January 18, 2011
South Dakota lawmakers are rolling up their sleeves and getting ready to go back to work as they prepare for Governor Dennis Daugaard to give his budget address this week. Governor Mike Rounds gave legislators a budget to work with before he left office, but now that Daugaard has been sworn in he’s expected to […]
January 18, 2011
The Illinois State Board of Education today approved a Fiscal Year 2012 State General Funds budget recommendation that would restore education funding and provide a $261 million, or 3.5 percent increase, over the Fiscal Year 2009 General Funds budget. This recommendation, which will be sent to the Governor and General Assembly, would allow the per-pupil […]
January 18, 2011
Detroit’s troubled school system remains in emergency management, its enrollment dwindling and its labor-management relations contentious. Yet in spite of those challenges, a school there is making a bid to innovate with many of the formal structures that have long guided not just teachers’ roles, but also how students are organized in classes. At Palmer […]
January 18, 2011
The Kansas City School District missed its chance while closing schools to ensure that it was putting its best teachers in its classrooms, says a study to be released today. A broken human resources department, combined with an “alarming” history of poor recordkeeping, has impaired a district that has pledged to make reforms but still […]
January 17, 2011
Gov. Chris Christie has proposed creating additional specialized public schools for educating children with autism in New Jersey, a departure from the current practice in many communities of integrating those children into neighborhood schools. The governor proposed creating “centers for excellence” in every county, suggesting that such schools could save money for districts and ensure […]
January 17, 2011
It was billed as a radical transfer of power from the educational establishment to parents. It survived a furious opposition campaign. And after squeaking through the state Legislature by one vote last year, the "parent trigger" law made California history as the first successful effort to empower parents to force sweeping changes at low-performing schools. […]
January 17, 2011
Schools across Georgia are bracing for another tough budget year as federal stimulus money dries up and state dollars remain scarce. Education experts say despite Gov. Nathan Deal’s pledge to end furloughs for teachers during his first State of the State address, school districts likely will have to impose unpaid days off to cope with […]
January 17, 2011
While Gov. Brian Sandoval doesn’t recommend cutting school teacher and college professor salaries, key members of his administration said Thursday he intends to reduce what the state spends on public schools and higher education by 5 percent. That leaves it up to school district trustees and the Board of Regents to decide whether to cut […]
January 17, 2011
Charter school grants are among the only public funding sources that continue to grow, and a local school leader hopes to use those resources to benefit his district. The Nekoosa School District could open its second charter school in the fall, as local officials seek state funding to establish a project-based alternative learning center for […]
January 17, 2011
With new numbers indicating a statewide truancy problem, Gov. Dave Heineman and others want to increase efforts to keep children in the classroom. State Sen. Brad Ashford of Omaha, acting on the governor’s behalf, on Friday introduced a legislative bill that would redirect state funds toward truancy intervention programs in the Omaha metropolitan area. The […]