March 17, 2010
The Legal Ai d Society of Greater Cincinnati Monday kicked off its campaign to enroll uninsured children and teens in Ohio’s Medicaid program. The "Covering Kids and Families" campaign aims to enroll 1,800 eligible children and teens in nine Southwest Ohio counties, including Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren counties, in Medicaid. There are an estimated […]
March 17, 2010
Chicago Public Schools are facing such dire budget troubles it could leave classes severely overcrowded. Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman told principals in a meeting Monday that as many as 37 students per class could be in the future. In addition, they might have to shut down all non-varsity sports programs and cut back […]
March 17, 2010
– Hundreds of protesters braved driving rains in Mendham today to protest Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to cut school aid. Carrying signs and chanting slogans, the teachers and a handful of students protested for more than two hours. They said they were frustrated with the governor’s actions and feel he has been unresponsive to their […]
March 17, 2010
Kim Vaccaro of Brick wasn’t aware that last year’s federal stimulus package included a $2.4 million grant to help her district enhance its special education program. So it was news to her that Brick spent just half of the money on new initiatives for special education kids. The rest went to pay the health benefits […]
March 17, 2010
As part of a proposal to overhaul America’s education system, the Obama administration is calling for students with disabilities to “graduate from high school ready for college and a career” just like their typically developing peers . Under a blueprint sent to Congress Monday, there would be less emphasis on test scores and more of […]
March 17, 2010
Two bills introduced by Elmhurst Mayor Pete DiCianni are gaining some momentum among state legislators. The bills are meant to increase state funding and training requirements for teacher assistants in special education Senate Bill 3106, which would remove special education funding from the restrictions of the Tax Cap, passed 6-2 out of the state Senate […]
March 17, 2010
State legislators are now busy preparing our budget priority lists for upcoming debate on the FY11 budget. As a member of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, I recently met with the chair to emphasize my communities’ top priority, state aid for education through the Special Education ‘circuit breaker’ and Local Aid items. The […]
March 17, 2010
Budget negotiators in the Virginia General Assembly reached a consensus between the House of Delegates and Senate versions of the state budget one day after the Legislature was originally set to adjourn. Both chambers approved the compromise Sunday. Lawmakers had to plug an approximately $4 billion hole in the biennial budget and the House of […]
March 17, 2010
A $1 billion plan from Detroit Public Schools’ emergency financial manager calls for closing 45 schools during the next five years. The district expects an enrollment drop of about 30,000 students during that time. Robert Bobb plans to release possible closing dates Wednesday. Bobb’s plan calls for closing 45 schools between 2010-2015, renovating some and […]
March 16, 2010
It was an historic influx of money from the federal government for special education. Under President Barack Obama’s education stimulus package last year Morris County schools received nearly $19 million for special education to be spent within two years. It also meant they could free up some local funds previously earmarked for special education and […]