March 1, 2010
Joyce Haldeman, the district’s associate superintendent of government relations, could not provide figures on potential teacher layoffs but said the number would not be many if teachers union officials would agree to salary reductions of 2 percent to 4 percent. "We have talked about the need for a ‘shared sacrifice,’" Haldeman said. "We could save […]
March 1, 2010
The Lucia Mar school district is planning to issue layoff notices for 80 full-time-equivalent teaching, counseling and administrative posts that could be cut in the next academic year to help close a $5 million budget gap. Three full-time management positions, plus three that are now vacant, could also be cut. The separate plans are up […]
March 1, 2010
LOCKPORT — When Robert Leiser, a father of two children at DeWitt Clinton Elementary School, stood up before the Lockport School Board, rumors had been swirling for a week. He was full of questions: Is De- Witt Clinton closing? Why does a school have to close at all? What happens next? What can parents do? […]
March 1, 2010
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s budget troubles have reopened divisions among public schools, which after uniting in a quest for more money now are splintering over who should bear the brunt of state funding cuts. The budding disagreement at the Missouri Capitol comes down to a difference of opinion about what is fair — an […]
March 1, 2010
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Legislature faces a health care crisis disguised as budget crisis. As leaders in Congress wrestle with health insurance reform, the consequences of millions of uninsured Floridians looms starkly over the 2010 Florida legislative session, which begins Tuesday. The state faces a $3 billion budget shortfall, and Medicaid is one of the […]
March 1, 2010
ASHEVILLE — When Mikaela Bartow wasn’t feeling well one recent morning, the sixth-grader visited the health center at Erwin Middle School. Health center workers were able to do a test for strep throat, get the results back right away and call in a prescription that would be waiting for Mikaela’s mom. “It’s wonderful,” said Mikaela’s […]
March 1, 2010
ANDERSON — A lawsuit filed by growing school systems that claims Indiana’s school-funding formula treats them unfairly is being criticized by leading officials in both political parties. Democratic Attorney General Greg Zoeller bordered on exasperated while discussing a Hamilton County suit in which three school districts — Hamilton Southeastern, Franklin Township in Marion County […]
March 1, 2010
Two east Sacramento schools sit just five blocks apart, but the desirable neighborhood has been the only thing they had in common. Phoebe Hearst Elementary is among the area’s most sought-after elementary schools. Kit Carson Middle School, on the other hand, has routinely been threatened with closure because of low enrollment and poor test scores. […]
March 1, 2010
Forty-four Napa Valley Unified School District teachers kept their jobs this year thanks to federal stimulus funding. But next year will be different. So-called stimulus dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 reached all the public schools in the county to varying degrees last year, buying time against the full impact of […]
March 1, 2010
Districtwide salary reductions, nine layoffs and dipping into reserves are among the measures Fallbrook Union High School District administrators are considering to close a projected $1.8 million budget shortfall for the school year starting July 1. Laying off seven teachers, a counselor, an assistant principal and all tempor ary teachers would save the district an […]