June 15, 2010
The president-elect of the Chicago Teachers Union planned an "emergency picket” today protesting a special Chicago School Board vote to raise class sizes and lay off up to 2,700 teachers. "It’s an emergency board meeting, so we’re having an emergency picket,” explained King College Prep teacher Karen Lewis, who takes over as head of the […]
June 15, 2010
Gov. Christie acted within his authority when he froze $475 million in state aid to schools to close a $2.2 billion budget deficit, a state appellate court ruled Monday.& lt;br /> The Perth Amboy Board of Education lost more than $15 million as a result of Christie’s order to withhold state funding for the remainder […]
June 14, 2010
School officials will consider budget cuts and staff reductions on Monday, June 14. The Charlotte Board of Education may vote on the 2010-2011 fiscal year budget this week – which includes the reduction of what equates to 13 full-time staff positions. Among the list of cuts is the equivalent of over four full-time teachers, two […]
June 14, 2010
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote soon on federal Medicaid funding that will impact health services in Virginia. The two-year budget approved earlier this year by state lawmakers depends on that federal Medicaid funding–about $430 million for Virginia–to mitigate cuts to Medicaid services. If Congress doesn’t approve the funding, many health services for elderly […]
June 14, 2010
The Somerville school district needs a 2.93 percent budget increase to provide level services in fiscal 2011, which starts July 1, according to Superintendent Tony Pierantozzi. In a presentation to School Committee members on Thursday, Pierantozzi presented the details of his proposed $49.15 million budget, which avoids layoffs through reorganization and attrition (retirements and resignations) […]
June 14, 2010
State officials have about a week to respond to a lawsuit that could force lawmakers and the governor to overhaul California’s school finance system and policies. The suit says the current education financing system is unconstitutional and asks the court to require the establishment of one that provides the proper funding for all of the […]
June 14, 2010
For the fourth straight year, the Arlington school district would operate with a deficit — although a smaller one — according to a preliminary $437 million budget to be presented to the school board tonight. It will be the first time the board gets a detailed look at the 2010-11 budget, which officials say is […]
June 14, 2010
Special education state funding could move to a per-student-based formula instead of a flat percentage if a proposed bill by state lawmakers is adopted. The bill, already approved by the state House Appropriations Committee, would be a financial boon for school districts that have many more special education students than the state guideline set in […]
June 14, 2010
Blount County Schools has received more than $120,000 in grants to pursue innovative, technology-based educational opportunities for its students. Alisa Teffeteller, the system’s career and technical education supervisor, recently wrote an application for a Perkins IV Reserve Fund Grant, which is competitive funding earmarked for new, or innovative, programs. Officials asked for $52,696 to construct […]
June 14, 2010
Build trust with parents. Improve communication. Train teachers better. An outside group of education leaders gave school officials these three ideas, among others, as ways to improve the district’s special education program and mend frayed relations with some parents. The recommendations come from a committee of superintendents-in-training from other districts who examined Greenwich’s special education […]