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 […]
March 22, 2010
New Hanover County commissioners have asked the New Hanover County schools to prepare for a worst-case scenario for school year 2010-11 by cutting an additional $2 million from the district’s budget. That’s in addition to $5.4 million in cuts school administrators previously proposed, for a grand total of $7.4 million in possible cuts. Schools Superintendent […]
March 22, 2010
As many as 17,000 school personnel could be laid off for next school year due to state funding problems. What should the state do about this? Cut spending, raise taxes, fund education It’s time for legislators to stop worrying about re-election and make some hard choices. Cut spending and increase taxes. That’s the simple answer. […]
March 22, 2010
The House’s health care bill would treat a chronic problem with Medicaid in Texas: low payments to physicians who treat patients covered by the public insurance program for the poor. The package unveiled Thursday would provide full federal funding to raise Medicaid physician payments to a level equal with Medicare, the government insurance for the […]
March 19, 2010
SPRINGFIELD, IL—Illinois State Senator James A. DeLeo (D-Chicago) is sponsoring legislation that will study the need for more comprehensive training for special education assistants. “If a student is eligible to receive special education and related services, an Individualized Education Program ( IEP) is developed based on their particular need,” Senator DeLeo said. “This legislation will […]
March 19, 2010
The battle lines over the FY 2011 state budget, which begins on Oct. 1, have already been drawn. And to no one’s surprise, they’re in the same place they were last year, with Gov. Granholm seeking more revenue and smaller cuts and the Republican-led Senate seeking all cuts to balance the budget. On Wednesday, the […]
March 19, 2010
Soda, cigarettes, liquor even a one-cent sales tax. It was all supposed to be part of the plan to close a nearly 400 million dollar deficit for the Kansas budget. <br /> ; Not anymore. This week, Kansas Republican leaders in the house say there is still room to cut the budget rather than do […]
March 19, 2010
Governor Christie yesterday revealed exactly how much each municipality will lose as a result of his $275 million slashing of state aid. NJ.com has all the results. In Essex County, Livingston topped the list of biggest losers, Glen Ridge tied with Roseland for second highest at 23.5%, Montclair ranked fifth highest at 22%. Bloomfield lost […]
March 19, 2010
For the second time in as many weeks, Dover officials have fired off a letter to state officials, this time protesting a state plan they say would result in the transfer of $7 million from the state’s education fund to the general fund. At a special meeting Thursday morning, the Dover School Board and Dover […]