January 6, 2010
The San Francisco Unified School District is expected to sign up to receive federal funding under President Barack Obama’s new Race to the Top initiative, but Superintendent Carlos Garcia said it would pull out of the program if it’s reform measures are too strict. “[If] they want to go strictly by the letter, then we […]
January 6, 2010
The La Crosse School District’s race to the top ended Monday when the school board voted against signing papers needed to continue its eligibility for the federal education funding. The board’s move means La Crosse will forego any potential share of more than $4 billion in federal grants under the Race to the Top program. […]
January 6, 2010
Florida’s Broward County Public Schools saved as many as 900 jobs this school year. Nevada’s Clark County School District just added more math and tutoring programs. And in Connecticut’s Bloomfield Public Schools, eight elementary- and middle-school teachers were spared from layoffs. These cash-strapped districts covered the costs using a boost in funding intended for special […]
January 6, 2010
Kansas is delaying $200 million in aid payments to public schools this month and has suspended some services for hundreds of frail seniors because of its ongoing finan cial problems, officials said Tuesday. Budget Director Duane Goossen confirmed that for the third consecutive month, state government will delay funds for its 295 school districts, so […]
January 5, 2010
When the family budget started feeling the recession’s pinch last year, Angela Allyn and her photographer husband, Matt Dinnerstein, pulled their three kids out of Chicago-area private schools and enrolled them in Evanston, Ill., public schools. It has been a challenging transition: Maya, 16, now a high school sophomore, "doesn’t like crowds — and her […]
January 5, 2010
The state has just two weeks to finish work on a proposal that will determine whether it gets $700 million in education funding from Washington, D.C. And what Albany says about charter schools will play a big part. The Obama administration says the money will go only to states who follow their guidelines, including not […]
January 5, 2010
The following information was released by the office of the governor of Kentucky: Gov. Steve Beshear today signed his budget reduction order for Fiscal Year 2010 to fill a $108 million budget deficit, and also announced plans to return some $30 to $40 million in excess education funds to the state’s school districts to cover […]
January 5, 2010
Talk of “turning around” troubled schools has become synonymous with firing educators, but a nonprofit organization here with a successful track record takes a different approach. In 2006, Strategic Learning Initiatives signed a contr act with the Chicago public schools to help 10 schools serving grades K-8. More than 95 percent of their students were […]
January 5, 2010
In a bid to get federal stimulus funds, the school district is considering major reforms that will tie teacher pay to student progress. At its Wednesday, Jan. 6, meeting, the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Board of Trustees may decide if it wants to participate in California’s bid for President Barack Obama’s Race to the […]
January 5, 2010
Wichita school board members voted unanimously Monday to take legal action against the state for cutting education funding. The board voted in November to pay $89,000 to become a full member of Schools for Fair Funding, a coalition of Kansas districts that is fighting the spending cuts. By agreeing Monday to help pay for a […]