April 19, 2010
The laughing commenced when Rene Cox exited her cubicle. She had donned a new persona that covered her in green, head to toe: Ms. Broccoli. “It kind of looks like Gumby,” Cox, a program assistant with the University of Tennessee’s Extension Office in Blountville, said while modeling the costume. But Ms. Broccoli and five other […]
April 19, 2010
Like many other sectors of the economy, Texas public school districts are facing severe financial challenges. Many have been brought to the brink of financial insolvency; others have been forced to reduce staff and cut programs that are essential to student success. To quote the Texas Education Agency deputy associate finance commissioner, “I see school […]
April 16, 2010
A visiting special education director this week helped Thompson School District administrators get on the same page when it comes to special education in Loveland’s schools. On Thursday, Michael Remus, from the Deer Valley Unified School District in Phoenix, offered local administrators and principals strategies for making systematic changes to special education programs. During a […]
April 16, 2010
Eric Banks ton, a corporate salesman-turned-physical education teacher, had a moment of doubt when a pink slip arrived in the mail last spring, informing him that his position at Pinole Middle School might be cut. "It leaves you asking yourself, What do I do now?" he said. With some encouragement from his colleagues, the answer […]
April 16, 2010
In just over a year, 4-year-old Lilia Fisher went from being a shy preschooler who wouldn’t walk into class to a self-assured girl who climbs the playground equipment. Her mom, Tina Peano, attributes the transformation to the teachers at Frederick Stock School in Edison Park, where the preschool known for special education faces drastic cuts […]
April 16, 2010
The school district administration would be hit more heavily by cuts than the schools under its care in a preliminary budget outlined for the 2010-11 school year. School District 23 superintendent Hugh Gloster said the budget is a work in progress for the board, with the final preliminary budget being delivered to the B.C. Ministry […]
April 15, 2010
Trimming $57 million from a school district’s $298 million general operating budget is about as heartbreaking as it gets. But this year it’s a reality facing the St. Louis Public School District, along with many other school districts, who are feeling the effects of shriveling State funding and local property taxes. SLPS Superintendent Kelvin Adams […]
April 15, 2010
The Gilbert Public Schools governing board has agreed informally to some budget cuts recommended by the administration, including more than $1.7 million in cuts and changes in special-education programs, staffing and staff hours. District administrators at a work/study session this week revealed more details about the impact of what they called "program adjustments" that the […]
April 15, 2010
When legislators return Wednesday for the final two days of the 2010 session, they will try to salvage high-profile bills that include two major education initiatives, a measure to shore up the state’s depleted unemployment insurance fund and another to strengthen domestic-violence laws. However, many of the bills still in play could end up taking […]
April 15, 2010
Six school board candidates want to find other ways to pay for education as the district reels from the loss of $6.6 million in state aid and ensuing cuts in the 2010-11 budget. Challengers to incumbents for the three seats also are calling for swift appointment of a permanent superintendent to bring stability and guidance […]