March 23, 2010
The school district says it will cut $470 per charter student for the rest of the budget year, which ends July 1, if it does not get $50 million that the city pledged for this year and $57 million it cut in 2008. "This is not just an inconvenience or a little bit of a […]
March 23, 2010
The state Department of Education released state aid figures to school districts March 18, with some districts sustaining cuts of up to 100 percent in state aid compared to last year. In the face of aid cuts across districts, the 2010-11 state budget still grants approximately $70 million more in state funds to education aid […]
March 22, 2010
There is still a big concern about how Area Education Agencies are run in Iowa. It does not seem they utilize taxpayers’ money appropriately or fulfill the needs of the children they were intended to help. AEAs continue to operate without accountability. There should be uniformity of services and best practice guidelines in Iowa. There […]
March 22, 2010
A teacher for autistic kids, two career planning and placement specialists and the director of media and technology were among positions cut for the 2010-11 school year by the Ingham Intermediate School District. The district’s board of education unanimously accepted $1.4 million in cuts Tuesday. That’s on top of $3.2 million already cut from this […]
March 22, 2010
With varying levels of student poverty, property t axes rates and local revenues, no two suburban school districts are funded exactly the same way. Years ago, complicated formulas were created in the attempt to equalize resources in rich and poor districts across the state. Those that take in less local revenue, are, in theory, supposed […]
March 22, 2010
School administrators are staring down a triple-barreled threat. State aid for schools is frozen. Minnesota is borrowing more than $2 billion in funding promised to schools to help balance the books, forcing districts to dip into their reserves and take out loans. And lawmakers still need to fill in an additional $1 billion shortfall. So […]
March 22, 2010
House Democrats approved a far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s health system on Sunday, voting over unanimous Republican opposition to provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans after an epic political battle that could define the differences between the parties for years. With the 219-to-212 vote, the House gave final approval to legislation […]
March 22, 2010
The House Republican leadership’s plan to cut public school funding by $172 million will short the Lawrence school district another $1.68 million, according to State Department of Education figures. But Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-Overland Park, who is chairman of the House committee that recommended the plan, defended it because he said it holds the line […]
March 22, 2010
Changes are needed to address inequities in Michigan’s public education funding model, education leaders said today. Robert Bobb, emergency financial manager of the Detroit Public Schools, said a “radical change” is needed to address inequities in per-pupil funding between state school districts, noting that the DPS receives about $7,000 to $8,000 per student from the […]
March 22, 2010
Community Health Care Inc. has developed school-based health centers in four Cumberland County schools. They offer students access to primary medical, dental and mental health services within the schools so children can spend more time learning and less time out of class at doctor appointments. "Many of us remember visiting the school nurse for a […]