January 14, 2010
Budget cuts of flow-through funding from the Louisiana Department of Education will amount to cuts for St. Tammany Parish of $358,328 in five programs. “We understand the economic difficulty the state is having that caused these mid-year cuts. It is difficult for local districts to disrupt programs mid-year that affect students or employees so we […]
January 14, 2010
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson’s budget included what seemed to many educators to be a nice gesture, a $50 per student increase in state aid. But the gesture requires legislators to raise taxes. If they won’t, schools will face deeper cuts in state aid than those they endured last year. Parkinson has proposed raising the sales […]
January 14, 2010
Hundreds of students attending Beverly Hills schools will have to find new campuses in the fall after a unanimous school board vote late Tuesday ended special permits for many children who live outside the city. Following more than four hours of debate that lasted until almost midnight, the board agreed to allow all current high […]
January 14, 2010
Trustees from the Milpitas Board of Education raced against the clock last week to meet a deadline to participate in President Barack Obama’s campaign to bring more money to education. During a special meeting Jan. 7, school board members swiftly and unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding indicating an interest to participate in Race to […]
January 13, 2010
If Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed state budget is passed as is, the Turlock Unified School Distri ct will be out millions of dollars for the 2010-2011 school year. About $3.9 million to be exact will be cut from school funds, according to the governor’s proposed budget released on Friday. “From the governor’s speech it sounded […]
January 13, 2010
Tough times are ahead statewide for school districts – especially those in central New York, the Auburn Enlarged City Scho ol District Board of Education said. The board met Tuesday to discuss the issue of the anticipated state budget, among other topics. Superintendent JD Pabis said the district’s December state aid payment was delayed by […]
January 13, 2010
Iowa’s budget morass could leave the Cedar Falls Community School District more than $1.5 million in the hole for 2011. Superintendent David Stoakes said tax hikes and layoffs are possible in each of three budget scenarios presented to the Board of Education Monday. But if the stars align, the district can come out of this […]
January 13, 2010
It is the cutback heard across the state. Governor Butch Otter plans to balance the budget by trimming public education spending. Otter proposes a 1.6 percent cut, roughly $27 million, to school districts who say they’ve already cut as much as they possibly can from their budgets. District superintendents said the cutback proposal didn’t come […]
January 13, 2010
Michigan’s Race to the Top effort has turned into what one superintendent calls a "Keystone Kops" scenario that has made educators frustrated, confused and feeling as though they are getting the bum’s rush. In its mad dash to submit an application for what might amount to $400 million in federal funding, the Michigan Department of […]
January 13, 2010
Officials say a year-long effort to update Wyoming’s special education rules is nearly completed. The rule changes are designed to give parents more say over their kids’ education in compliance with the federal Individauls with Disabilities in Education Act. They now await minor alterations and consideration for approval by Gov. Dave Freudenthal. In part, the […]