January 7, 2011
Florida education officials have proposed reducing state funding to school districts and laboratory and charter schools by about $43 million as penalties for violating class size limits. Figures released Thursday show the Department of Education is seeking approval for such fines against school districts ranging from $1,308 for Walton County to $16.6 million for Palm […]
January 6, 2011
The District has made significant strides in serving special education students, but "lingering core problems" keep the city from meeting all the requirements of a 2006 agreement to improve the troubled system, according to a court-appointed evaluation team. The District serves about 11,000 public and public charter school students with special needs. Parents denied special […]
January 6, 2011
The New Jersey Supreme Court Wednesday grappled with questions fundamental to state support of schools. How much money is enough to educate children? Should the state be allowed to cut back during steep recessions? And which branch of government gets to decide? The court heard arguments in a case challenging Gov. Chris Christie’s cuts to […]
January 6, 2011
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and in both houses of the Montana Legislature heard testimony Wednesday from policy advisers, university presidents and education agencies advocating for the governor’s budget proposal when it comes to education — with some caveats. D an Villa, education policy adviser to Gov. Brian Schweitzer, outlined a proposal that […]
January 6, 2011
A key Oklahoma official said this week he is encouraged by the number of state schools that submitted plans to spend their share of provided federal money primarily to keep teachers on the job. Figures show 364 school districts out of the 529 that qualified for the money have had their plans approved. That adds […]
January 6, 2011
Most states plan to revise professional development for teachers by next year to help them teach to the new common standards, but it will take two or more years to complete anticipated changes in curriculum, assessment, and other elements of the K-12 system to adapt to the new learning goals, according to a survey released […]
January 6, 2011
Gov. Chris Gregoire is pushing for a major overhaul of the state’s education system, proposing the creation of a state Department of Education that would take over duties handled by the voter-elected state school superintendent and other agencies, and establishing a secretary of education. Gregoire announced the plan Wednesday, part of her efforts to streamline […]
January 6, 2011
A bill seeking to reward Kentucky teachers with extra money for guiding students through advanced math and science classes won approval from the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. The state’s initial yearly price tag would be $1.2 million, but the incentives would spur teachers to steer more students to take Advanced Placement exams in math […]
January 6, 2011
At Tuesday’s meeting the Santee School Board passed a resolution to fully fund mental-health services for students with disabilities, though state funding for the program was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger in October. Without the state’s $133 million in funding, the cost of the federally-mandated programs will have to be covered by Santee School District itself. […]
January 5, 2011
The New Jersey Supreme Court, already embroiled in a battle with Governor Chris Christie over its membership, will hear arguments today on whether the governor unlawfully cut $1 billion in school aid during a budget crisis. The case turns on whether Christie, a Republican, and the Democrat-controlled Legislature violated a 2009 ruling by the Trenton-based […]