April 30, 2010
Elisa Benitez doesn’t want school board members to present a ‘C’ budget to county commissioners. Neither does her teacher, Bryan Proffitt. "In order for me to be an ‘A’ teacher, I need ‘A’ resources," Proffitt, a Hillside High School teacher, told board members Thursday night. Those resources will be severely limited as board members consider […]
April 30, 2010
Efforts are underway to reduce special education costs in the Hopkins public schools to prepare for less state aid and the loss of one-time federal stimulus funding in years to come. This week, school leaders outlined the proposed cuts at a community meeting sponsored by a special education advisory committee made up of parents and […]
April 30, 2010
Already struggling school districts now are being asked to foot the financial responsibilities for their special education students. Special Education Association of Peoria County, the special education cooperative that serves some 2,500 students countywide, hasn’t seen a dime from the state for mandated special education services since January – and the January payment was to […]
April 30, 2010
Gov. Mark Sanford’s veto of a bill to allow the Georgetown County School District to borrow money for day-to-day operational expenses during a budget shortfall is expected to stand. Although local Reps. Vida Miller and Carl Anderson overrode Sanford’s veto Thursday with a vote of 2-0, it is unlikely both local senators will do the […]
April 29, 2010
School board members pared down about $2.2 million from Barstow Unified School District’s budget by approving cuts like eliminating summer school for 2011-12 and cutting back on two bus routes, among other reductions, but opposed ideas like closing an elementary school or downsizing junior high sports. Board members sat through a familiar process Tuesday night, […]
April 29, 2010
Most Californians believe the state’s economic crisis has left public education inadequately funded, leading to concerns that schools will continue to suffer with fewer teachers, larger class sizes and fewer instruction days, according to a report released Wednesday. The Public Policy Institute of California surveyed about 2,500 residents statewide for the report "Concern Rises Over […]
April 29, 2010
The Kansas City School District is poised to join many other Missouri districts that are slashing summer school programming in anticipation of state cuts. The administration held off seeking board approval Wednesday night, but not because it is questioning whether it needs to abandon enrichment programs this summer. It hesitated because the cuts might be […]
April 29, 2010
An education bill, drafted by Sen. Alan Lowenthal to give public school districts greater flexibility regarding their use of state-mandated, or categorical, funds, was passed by the state Senate Education Committee in a 7-0 vote Wednesday, April 21. Introduced in February by Lowenthal and sponsored by the Long Beach Unified School District, SB 1396 proposes […]
April 29, 2010
April 29, 2010
The Bloomberg administration, struggling to address the needs of a growing number of students with learning disabilities, is overhauling special education by asking every principal to take in more of the students and giving them greater flexibility in deciding how to teach them. This fall, more than 250 schools will be asked to accept more […]