April 29, 2011
Ohio House Republicans are considering alterations to the new education funding formula proposed by the Governor after protests by some of their constituents, cleveland.com reports. Angry crowds have been flocking to community meetings since the Governor’s plan was announced, and the GOP caucus is responding by promising to make “tweaks” in order to limit expected […]
April 28, 2011
The Idaho Education Association (IEA), the Gem State’s voluntary teachers’ union, announced via its Twitter account Wednesday that is has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 1108, part of an education reform package pushed through the Legislature by Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna earlier this year. Melissa McGrath, communications office for […]
April 28, 2011
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers will consider a proposal to grade Minnesota schools on their performance during an Education Finance Committee meeting. The main education bill now before the Legislature would create an A to F grading scale for schools and school districts, similar to reports cards given to schools in Florida. The […]
April 28, 2011
The Fountain Hill Unified School District in Arizona is adding a new clause to teachers’ contracts starting next year that would allow them to fine those who quit up to $1,500, The Arizona Republic reports. Teachers will be required to obtain board approval for a resignation while the contract is still active. The new clause […]
April 28, 2011
In January, when Gov. Deval Patrick filed a $30.5 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, administration officials touted its proposed $3.9 billion in state aid for K-12 public education as “the highest level of state supported funding.” Following suit, the House on Monday advanced a $30.45 billion budget bill that also includes $3.99 billion […]
April 28, 2011
ALBANY — Here’s another distinction for New York: It gets more government aid per person from social programs than any other state. A USA TODAY analysis Tuesday found that the state’s Medicaid program is the most expensive in the nation, driving the average cost of all government benefits in New York to $9,442 per person […]
April 28, 2011
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s soaring Medicaid program spending is siphoning money away from other state priorities such as school buses and needs to be kept in check, Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell said Tuesday. McConnell’s remarks came as the Senate opened debate on a $5.8 billion spending plan that includes more than $1 […]
April 27, 2011
EAST ST. LOUIS • Noticeably absent from Tuesday’s East St. Louis Board of Education meeting agenda was discussion of or action related to a move by the state to take some role in l eadership of the embattled district. Illinois State Board of Education officials have given the district until late May to vote to […]
April 27, 2011
The Valley Park School Dis trict is hosting an open house from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 28 at the campus, One Main Street. Residents are invited to tour the district’s newly renovated facilities. The district is celebrating the completion of a year-long building project made possible by the April 2010 passage of Proposition […]
April 27, 2011
The D.C. Public Charter School Board has approved plans for four schools to open in fall 2012, including one to be operated by an Arizona organization whose Tucson high school is ranked one of the 10 most challenging in the country. BASIS DC, DC Scholars, the Latin American Youth Center Career Academy and Creative Minds […]