with no playground or auditorium, but with the promise a new state-of-the-art school would soon be built for them. Four y ears later, they’re still in the warehouse — and still waiting. Redshaw Elementary is one […]
May 18, 2010
Though Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s May budget proposals did not make significant changes in funding for kindergarten through 12th-grade education, local district officials were told at a workshop Monday night that the picture could change in coming months if fights ensue over proposed cuts to social services. The latest budget proposals and what they mean to […]
May 18, 2010
A 2009 court ruling has forced Iredell-Statesville Schools to give retroactive funding to nine regional charter schools. I-SS will provide $629,751 in back pay in order to comply with the decision made in the February 2009 Sugar Creek Cha rter School vs. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education lawsuit. "The timing on this for us isn’t […]
May 18, 2010
More than 390 Delaware educators have been notified that they might not return to their classrooms in the fall. Saturday was the contractual deadline for districts to notify teachers if they will be needed for the following school year. Typically, many of those who receive layoff notices are rehired in the summer. But several district […]
May 18, 2010
The School District of Springfield Township saved about $700,000 last year by establishing its own program for special needs students instead of sending them to the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, according to Pupil Services and Special Education Director Sylvia Sanfilippo-Cohn. “I’ve been at Springfield for 15 years, and I have been attempting to build capacity […]
May 18, 2010
A state fiscal monitor who has veto control over school board expenditures said he is targeting special education spending as the district struggles with state aid cuts and prepares to lay off hundreds of employees. The monitor, Mark Cowell, explained that the state ordered Trenton to hire him in March after an audit found a […]
May 18, 2010
The Sumner School District must pay back $110,061 in federal and state special education funding, district spokeswoman A nn Cook said Monday. A state auditor’s report issued Monday said the district mistakenly received too much Special Education Safety Net money during the 2008-09 school year. The audit report said the district received a total of […]
May 18, 2010
Teachers could be in line for unpaid days off if local school boards and university leaders decide to impose furloughs for budget savings. The state Senate’s proposed budget would give local school districts the authority to furlough employees for up to two days, and would give the UNC system the option of furloughing workers. School […]
May 17, 2010
As budget approval gets closer in the school district, it is clear that no one is happy — neither the superintendent, the Board of Education, the teachers, the staff nor parents. The board has to approve its 2010-11 budget before the fiscal year starts July 1. One thing was certain at Monday’s board meeting: No […]
May 17, 2010
Within four days, HF3833, the newest omnibus K-12 education bill, was introduced, approved by a committee and passed 86-47 by the House May 11. It replaces HF2431, which was t ravelling through the committee process until being tabled May 7 in the House Ways and Means Committee. Rep. Mindy Greiling (DFL-Roseville), the bill’s sponsor, successfully […]