January 8, 2010
Parents worried their children’s needs are not being met in the high school’s special-education program want school officials to create a broad-based group to tackle systemic problems in the program. Town public schools follow an inclusionary model of educating students with special needs alongside general-education peers, whenever possible. However, some parents said a lack of […]
January 8, 2010
On paper, the dollar amounts are impressive. However, in practice, the conditions involved in qualifying for those dollars may be more than the Lake County School Board is willing to embrace. At tonight’s board meeting, school officials will continue discussing their application for the "Race to the Top Grant." At stake is a share of […]
January 8, 2010
Gov. Jim Douglas devoted nearly half of his final State of the State address Thursday to reforming and spending less on Vermont’s public schools, saying the cost had doubled in the past decade and, without changes, would grow by another 26 percent within three years. "Containing costs is the only way to halt the climb […]
January 8, 2010
The Fairfax County school system, the Washington area’s largest, on Thursday became the latest to propose dramatic spending reductions, including scaling back programs that have made it a national model fo r academic excellence. The 173,500-student system is facing historic revenue shortfalls. Superintendent Jack D. Dale has proposed a $2.3 billion budget that would increase […]
January 7, 2010
Education needs to be a priority in California, according to the governor, but local officials are cautious to celebrate the statement before the budget plan is revealed Friday. It’s all about priorities, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in his annual State of the State yesterday. And California needs to prioritize education despite facing a $20 billion […]
January 7, 2010
Less than a week before the District 150 School Board is expected to decide whether to give a green light to a math, science and technology charter school in Peoria, district officials say the option is still viable. While some questions and concerns remain, many involving finances, School Board President Debbie Wolfmeyer said Wednesday she […]
January 7, 2010
Every morning and afternoon, students like Ashley Clay help to lift open the heavy wooden shutters that cover the counter at A&D Dizzle’s, the small school store at International Finance Career High School in the Franklin High School building. Soon after, her classmates line up to spend a few dollars on chips or drinks or, […]
January 7, 2010
A battle between Los Angeles Unified and charter groups could be decided today when the State Board of Education is expected to rule whether charters statewide can take complete control of educating their special needs students. Publicly funded and independently run charters have argued that they should control special education funding, as they do for […]
January 7, 2010
Ledyard’s constrained public schools budget got a bit of breathing room recently, with additional relief possibly coming today. Unionized administrators have voted unanimously to accept a wage freeze, Superintendent of Schools Michael Graner said Wednesday. Unionized teachers are to vote on a possible freeze today. The vote of the administrators, including Graner, saves $74,456, he […]
January 7, 2010
Falling interest rates and decreasing state aid will likely reduce the Lake Shore Central School District’s revenue in the upcoming budget year. Daniel Pacos, business administrator, presented preliminary 2010-11 budget numbers to the Board of Education during a work s ession Tuesday (Jan. 5) night. Pacos projected a drop from $350,000 to $150,000 in the […]