May 4, 2010
Senator Brian A. Joyce (D-Milton) and Representative William C. Galvin are pleased to announce that the Town of Canton has been awarded an additional $205,337 in extraordinary relief by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The funds will come from the Special Education Circuit Breaker Extraordinary Relief Claims program, which is designed to help […]
May 4, 2010
Some details are still up in the air, but about 18 jobs will be lost as the Sunnyside School District continues to work out plans to cut $1.6 million. Most of the losses will be absorbed though resignations and retirements, said Curtis Campbell, district spokesman. Plans for some positions are still undecided. The school board […]
May 4, 2010
Redwood City School District students would have five fewer days of class next year under a tentative agreement between the district’s administrators and teachers union. The proposed three-year deal would end lengthy negotiations between the district and teachers, who have been with out a contract since June 2009. It still must be ratified by the […]
May 4, 2010
The New York Senate passed a contentious bill Monday evening that would more than double the number of charter schools in the state, a move seen as key to helping the state win up to $700 million in federal grant money, although the legislation is unlikely to pass in its current form in the Assembly. […]
May 4, 2010
The appropriation will go to the Representative Town Meeting for final approval on Monday, May 10, the same night the RTM will vote on the town and school budgets for 2010-11. Board of Education Chairman Kim Westcott said that the Board of Finance vote went “smoothly” as the finance board had been kept up to […]
May 4, 2010
School Administrative District 13 board members finalized Wednesday a 2010-11 proposed budget, which includes no layoffs but does request a substantial cut to a special education director’s salary. &# x0A; The $3.1 million proposed budget is down 2 percent from last year. "It’s very conservative," Superintendent Kenneth Smith told the board Wednesday night. "I think […]
May 3, 2010
Lawmakers approved a $70.4 billion state budget Friday, ending a two-month, election-year legislative session shaped by a massive budget shortfall and the stunning defection of Gov. Charlie Crist from the Republican Party in his race to U.S. Senate. In the House, the measure was approved 77-43, with most Democrats opposed. The Senate voted 33-4, setting […]
May 3, 2010
Consider this: Revenue for Routt County school districts from specific ownership taxes would dwindle from $1.7 million in 2009 to $22,791 with full implementation of Proposition 101 . If you’re a registered Colorado voter and plan to cast a ballot in November, you will. In addition to deciding on Proposition 101, voters will be asked […]
May 3, 2010
Florida legislators thought they had it rough balancing the state budget this year, yet they balked at proposals to rein in runaway costs in the state’s Medicaid program. As a result, they — or their successors — may someday look back on this year’s legislative session as a cakewalk. Medicaid, a federally and state-funded program, […]
May 3, 2010
The Illinois fiscal crisis is crowding out important services including public education. With Governor Quinn’s proposed cuts of $1.3 billion to education, school districts across the state are having to make cuts due to lack of funding. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has a $600 million deficit, with proposed 11%-12% funding cuts to local charter schools. […]