January 14, 2010
Hundreds of students attending Beverly Hills schools will have to find new campuses in the fall after a unanimous school board vote late Tuesday ended special permits for many children who live outside the city. Following more than four hours of debate that lasted until almost midnight, the board agreed to allow all current high […]
January 14, 2010
Trustees from the Milpitas Board of Education raced against the clock last week to meet a deadline to participate in President Barack Obama’s campaign to bring more money to education. During a special meeting Jan. 7, school board members swiftly and unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding indicating an interest to participate in Race to […]
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 13, 2010
Iowa’s budget morass could leave the Cedar Falls Community School District more than $1.5 million in the hole for 2011. Superintendent David Stoakes said tax hikes and layoffs are possible in each of three budget scenarios presented to the Board of Education Monday. But if the stars align, the district can come out of this […]
January 13, 2010
It is the cutback heard across the state. Governor Butch Otter plans to balance the budget by trimming public education spending. Otter proposes a 1.6 percent cut, roughly $27 million, to school districts who say they’ve already cut as much as they possibly can from their budgets. District superintendents said the cutback proposal didn’t come […]
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. […]