April 15, 2010
Many suburban school districts already were wading in budget deficits before news of state-aid cutbacks threatened to plunge them knee-deep or waist-high into troubled waters. Battered by adversities this year — from a flat property tax cap to late state payments — many school administrators were hoping to ride out the recession and weather the […]
April 15, 2010
Gov. Jay Nixon signed a supplemental appropriations bill yesterday, but he’s directing the state’s education leaders to spread funding cuts among all districts rather than follow the language of the bill, which he says is unconstitutional. House Bill 2014 provides $86 million in June supplemental funding for the state’s 523 school districts, meaning a cut […]
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 14, 2010
Last week’s meeting for parents of special education students in the Parma district drew quite a crowd, despite being scheduled on St. Patrick’s Day. The Ohio Department of Education, which held the meeting as part of its review of the district’s special education program, recorded 64 parents in attendance. That’s the largest turnout so far […]
April 14, 2010
While there are signs the economy is getting better, the next fiscal year will be tough for communities. That was the message yesterday for about two dozen town officials at a Massachusetts Municipal Association sponsored breakfast at the police station. "It’s not a pretty picture but one that is improving," said MMA senior legislative analyst […]
April 14, 2010
Democratic legislators attacked Gov. Christie’s spending plan for schools Tuesday, arguing, in a reversal of roles, that the proposal would hurt middle-class suburban school districts. "If this budget is passed, it will completely dismantle the school funding formula," said Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono (D., Middlesex) during a meeting of the Senate Budget and Appropriations […]
April 14, 2010
Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday directed state education officials to spread $43 million in mid-year funding cuts evenly to all public school districts in the state. Nixon’s order ignores directions from the legislature that about 150 of the state’s 523 school districts be shielded from the cuts. The Democratic governor said the legislature’s language instructing […]
April 14, 2010
Facing a multi-year budget crisis, Tuesday the Missouri Senate gave first round approval to Senate Bill 943 that would adjust the phase-in of full funding for Missouri school districts. The bill creates two scenarios based on the state’s ability to fund schools at certain levels as well as takes summer school programs back to core […]
April 14, 2010
Principal Rhonda Richetta can vividly recall days when students have come to her office door at City Springs School gasping for air. The school has a large population of asthmatic elementary- and middle-school-age students who receive critical services — including daily breathing treatments — from a nurse practitioner in its health center. Richetta fears that […]