June 12, 2013
Gov. Perry put to rest rumors that he would veto one of the biggest education bills passed by Texas lawmakers. Here’s how he sums up the bill at a signing ceremony in Austin. “A balance between our need for accountability and the appropriate level of testing in the classroom.” High school students will now have […]
June 12, 2013
Could some of the Philadelphia School District’s financial woes be eliminated if Gov. Tom Corbett expanded Medicaid eligibility? State Senate Democrats have proposed a budget plan that would generate an extra $120 million for the school district. It boosts funding, in part, by counting on $154 million in savings by expanding Medicaid under the Affordable […]
June 12, 2013
Referendum likely in 2015 The local impact of state K-12 funding increases recently approved by the Minnesota Legislature are starting to take shape. For Winona Area Public Schools (WAPS), the increases may mean that the district will have to reduce next year’s budget by only $300,000, down from previous projections that showed a $700,000 budget […]
June 3, 2013
A key legislative subcommittee approved a $6.75 billion state school fund Thursday, boosting money to Oregon’s 197 school districts by $1 billion for the next two years. The education budget subcommittee’s 5-1 vo te sets the stage for additional votes today and next week. The Legislature’s full budget committee is scheduled to vote today, with […]
June 3, 2013
An increase in students being diagnosed with autism or other disabilities is driving up special education spending in Boston, prompting the School Department to request $6 million in supplemental funding. The additional money is needed so the School Department can end the fiscal year in June with a balanced budget. The School Committee is scheduled […]
June 3, 2013
The Board of Trustees for the Spring Hill Independent School District held a special meeting on Friday morning to approve the district’s special education contract. The district has been part of a special education co-op for several years, Superintendent Wes Jones said, but the contract had to be re-approved this year because the Gladewater Independent […]
June 3, 2013
Property valuation decreases in Franklin County could bring about one benefit — more state money for schools. The change in property values, compared to elsewhere in the state, is key to how your school district fares under the Senate’s new school-funding plan. That is good news for Franklin County districts, where, based on three-year averages, […]
December 13, 2012
To meet the needs of its larger, more diverse student body and keep up with changes in education nationally, Montgomery County Public Schools needs more money next school year, Superintendent Joshua P. Starr said Tuesday. Starr’s preliminary request for next budget year, fiscal 2014, is $2.217 billion, a $48.95 million, or 2.3 percent, increase from […]
December 13, 2012
A class of freshman and sophomore high school students from Turning Point Academy (Emporia, Kan.) participated in a video teleconference conversation with Department officials this week, to discuss their advice for reforming education in the U.S. Prior to the meeting, the students produced a 25-minute video outlining nine recommendations for improving the teaching profession and […]
December 13, 2012
Every Friday morning, the smell of peanut butter, pumpkin and maybe even a hint of mint baking in an oven wafts through the west wing of Shawnee Mission North. But it’s not cookies that special education students are baking in the kitchen with the help of their teachers . Earlier this year, Judi Albors and […]