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 […]
January 6, 2010
The San Francisco Unified School District is expected to sign up to receive federal funding under President Barack Obama’s new Race to the Top initiative, but Superintendent Carlos Garcia said it would pull out of the program if it’s reform measures are too strict. “[If] they want to go strictly by the letter, then we […]
January 6, 2010
The La Crosse School District’s race to the top ended Monday when the school board voted against signing papers needed to continue its eligibility for the federal education funding. The board’s move means La Crosse will forego any potential share of more than $4 billion in federal grants under the Race to the Top program. […]
January 6, 2010
Florida’s Broward County Public Schools saved as many as 900 jobs this school year. Nevada’s Clark County School District just added more math and tutoring programs. And in Connecticut’s Bloomfield Public Schools, eight elementary- and middle-school teachers were spared from layoffs. These cash-strapped districts covered the costs using a boost in funding intended for special […]
January 5, 2010
Wichita school board members voted unanimously Monday to take legal action against the state for cutting education funding. The board voted in November to pay $89,000 to become a full member of Schools for Fair Funding, a coalition of Kansas districts that is fighting the spending cuts. By agreeing Monday to help pay for a […]
January 5, 2010
The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education faced another hang-up in its quest for a new Rocky Mount High School at a Nash County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday. Several school board members came before commissioners asking for immediate funding to build the new high school, along with other school district capital projects. Tempers mildly heated […]
January 5, 2010
Even if half the cuts being discussed by school district officials were to become reality, services and programs offered at city schools stand to be drastically diminished next year. In a Christmas Eve e-mail, Superintendent Mark Conrad sent Board of Education members a list of possible cuts to make up for a projected $6 million […]
January 5, 2010
San Diego City College students yesterday staged a rally in downtown San Diego to protest the statewide erosion in higher education funding. The afternoon event drew more than 75 students, according to organizers. It followed a morning sit-in at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Front Street office. Larissa Dorman, a spokeswoman for the group, said about 10 […]
January 5, 2010
State budget cuts that could prohibit new bus purchases in the near future have Cape Henlopen School District officials trying to figure out how to make bus routes more efficient. But the move could force students to start their day earlier, officials said. According to Board of Education member Gary Wray, classes at the high […]
January 5, 2010
The Redlands Unified School District still isn’t sure what 2010 will hold in store, but the district is prepared for the worst. The district has been forced to cut $16.2 million since the 2007-2008 school year as the state continues to slash education funding. Having made the "easier" cuts in the last three school years, […]