April 30, 2010
Efforts are underway to reduce special education costs in the Hopkins public schools to prepare for less state aid and the loss of one-time federal stimulus funding in years to come. This week, school leaders outlined the proposed cuts at a community meeting sponsored by a special education advisory committee made up of parents and […]
April 30, 2010
Already struggling school districts now are being asked to foot the financial responsibilities for their special education students. Special Education Association of Peoria County, the special education cooperative that serves some 2,500 students countywide, hasn’t seen a dime from the state for mandated special education services since January – and the January payment was to […]
April 30, 2010
Gov. Mark Sanford’s veto of a bill to allow the Georgetown County School District to borrow money for day-to-day operational expenses during a budget shortfall is expected to stand. Although local Reps. Vida Miller and Carl Anderson overrode Sanford’s veto Thursday with a vote of 2-0, it is unlikely both local senators will do the […]
April 30, 2010
Still looking for ways to save money after months of budget cuts, this small-town school district decided last week to furlough teachers next year and shorten the school year. The Knightsen school board has approved an agreement between the district and the Knightsen Teachers’ Association that will shorten the 2010-11 school year by a week, […]
April 29, 2010
Already struggling school districts now are being asked to foot the financial responsibilities for their special education students. Special Education Association of Peoria County, the special education cooperative that serves some 2,500 students countywide, hasn’t seen a dime from the state for mandated special education services since January – and the January payment was to […]
April 29, 2010
School board members pared down about $2.2 million from Barstow Unified School District’s budget by approving cuts like eliminating summer school for 2011-12 and cutting back on two bus routes, among other reductions, but opposed ideas like closing an elementary school or downsizing junior high sports. Board members sat through a familiar process Tuesday night, […]
April 29, 2010
Most Californians believe the state’s economic crisis has left public education inadequately funded, leading to concerns that schools will continue to suffer with fewer teachers, larger class sizes and fewer instruction days, according to a report released Wednesday. The Public Policy Institute of California surveyed about 2,500 residents statewide for the report "Concern Rises Over […]
April 29, 2010
The Kansas City School District is poised to join many other Missouri districts that are slashing summer school programming in anticipation of state cuts. The administration held off seeking board approval Wednesday night, but not because it is questioning whether it needs to abandon enrichment programs this summer. It hesitated because the cuts might be […]
April 29, 2010
An education bill, drafted by Sen. Alan Lowenthal to give public school districts greater flexibility regarding their use of state-mandated, or categorical, funds, was passed by the state Senate Education Committee in a 7-0 vote Wednesday, April 21. Introduced in February by Lowenthal and sponsored by the Long Beach Unified School District, SB 1396 proposes […]
April 29, 2010