January 7, 2010
The Pennfield Schools Board of Education opted to participate in Michigan’s push for Race to the Top funding at a board workshop Wednesday. The federally funded program will distribute $4.35 billion, of which Michigan is eligible to receive $400 million. Some of Michigan’s funding would be spent on Project ReImagine grants, which were awarded to […]
January 7, 2010
Texans in some parts of the state have long known that our school funding system is screwy. But Dallas school district taxpayers are becoming aware of that fact up close and personal. As this newspaper recently reported, the Dallas Independent School District is now considered a "property wealthy" district. The designation means DISD gets to […]
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 6, 2010
While signing a series of bills reforming the state’s education system in order to qualify for up to $400 million in fede ral funds, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said that a second round of cuts to K-12 funding she ordered last fall will likely not have to be imposed because of an unexpected boost in state […]
January 6, 2010
School districts are getting a break in funding cuts after the governor canceled a $127-per-student decrease, but local districts are already worried about problems looming for next year. Now that revenues have stabilized and the state has ended up with about $150 million more than expected, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said M onday that the $127-per-student […]
January 6, 2010
State leaders are focusing on education today as Gov. Pawlenty heads to New Orleans to chair a meeting of the Education Commission of the States and in St. Paul, a Minnesota House committee will hold a hearing to discuss a plan to secure more federal funds for s chools. The meeting comes as school officials […]
January 6, 2010
No need to tell Teresa Songs times are tough. Around Thanksgiving, the principal at Chase Middle School had a student say, "I don’t think we’ll have any food for Thanksgiving." Another said there wouldn’t be any Christmas gifts. Parents are struggling more than ever paying textbook rental fees, leading them to ask for waivers. So […]