January 25, 2010
WHEN Jeff Sell’s twin sons were found to have autism 13 years ago, he, like so many other parents in the same situation, found himself with a million questions: Will my children be able to function? What are the best treatments and where do I find them? How will this affect the rest of my […]
January 25, 2010
Carl Traeger Elementary student Ben DeLap made his first friend at school this year. His autism aside, the third grader has struggled to socialize with his p eers after the district moved him into new schools four times in five years. "It’s not fair to our children," said his mother, Pam DeLap. "The typical children […]
January 22, 2010
Washington State has been handed an opportuni ty for improving our schools. President Obama is offering $4.35 billion to states in Race to the Top funding to achieve school reform. Washington’s share could be up to $250 million. In order to receive this funding, though, the President is requiring Washington’s legislature to take the following […]
January 22, 2010
PORTSMOUTH — Painful, terrifying, devastating and unacceptable. Those words resonated loudly and clearly throughout the Little Harbour Elementary School cafeteria Thursday night as nearly 30 concerned parents, teachers and residents turned out and begged the School Board to be responsible to students when crafting its fiscal year 2011 budget. Board Chairman Mitch Shuldman got the […]
January 22, 2010
At its Jan. 11 meeting, the Glen Rock Board of Education (BOE) passed a resolution to support changes in the way New Jersey funds special education for private school students from other states. The resolution seeks an adjustment to the legislation behind the state’s Chapter 192 and Chapter 193 programs. According to the state Department […]
January 22, 2010
San Francisco schools are facing a $113 million budget shortfall over the next two years – a staggering figure that would mean layoffs, cuts to popular programs like summer school and increases in class size. Superintendent Carlos Garcia announced the projections Wednesday in a letter to San Francisco Unified School District staff and at a […]
January 22, 2010
Missouri’s public schools may be forced to freeze salaries, expand classes, cut extracurricular activities or seek local tax increases to cope with a funding shortfall, education advocates warned Thursday. K-12 schools — though spared from cuts in their basic state aid — still might have to scale back because of Gov. Jay Nixon’s plan to […]
January 22, 2010
The Memphis City Council will vote again Tuesday on whether to fund Memphis City Schools for the current year, and some members think it is likely that the measure will pass this time. Last week, the council voted against giving the school district the $50 million it promised for the current school year until a […]
January 21, 2010
While the Department of Special Services at the Madison Public Schools receives federal funding, that funding pays for only a portion of the federally mandated needs budgeted by the district. “One hundred percent funding (from the federal government) would have funded districts at 40 percent,” said Nancy Novak, director of special services for the grades […]
January 21, 2010
North country school districts with higher property values would see deeper school aid reductions than others, as part of Gov. David A. Paterson’s budget proposal. "They’re looking for some of the wealthier school districts to share more of the burden," Sackets Harbor Superintendent Frederick E. Hall Jr. said. "And if you look at the numbers […]