March 11, 2010
The state Department of Education report counts nearly 83,000 children under age 21 with a federally-recognized disability. That’s up slightly from last year. ? ? Autism continues to be the fastest growing disability. There are more than 7,900 Oregon kids diagnosed with autism. That’s up nearly 25 percent over the last four years.? ?Salem-Keizer is […]
March 11, 2010
A report, ‘Advancing research on children with speech-language impairment: an introduction to the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Kindergarten Cohort,’ is newly published data in Language, Speech, and Hearing Services In Schools. According to a study from the United States, “The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K; U.S. Department of Education, 2000) includes comprehensive assessments of home, […]
March 11, 2010
Kansas City’s school superintendent said Thursday the plan to shutter nearly half the district’s schools, while "painful," will move forward quickly so that all the closures will be complete by fall. The school board narrowly approved the plan Wednesday night to close 29 of the district’s 61 schools to try to stave off bankruptcy. The […]
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 10, 2010
A divided Board of Education agreed Monday to partner with the Lake County Health Department and seek grant money to establish a student health clinic at Waukegan High School’s Brookside Avenue campus. The "school-based health center" concept has been mulled before by the board over the last two years, but a concrete proposal never materialized […]
March 10, 2010
In an effort to build support for Democratic health care reform legislation, President Obama will announce support later today for efforts to crack down on fraud in Medicare and Medicaid, among other government programs, one of the few areas of bipartisan consensus during last month’s health care reform summit. Though the legislation has so far […]
March 10, 2010
Mar. 9–DANBURY — The governor’s proposal to trim $1 million from the state’s 75 school-based health centers to help cut the budget deficient means about $13,300 less for each of Danbury’s three centers. The proposed cut comes on the heels of other cuts to the centers that provide primary medical, dental and mental health services […]
March 10, 2010
Cities and towns still coping with deep cuts to state aid could face even tougher times in the coming fiscal year, as lawmakers discuss reductions of 3 to 5 percent in aid to local schools and municipal operations starting July 1. Although Gov. Deval L. Patrick has proposed no cuts to either Chapter 70 funds […]
March 10, 2010
Gov. Mike Rounds budget director said Tuesday he is still seeking more details about the spending cuts proposed last week by Republican legislative leaders. The proposed cuts could reduce a childhood vaccination program, courses offered by television to rural schools and the state’s economic development efforts, state budget director Jason Dilges said. "We’ve got more […]