March 16, 2010
Three Johnson County school districts would lose $7 million in special education funding under legislation passed by the Kansas Senate on Thursday. It now heads to the House for consideration. The money — dedicated to the special education students who cost the most to educate — was contested by other school districts. They complained that […]
March 16, 2010
Virginia lawmakers bridged vast divisions Sunday to pass a pared-down $70 billion budget and two-year spending plan that dials back state funding for education, health care and employee pensions while raising about $100 million in fees. Lawmakers had feuded for weeks about how to close a shortfall through mid-2012 of more than $4 billion. A […]
March 15, 2010
"The ice age is here." These wor ds greeted San Antonio area school superintendents last week when briefed by Omar Garcia, the state’s leading expert on Texas public school funding. He was referring to the state’s current funding formulas, which freeze school district (local and state) revenue at the level (per student) available to each […]
March 15, 2010
The recently announced settlement agreement in the 26-year lawsuit over special education for Baltimore City students is welcome news. It’s been overdue for at least a decade and is a mark of the formidable leadership of schools CEO Andrés Alonso. But there is less to the hoopla than meets the eye. For one thing, it […]
March 15, 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 15, 2010
SOUTHINGTON — The town’s integrated special education programs are successful, according to school officials. Francis Haag, senior coordinator of special education, gave a presentation on special education and related services to the Board of Education Thursday. Nearly one-third of the board’s proposed budget, or $19.3 million, will be spent on the 11.2 percent of students […]
March 15, 2010
The number of young children identified as having developmental delays has risen in Oregon, led mainly by a huge one-year surge in Multnomah County, the state reported Wednesday. But that’s cause for celebration amon g special education leaders, who say many toddlers and preschoolers in need of help were missed in the past. Reaching those […]
March 15, 2010
ST. GEORGE – Faced with a potential $850 million shortfall, Utah lawmakers said they worked diligently to leave public education unharmed by sweeping budget cuts, with a reduction of less than 0.5 percent statewide, but school districts in Southern Utah are expected to suffer as a result of a lack of state funding for enrollment […]
March 15, 2010
The latest flood of federal stimulus money to Maine will benefit 15 school districts that have been frustrated in their attempts to consolidate — if recommendations by Gov. John Baldacci are accepted by the Legislature. Baldacci recommended Thursday to the Legislature that $1.1 million of $86 million in inflated Medicaid matching funds coming to Maine […]
March 15, 2010
NEWPORT teenagers with special education needs will be affected by a £340,000 cut in funding announced by the Assembly. Newport City Council is urging the Assembly to reconsider its position after it said post-16 Special School and Special Education Needs out of county funding would be cut in Newport by 31 percent. The council’s budget […]