June 20, 2011
Will hundreds of teacher jobs come off the Philadelphia School District’s chopping block? Will accelerated schools – alternative programs for students who have dropped out or are at risk of doing so – be saved? What about early-childhood education? Nurses? Counselors? Art and music? The district will get $53 million in new funding from a […]
June 17, 2011
The Board of Education for Jefferson City Public Schools approved the 2011-12 budget Thursday in a unanimous vote, finalizing a plan to increase salaries and benefits for faculty members. The board voted in April to raise salaries by an average of 2.8 percent. The budget also includes an additional $300,000 for health insurance and an […]
June 17, 2011
Western School District is hoping for the best on its financial outlook for the coming year. The Western School Board in a 6-0 vote on Thursday approved a $24.3 million spending plan for the 2011-12 school year that runs $1.1 million in the red. The distric t could pull from its almost $2.6 million in […]
June 17, 2011
Facing a $10 million deficit for health insurance costs, Manatee County School board members sought insight and input from six health insurance industry professionals Thursday. “We need the benefit of the best advice we can get,” board member Karen Carpenter said. “We need everyone at the table. We have a big burden right now. The […]
June 17, 2011
The Texas House on Thursday gave preliminary approval to Senate-passed legislation that would enable school districts to reduce salaries, impose furloughs and alter contract-notification requirements to absorb the effects of reduced state funding. The measure appears on track for passage in the special session, which is to end no later than June 29. The vote […]
June 16, 2011
Chicago Public Schools may have found $75 million to cut at the district’s central office, but thanks to a state budget pl an now before the governor, the district’s $720 million budget shortfall still looms. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and new schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard announced the central office cuts at a news conference Thursday morning […]
June 16, 2011
The Baltimore School for the Arts’ endowment will receive a $1 million donation that will help sustain a youth program that has exposed city students to the arts for nearly 30 years. On Friday, city schools CEO Andrés Alonso will announce the gift from longtime school leaders Patricia and Mark Joseph to th e school’s […]
June 16, 2011
When Amanda Sattmann was in third grade, she was diagnosed with ADD. “At third grade, I didn’t really understand the concept of it,” said Sattmann, 18. “It was very overwhelming, especially for a kid who’s in third grade.” Sattmann also suffered from depression, anxiety attacks and nonverbal learning disorder. Yet on Friday, the once-troubled girl […]
June 16, 2011
In an emotional public hearing that contrasted different approaches to school reform, the Santa Clara County Board of Education on Wednesday heard heartfelt pleas for more high-achieving charter schools serving poor children, while local superintendents cautioned against moving too fast. “Parents across Santa Clara County deserve more options,” said parent Kevin Ngo, noting that his […]
June 15, 2011
The investigation of a school district reconfiguration and possible changes to the tax formula will be pursued after elected officials voted to move forward in seeking a change to the Western Morris region’s school structure. Mayors, committeepersons, school board presidents and vice presidents, and superintendents–25 in total–from Washington Township, the Chesters and Mendhams came together […]