March 29, 2010
A few Richmonders have pushed their concerns over special-education testing from local blogs to the state law books. After the four locals launched a concentrated effort to raise the profile of alternative assessments given to thousands of young special-education students each year, Gov. Bob McDonnell on March 9 signed a bill requiring school superintendents to […]
March 29, 2010
State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo has released the numbers for Oregon’s Special Education Child Count for the 2009-10 school year. The report shows that the total number of Oregon children, aged 0-21, in special education programs has increased to 82,824 – an increase from last year’s 81,988. The number of school-age students in special education […]
March 29, 2010
A change in Medicaid funding will dramatically affect the services available to about 160 preschool students with behavioral and developmental needs in three Spartanburg districts. Districts 1 and 3 will likely be forced to discontinue their Therapeutic Behavioral Services preschool programs altogether, while District 7will cut its program from six classes to one. The […]
March 29, 2010
In an era of siphoned education budgets, school officials are more likely to hunt for money than ways to spend it. But the sudden shove of federal stimulus dollars has left som e North Texas districts grappling with effective ways to use their share. The funds – part of President Barack Obama’s $787 billion […]
March 29, 2010
The region’s lowest-achieving schools can apply for a share of $61 million in federal stimulus funding awarded to the state Friday but will first need to commit to a series of reforms outlined by the U.S. Department of Education. The funds first will be used to help the state’s 64 schools identified as those with […]
March 29, 2010
The House this week approved HB 1369, the school finance act, but it was a vote that brought some legislators to tears. HB 1369 cuts $365 million in state funding for school districts statewide. According to the bill’s fiscal note, which explains the impact, the cut will result in a 6 percent drop in state […]
March 29, 2010
In February, Gov. Ed Rendell proposed giving Columbia Borough School District a $314,233 increase in state funding next year. Oops, make that $171,883. And School District of Lancaster? Forget about that $5.4 million hike you were promised. The actual number is $4.3 million. The Legislature is months away from debating possible cuts in Rendell’s school […]
March 29, 2010
The state of Missouri has over billed Medicaid by about $20.5million for administrative costs in schools associated with services for low-income students or those with disabilities, according to a federal audit released this week. Although the audit recommends Missouri refund that amount,it’s now up to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to […]
March 29, 2010
We told you Thursday night the Milburn School District is going to a four day school week for the month of April, and in turn, it could save the district about $8-thousand. And that’s just the beginning. Turns out, they might not be the only district either. Meredith Saldana spent the day digging into what […]
March 29, 2010
Pocatello/Chubbuck School District Superintendent Mary Vagner has some difficult decisions to make. Last year the school district lost $3 million in state funding. To make ends meet, officials cut back on discretionary spending and eliminated two days from the school year. They also decreased teachers’ salaries by 1 percent and increased the amount they […]