September 13, 2010
Fifteen months after Gov. Charlie Crist signed a law making it easier for low-income families to get health insurance for their children, more people are doing just that. Enrollment in the state’s KidCare program has increased more than 15 percent since then. The increase is coming in all parts of KidCare; children’s Medicaid, for the […]
September 13, 2010
Federal money from the $10 billion Education Jobs Fund is headed to state coffers—but not without what appear to be some initial implementation wrinkles and controversies. Charter school advocates, for example, have voiced dismay that some charters may have a tough time tapping into the fund passed by Congress this summer and meant to help […]
September 13, 2010
By Chicago Public Schools’ own reckoning, about a quarter of its elementary schools and more than 40 percent of its high schools are failing, according to internal documents obtained by the Tribune. Each year, district officials score each school based on academic performance. Last year, they assigned grades A through F based on the numeric […]
September 10, 2010
Iowa school districts will split a pot of$96.5 million in federal funding intended to save or create education jobs. Districts will receive monthly payments throughout the 2010-11fiscal year starting in September or October based on enrollment.In Northeast Iowa, that means a total of $2.35 million for Waterloo Community Schools, $885,245 for Cedar Falls Schools, $386,161 […]
September 10, 2010
Congress’ recent effort to help the states financially will provide $135 million in unanticipated aid to Kentucky schools — but stil l leaves a $470 million hole in the Medicaid budget. In making that announcement at anews conference Thursday, Gov. Steve Beshear blamed the Medicaid shortfall on the General Assembly. He said legislators “assumed we […]
September 10, 2010
When the town’s public schools opened this week, students of all grades were greeted by all kinds of health messages – from vending machines with no candy or soda to cafeteria displays. In the coming months they’ll get the same message through math and writing assignments, and a special health week focus on beverages next […]
September 10, 2010
The U.S. Department of Education has rejected Texas’ application for $830 million in federal money for schools and asked the state to resubmit its request without conditions. The rejection was based on a line in the state’s application that said Texas’ constitution and laws supersede any assurances made by the governor in the application. Republican […]
September 10, 2010
Missouri school districts will have to wait several months to see any of the $189.7 million in federal emergency money meant to save educator jobs. The delay means that teachers who may have been laid off in the state won’t benefit this school year from $10 billion in aid approved by Congress last month. Federal […]
September 10, 2010
As promised, $32.9 million to protect teacher jobs has been awarded to Rhode Island, making the state one of the first to recei ve federal “education jobs” money. But state Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist is warning districts not to be too hasty in spending it. It is unclear whether the money will protect teaching […]
September 9, 2010
More Austin Public School teachers willkeep their jobs next year thanks to an estimated $1 million dollars in federalaid from the Education Jobs Fund. According to Mark Stotts, thedistrict’s finance and operations director, Austin Public Schools was notifiedlast week it would receive funding from the Education Jobs Fund, a one-timefederal program signed into law in […]