January 14, 2010
In a move that could save the district $360,000, school administration has proposed cutting a contained gifted program in fifth and sixth grade and replacing it with advanced classes open to other students. Six teacher positions in the intermediate school would also be cut as part of the move. The change, outlined in the district’s […]
January 14, 2010
Estherville Lincoln Central Superintendent Dick Magnuson Wednesday heartily endorsed Gov. Chet Culver’s proposal in his Condition of the State address Tuesday that the state fully fund a 2 percent increase in allowable growth for local school districts. In addition, Culver is proposing restoring $100 million in state funding cut earlier this fiscal year. "Oh that […]
January 14, 2010
Budget cuts of flow-through funding from the Louisiana Department of Education will amount to cuts for St. Tammany Parish of $358,328 in five programs. “We understand the economic difficulty the state is having that caused these mid-year cuts. It is difficult for local districts to disrupt programs mid-year that affect students or employees so we […]
January 14, 2010
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson’s budget included what seemed to many educators to be a nice gesture, a $50 per student increase in state aid. But the gesture requires legislators to raise taxes. If they won’t, schools will face deeper cuts in state aid than those they endured last year. Parkinson has proposed raising the sales […]
January 13, 2010
Cutting junior varsity sports, implementing a four-day school week and eliminating summer school were all options presented Tuesday as ways to fill a $2.7 million budget deficit predicted for Central Union High School District next year. The school board voted unanimously to schedule a special budget study session later in the month to discuss what […]
January 13, 2010
A large group of Kernville Union School District teachers and staff turned out for the Jan. 5 board meeting. They came to hear Superintendent Robin Shive speak about additional budget cuts that may be looming in the near future. Shive shared her new mantra for the 2010-2011 school year, “Keep the cuts far, far away […]
January 13, 2010
If Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed state budget is passed as is, the Turlock Unified School Distri ct will be out millions of dollars for the 2010-2011 school year. About $3.9 million to be exact will be cut from school funds, according to the governor’s proposed budget released on Friday. “From the governor’s speech it sounded […]
January 13, 2010
Tough times are ahead statewide for school districts – especially those in central New York, the Auburn Enlarged City Scho ol District Board of Education said. The board met Tuesday to discuss the issue of the anticipated state budget, among other topics. Superintendent JD Pabis said the district’s December state aid payment was delayed by […]
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 […]