May 25, 2010
Back in March, when the city was still trying to get a handle on its education budget, City Councilman Robert Jackson noted that there were two different scenarios for the coming fiscal year: "bad" and "horrid." Today, the education committee chairman said, there’s only one: "horrid." Jackson repeated that word at least nine times during […]
May 24, 2010
Almost three-quarters of children on Medicaid in nine states are not getting all of their legally required medical, vision and hearing examinations, including immunizations, according to a new government study. The study, conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services inspector general, estimated that 2.7 million of the 3.8 million children in those […]
May 24, 2010
Amber Bramble had to scramble to arrange summer plans for her 5- and 7-year-old daughters after their suburban Kansas City school district gutted its summer school program this spring. Her daughters were among about 2,500 of the Raymore-Peculiar district’s 6,000 students who enrolled for free last summer in a program that combined traditional subjects with […]
May 24, 2010
More than half of the states have passed or are in the process of passing budgets that count on additional federal stimulus funds. But when Congress will approve the additional funds is not known, and some question whether they will be approved this year. The legislation already has passed both chambers of the U.S. Congress […]
May 24, 2010
You’d be hard pressed to find special education students singled out at DeSoto Central Middle School, and that’s why the school’s inclusion program was recognized Friday as one of the best in the state. "I think we remove the labels," 8th grade DCMS inclusion teacher Melanie Tuttle said about the school’s approach, which has earned […]
May 24, 2010
School District 181 is considering withdrawing from a special education consortium that serves several area school districts — the first member of the consortium to do so. On Monday, May 24, the Community Consolidated School District 181 Board of Education is expected to discuss, and vote on, the possibility of leaving the La Grange Area […]
May 24, 2010
Two Ohio House proposals would create programs to help Medicaid patients manage diseases and navigate complex health problems. The bills would set up disease management and case management programs for patients enrolled in Medicaid’s fee-for-service plan. “If we’re providing medical services in the state of Ohio, [is the state] just writing checks, or should we […]
May 24, 2010
After eight straight years of revenue shortfalls, state finances may have finally turned a corner: A predicted $400-million shortfall for Michigan public schools next year could be wiped out, state economists said Friday. Optimism for next year’s school revenue is based in part on better-than-expected sales tax revenues — a major source of school funding. […]
May 24, 2010
Given the state of California’s economy and cutbacks to education, perhaps it is not surprising that several different groups are threatening to sue. On Thursday a lawsuit was filed in Alameda County by the California School Boards Association, the Association of California School Administrators, and the California State PTA. The suit calls for the courts […]
May 24, 2010
A federal grant could mean $3.75 million over three years for improvements to Buncombe County’s alternative school, but it could also leave some of the staff there looking for new jobs. Buncombe County school officials have applied for a federal School Improvement Grant for Community High School. The money targets low-performing schools, including those with […]