April 23, 2010
Tri-City school leaders say they likely won’t have to lay off teachers next year because of state cuts to public education. But they will have to find other ways to trim their already-lean budgets. "It’s a big challenge," said Vic Roberts, Kennewick School District’s business manager. Districts are facing a second straight year of significant […]
April 23, 2010
West Des Moines parents and teachers praised district leaders’ efforts in revamping their cost-savings plan for next sch ool year but voiced lingering concerns about how the cuts will affect special education students. More than 50 residents participated in a public forum Wednesday regarding the district’s revised proposal to trim just over $1 million in […]
April 22, 2010
A plan created by Bloomer School District administrators to cut $129,000 from the budget saves teachers’ jobs, though a couple of aides will be laid off if it passes. The school board will meet tonight to discuss and possibly vote on the plan. Any decision has to be made before the May 15 layoff notification […]
April 22, 2010
The special education students of Washington School may find themselves in a new location next year, due to budget cuts, a fact that has raised the ire of some residents. Washington School houses administration school officials and four classes, all of which are special education. These classes consist of two half-day preschool disabled classes, a […]
April 22, 2010
Detroit — Robert Bobb’s plans received a setback Wednesday when a judge upheld an injun ction that puts off his school closing strategy and halts his academic vision for Detroit Public Schools. Wayne Circuit Judge Wendy Baxter set hearings starting May 7 to delineate the powers between Bobb, the district’s state-appointed emergency financial manager, and […]
April 22, 2010
While it’s still in the proposal stage, and the Thompson School District Board of Education won’t actually vote on it until at least the middle of May, Chief Financial Officer Steve Towne delivered the news Wednesday night that what was originally thought to be a $6.6 million deficit could actually turn out to be somewhat […]
April 22, 2010
Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools parents rallied against the prospect of 37 kids to a class and an "unconscionable” state school funding system Wednesday, just as CPS officials softened earlier projections of the impact of a record deficit. Many of the 500 or so parents and kids who crowded outside the Thompson Center signed a […]
April 22, 2010
Bucking a national trend of layoffs and deep cuts, the School District of Philadelphia on Wednesday introduced a $3.2 billion 2010-11 budget that contains money for new classroom initiatives. Despite a tough economy, new labor contracts, bigger pension obligations, and less help from the city, the district wants to spend $180 million on Imagine 2014, […]
April 21, 2010
With less than 10 days left before the legislative session ends, an aggressive House plan to overhaul Medicaid may be in trouble. Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday afternoon that he had "concerns" about the proposal, which would shift nearly all 2.7 million Floridians on Medicaid to HMOs and other private managed-care plans or organizations. That […]
April 21, 2010
A contract settlement with the teachers’ union could offset $400,000 in proposed cuts to the Ames Community School District’s general budget for fiscal year 2010-11. Superintendent Tim Taylor told the school board Monday night he is confident the district and the Ames Education Association are close to agreement, and he came to the meeting prepared […]