February 23, 2011
The school district plans to send out dismissal notices to every one of its 1,926 teachers, an unprecedented move that has union leaders up in arms. In a letter sent to all teachers Tuesday, Supt. Tom Brady wrote that the Providence School Board on Thursday will vote on a resolution to dismiss every teacher, effective […]
February 23, 2011
The Missouri House on Tuesday gave first-round approval to bills boosting state spending for the current year. One allocates $189.7 million in federal stimulus money for use by school districts The arrangement, agreed to by the House and Senate leadership and the governor’s office, is aimed at making sure that state aid to schools remains […]
February 23, 2011
At another packed meeting Tuesday, the Mt. Diablo school board unanimously agreed not to close any more schools, based on the superintendent’s recommendation to pursue other cost-saving measures. But board President Gary Eberhart warned that the board could revisit the idea if voters do not approve tax extensions proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown. "If, in […]
February 23, 2011
Kansas legislators are considering a new proposal to satisfy the federal government’s demands that the state boost spending on special education programs in public schools. The plan aims to do that without undercutting Gov. Sam Brownback’s effort to trim the current state budget. House and Senate budget negotiators planned to consider the proposal Wednesday. Their […]
February 22, 2011
Swift and severe changes are coming to Detroit Public Schools. State education officials have ordered Robert Bobb to immediately implement a financial restructuring plan that balances the district’s books by closing half of its schools, swelling high school class sizes to 60 students and consolidating operations. This week, Bobb, the district’s emergency financial manager, said […]
February 22, 2011
As California school districts anticipate possibly the worst budget crisis in a generation, many will try to lighten their burden by enticing older teachers into retirement. But as more and more teachers retire — with a pension averaging 55 percent to 60 percent of salary — they will be straining a system that already can’t […]
February 22, 2011
About 300 parents, educators and students told Gov. Rick Scott and anyone else proposing cuts to public education that Florida’s children should come first. That was the tone of Monday’s rally at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville to oppose decreases in public education funding. Save Duval Schools, the Jacksonville Public Education Fund and Duval County Council […]
February 22, 2011
While public school districts grapple with possibly severe state-funding cuts, North Texas charter schools also are trying to gauge how the state’s budget shortfall could affect them. As the Texas Legislature weighs cutting $5 billion from public education next year, school districts have made attention-grabbing proposals about possible layoffs and school closures. But charter school […]
February 22, 2011
In an effort to fix Oregon’s dysfunctional school funding system, Governor John Kitzhaber is calling for sweeping education reform and the consolidation of governing power into a single board overseeing preschool through college. Kitzhaber’s plan, issued Feb. 11, would create an Oregon Education Investment Board, which will be designed by a newly fashioned 12-member investment […]
February 22, 2011
A governor’s task force on Monday issued 35 recommendations for changes to Kentucky’s education system, including raising the dropout age to 18, better coordination among preschool programs and more money to recruit better teachers. The recommendations from the Governor’s Task Force on Transforming Education in Kentucky also included the idea of establishing a steering committee […]