June 15, 2011
Paul Hederstrom of Claridon Township is proposing an alternative plan to pay salaries of specialist teachers from endowment proceeds in place of tax revenues. He presented the concept of an Ohio Endowment for Art, Music and Physical Education at a recent Chardon City Council meeting. “In talking with other core teachers, we all feel art, […]
June 15, 2011
Families everywhere are feeling the pinch of rising food prices. But imagine if your monthly grocery bill was $2,950. That’s how much it costs to tube-feed Jacob Hansen, an 11-year-old with cerebral palsy and cystic fibrosis — not including the $1,400 for the drugs he needs each month to digest the vitamin-rich formula. “And that’s […]
June 15, 2011
North Carolina Senators are about to hear from public school workers as lawmakers decide whether to back up their nearly $20 billion budget by overriding Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto. The North Carolina Association of Educators lobbies the Senate on Wednesday to get more funding for public schools. The Senate is expected to vote to overturn […]
June 14, 2011
Many in Massachusetts are well aware that education funding is one of the most critical issues we’re facing and, in these challenging times, many schools and students are going without some educational supplies and resources. However, most are unaware that our special needs students, who are already challenged and disadvantaged, are lacking even more of […]
June 14, 2011
B eatrice Public Schools will reimburse the Nebraska Department of Education $355,636 over the next three years after an audit by the department determined the district had overclaimed its allocated amount in special education reimbursements. Superintendent Dr. Jon Lopez said the district discovered some uncommon budget practices when it was compiling its 2011-2012 budget earlier […]
June 14, 2011
The cuts include 65 of the 140 special education employee positions that were being paid for with stimulus funds and $1.3 million for student counseling services provided by mental health agencies. “We used stimulus money to fill in holes left by state budget cuts. Then we had more state budget cuts. This is the result,” […]
June 14, 2011
When Chester Upland School District officials learned their budget for 2011-2012 would be $20 million less than the previous year, they knew the district was in for some radical changes. But maybe not quite the radical change that state Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland, D-159, of Chester, is seeking if the budget that passed the state House […]
June 13, 2011
Educators fear that a new measure that will slash $4 billion in funding to Texas public schools over the next two years will permanently handicap them because it removes any long-term obligation for the state to maintain a minimum support level. Normally, a school’s funding level is determined by a formula based on enrollment, but […]
June 13, 2011
Many Wichita school employees, students and families hope an additional $2.6 million in next year’s budget may mean their jobs or programs will survive after all. They’ll find out today when superintendent John Allison presents his revised budget plan to the school board. Allison’s initial proposal included a little more than $30 million in cuts, […]
June 13, 2011
State Rep. Rene O. Oliveira, D-Brownsville, gave an update on activity in the Legislature, first noting that public school funding took center stage the past week during the special session of the Legislature and that, into the wee hours of Friday, the House adopted SB 1, the fiscal matters bill that under-funds public schools by […]