March 12, 2010
March 12, 2010
March 12, 2010
JoCo school districts stand to lose $7 million over special education fund dispute Kansas Legislature tables alcohol levy, but tobacco tax still alive Kansas unemployment rises after the holidays Kansas is first state to ban fake pot TOPEKA | Three Johnson County school districts would lose $7 million in special education funding under legislation passed […]
March 12, 2010
The Kansas City school board is closing half their district schools. The Kansas City school board voted on the closing Wednesday night, announcing that they will be shutting down 29 of the 61 schools they have in the district by the end of this school year. The nearly budget shortfall of nearly $50 million for […]
March 12, 2010
NEW ALBANY — Hundreds of people sat on the edge of their seats Thursday night anxiously awaiting the few little words that meant so much. No. No. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. With only Lee Ann Wiseheart and Rebecca Gardenour voting against, the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. board voted in favor of all […]
March 12, 2010
The Kokomo School Board Wednesday unanimously approved moving forward with implementing elementary and middle school reorganization for the 2010 to 2011 school year. Superintendent Chris Himsel said the move is necessary as the corporation deals with $3.7 million in funding cuts, because of reduction in state funding and decreased enrollment. He said Kokomo-Center has lost […]
March 11, 2010
Despite the loss of the Democrats’ supermajority necessary to passcomprehensive national healthcare reform, new federal legislation isneeded to promote greater efficiency in the medical delivery system. Comprehensive reform of Medicare’s provider-payment system would accelerate delivery system change but would be highly disruptive for many hospitals and physicians. However, congressional proposals that provide new authority for […]
March 11, 2010
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget address Wednesday made the state’s financial picture look every bit as bad as we thought it was. He said the state’s budget situation is a “crisis of epic proportion.” His proposed solutions, however, do not inspire confidence. He calls for $2 billion in cuts, mostly from education. He calls for […]
March 11, 2010
The budget bill the House passed Wednesday would pay to replace eight school buildings that are among the state’s most dilapidated, and all are in the districts of Democrats who voted for a crucial revenue measure last week. But seven such schools — in the districts of Republicans who voted against the revenue bill — […]
March 11, 2010
The state governor’s budget plan — dubbed “Fighting for Illinois” — is leaving education officials feeling defeated. Gov. Pat Quinn stepped before the Illinois General Assembly on Wednesday and delivered the plan, which calls for the heaviest cuts to come out of the state’s funding for education. According to numbers offered during the noontime speech, […]
March 11, 2010
Southland Public Schools in Minnesota are looking to cut back on school days to save some money. Teachers are doing the research and discussing with parents, the benefits of a four-day week. Superintendent Steve Sallee says they are still looking into the proposal. "The school board was impressed with the presentation and gave us the […]