February 9, 2011
Members of the deaf community want lawmakers to know the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind provide services that school districts cannot. Dan and Stephanie Mathias, both of whom are deaf, were among those who crowded a committee hearing Tuesday. They spoke to reporters through an American Sign Language interpreter after the meeting. […]
February 9, 2011
A state appeals court on Wednesday will consider a charter school’s lawsuit arguing that its funding share should be calculated from a pie that includes Head Start and other early childhood education funds. North Carolina’s Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments in a lawsuit by Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, a Rutherford County school […]
February 9, 2011
For the second year in a row, the federal government is bracing for more states to request a pass on requirements that they hold special education spending harmless as they struggle to balance their budgets, leaving school districts to find ways to meet all students’ needs with less money. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act […]
February 8, 2011
The aggressive $4 billion program begun by the Obama administration in 2009 to radically transform the country’s worst schools included, as its centerpiece, a plan to install new principals to overhaul most of the failing schools. Related * It May Be a Sputnik Moment, but Science Fairs Are Lagging (February 5, 2011) […]
February 8, 2011
Just days before the current school year began, President Barack Obama signed a law providing $10 billion to help pay the salaries of staff at the nation’s financially strapped public schools. At that same time in Missouri, about four-fifths of the school distri cts were reducing their staff — teachers, classroom aides, custodians, cafeteria workers, […]
February 8, 2011
In a seeming attempt to take greater control of education policy in Ohio, Gov. John Kasich created a cabinet-level schools position yesterday that answers directly to him. The Republican governor named Robert Sommers as director of the Governor’s Office of 21st Century Education. With a background in career technical education and charter schools, Sommers was […]
February 8, 2011
Parents and school nurses are teaming up to address nursing shortages in North Dakota schools. But it looks like they may have an uphill battle. A House committee recently gave a Do-Not-Pass recommendation to a bill which would provide state money so schools could hire nurses. Advocates say North Dakota is almost dead last in […]
February 8, 2011
Gov. Rick Scott’s budget would cut millions of dollars from Manatee and Sarasota county schools, another hit to districts that have already cut spending by a combined $150 million since the recession started. Scott announced his plan Monday to cut school spending statewide by 10 percent per student and released data that shows Manatee County […]
February 8, 2011
Pay for Texas public school teachers should be connected to appraisals of their work and other factors instead of the 60-year-old salary schedule based on seniority, former U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige and other school reformers said Monday. They called for more flexibility for local school districts to base teacher pay on performance, professional development […]
February 7, 2011
Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a sweeping vision for Minnesota education Friday aimed at improving child literacy, establishing teacher performance standards and closing an achievement gap that has been called one of the worst in the country. The plan also calls for fewer — but better targeted — tests and expanded all-day kindergarten. The far-reaching proposal […]