January 14, 2010
The Upland Unified School District is looking at more than $12 million in cuts over the next two fiscal years. To address the cuts, the district has started looking into various options such as district and school board decisions as well as negotiations with employees. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget has yet to be adopted, but […]
January 14, 2010
One day after the Memphis City Council declined to fund Memphi s City Schools as it had promised, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the city has a legal duty to fully fund the school district. "Reading the case law together with the statutes and the city’s charter, we believe the General Assembly […]
January 14, 2010
Parent groups and charter schools are the beneficiaries of education reform passed by the state Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger January 6th that will give them greater access in influencing public education in California. The new legislation was passed in conjunction with the state’s desire to access funds from Race to […]
January 14, 2010
With a $1.3 million budget deficit and increasing benefit costs, the Chambersburg Area School District is requesting a tax increase that would go above district’s adjusted base index. Business manager Steven Dart outlined the proposed budget at Wednesday night’s school board meeting. The district is proposing raising the tax rate from 84.94 to 89.61 mills, […]
January 13, 2010
Michigan’s Race to the Top effort has turned into what one superintendent calls a "Keystone Kops" scenario that has made educators frustrated, confused and feeling as though they are getting the bum’s rush. In its mad dash to submit an application for what might amount to $400 million in federal funding, the Michigan Department of […]
January 13, 2010
Officials say a year-long effort to update Wyoming’s special education rules is nearly completed. The rule changes are designed to give parents more say over their kids’ education in compliance with the federal Individauls with Disabilities in Education Act. They now await minor alterations and consideration for approval by Gov. Dave Freudenthal. In part, the […]
January 13, 2010
Donna and Rich Allen said they struggled for years to get the right diagnoses and services for their three sons with special needs. Learning what Asperger syndrome, high-functioning autism and developmental delays meant for their children was overwhelming enough, but then came the confusing meetings with Oldham County school district administrators, teachers and therapists, Donna […]
January 13, 2010
Gov. Jim Gibbons created a big stir last week when he asked the Legislature to overhaul K-12 education spending when he calls a special session, probably in February. Since the state’s revenue has been lower than what was projected, the governor said education must absorb more cuts. Then, he proceeded to outline an eight-point process. […]
January 13, 2010
Disputes between parents of students with disabilities and school districts occur frequently. In the area of school law, special-education lawsuits are numerous. For both parties, the monetary and emotional costs of litigation are high and the benefit to students with disabilities dubious. Unlike other civil litigation, the adversarial relationship between parents and school districts does […]
January 13, 2010
Gary Community School Corp. administrators, school board members and union representatives signed on to make the district eligible for federal Race to the Top funds at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The state had set Tuesday as the deadline to submit a memorandum of understanding to the state. The agreements will be sent to the U.S. […]