January 14, 2010
Parent groups and charter schools are the beneficiaries of education reform passed by the state Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger January 6th that will give them greater access in influencing public education in California. The new legislation was passed in conjunction with the state’s desire to access funds from Race to […]
January 14, 2010
With a $1.3 million budget deficit and increasing benefit costs, the Chambersburg Area School District is requesting a tax increase that would go above district’s adjusted base index. Business manager Steven Dart outlined the proposed budget at Wednesday night’s school board meeting. The district is proposing raising the tax rate from 84.94 to 89.61 mills, […]
January 14, 2010
Hazleton Area will compete for federal Race to the Top funds that would commit the school district to sweeping curriculum and personnel reform while requiring schools to improve state test scores through 2014. Superintendent Sam Marolo, school board President Paulette Platukis and Hazleton Area Education Association President Patricia Cannon held a press conference Wednesday morning […]
January 14, 2010
The Bethlehem Area School District’s teachers union broke ranks with Easton and Phillipsburg to support its district’s application to compete for millions in federal education grant money. The Bethlehem Area School District could see anywhere from $3 million to $8 million if Pennsylvania is selected as a recipient for the maximum amount of Race to […]
January 13, 2010
Donna and Rich Allen said they struggled for years to get the right diagnoses and services for their three sons with special needs. Learning what Asperger syndrome, high-functioning autism and developmental delays meant for their children was overwhelming enough, but then came the confusing meetings with Oldham County school district administrators, teachers and therapists, Donna […]
January 13, 2010
Gov. Jim Gibbons created a big stir last week when he asked the Legislature to overhaul K-12 education spending when he calls a special session, probably in February. Since the state’s revenue has been lower than what was projected, the governor said education must absorb more cuts. Then, he proceeded to outline an eight-point process. […]
January 13, 2010
Disputes between parents of students with disabilities and school districts occur frequently. In the area of school law, special-education lawsuits are numerous. For both parties, the monetary and emotional costs of litigation are high and the benefit to students with disabilities dubious. Unlike other civil litigation, the adversarial relationship between parents and school districts does […]
January 13, 2010
Gary Community School Corp. administrators, school board members and union representatives signed on to make the district eligible for federal Race to the Top funds at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The state had set Tuesday as the deadline to submit a memorandum of understanding to the state. The agreements will be sent to the U.S. […]
January 13, 2010
The following information was released by the New Jersey State Senate, Democrats: A measure sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner which would create the New Jersey Special Education and Traumatic Brain Injury Task force was unanimously approved today by the full Senate. "Because of the severity of many traumatic brain injuries, it is absolutely necessary […]
January 13, 2010
The Rockford School District is in the running for a piece of the $500 million pie for education reform and student success in Illinois through Race to the Top. The district and Rockford Education Association together applied for the competitive grant program funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Nationally, $4.35 billion […]