March 23, 2010
With varying levels of student poverty, property taxes rates and local revenues, no two suburban school districts are funded exactly the same way. Years ago, complicated formulas were created in the attempt to equalize resources in rich and poor districts across the state. Those that take in less local revenue, are, in theory, supposed to […]
March 23, 2010
New Jersey Governor Christopher Christie announced a $29.3 billion budget proposal for the state’s upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday, March 16. Aimed at reducing the state’s $10.7 billion deficit, the proposal reduces funding for public education by $820 million and aid for colleges and universities by $175 million, among other cuts. Wilson School professor Richard […]
March 22, 2010
Community Health Care Inc. has developed school-based health centers in four Cumberland County schools. They offer students access to primary medical, dental and mental health services within the schools so children can spend more time learning and less time out of class at doctor appointments. "Many of us remember visiting the school nurse for a […]
March 22, 2010
New Hanover County commissioners have asked the New Hanover County schools to prepare for a worst-case scenario for school year 2010-11 by cutting an additional $2 million from the district’s budget. That’s in addition to $5.4 million in cuts school administrators previously proposed, for a grand total of $7.4 million in possible cuts. Schools Superintendent […]
March 22, 2010
As many as 17,000 school personnel could be laid off for next school year due to state funding problems. What should the state do about this? Cut spending, raise taxes, fund education It’s time for legislators to stop worrying about re-election and make some hard choices. Cut spending and increase taxes. That’s the simple answer. […]
March 22, 2010
The House’s health care bill would treat a chronic problem with Medicaid in Texas: low payments to physicians who treat patients covered by the public insurance program for the poor. The package unveiled Thursday would provide full federal funding to raise Medicaid physician payments to a level equal with Medicare, the government insurance for the […]
March 22, 2010
The Ridgewood school district proposed new budget cuts on the heels of Governor Christie’s budget address earlier this week. About 40 residents gathered in the Education Center boardroom at a special meeting Friday evening as district officials announced a new wave of potential cuts totaling $2.9 million. Ridgewood learned on Thursday afternoon that it would […]
March 22, 2010
Ridgefield schools are facing a budget crunch after overcharging dozens of towns in Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties almost $3 million for sending students to the district’s special education program. The district has returned all but $850,000 of the overcharge to the school districts in the past two years, but officials have struggled to find […]
March 22, 2010
There is still a big concern about how Area Education Agencies are run in Iowa. It does not seem they utilize taxpayers’ money appropriately or fulfill the needs of the children they were intended to help. AEAs continue to operate without accountability. There should be uniformity of services and best practice guidelines in Iowa. There […]
March 22, 2010
A teacher for autistic kids, two career planning and placement specialists and the director of media and technology were among positions cut for the 2010-11 school year by the Ingham Intermediate School District. The district’s board of education unanimously accepted $1.4 million in cuts Tuesday. That’s on top of $3.2 million already cut from this […]