January 13, 2010
Metro schools face a $35 million budget shortfall next year, and money can’t be pulled from savings to make up the difference. Board members Tuesday explained the district’s financial woes at the first of several meetings to create the 2010-11 budget. Based on current estimates, the school district will have to absorb $6 million in […]
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 […]
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 […]