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Archive of Education on Tuesday May 06, 2008
Fewer students will learn less at UF after cuts
Faced with a nearly $50-million loss in state dollars for the looming budget year, the University of Florida will lay off 138 faculty and staff members; cut undergraduate enrollment by 4,000 students; slash research spending; and eliminate some degree programs and academic departments. Read More
WVU faculty wants president's ouster
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia University's faculty senate yesterday voted overwhelmingly for the ouster of university President Mike Garrison after a debate in which he was rebuked for what one faculty member called a "serious academic crime" in the Heather Bresch M.B.A. controversy. Read More
Ex-Roslyn school officials collect pensions in prison
Frank Tassone, an ex-Roslyn superintendent, receives about $14,547 a month for the rest of his life -- even as he serves a prison term. Read More
UAF chancellor takes position at Ohio?s Urbana University
University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Steve Jones announced Monday that he's leaving "America's Arctic University" for the greener pastures of Ohio. Read More
Beebe encourages schools to install tornado-safe rooms
CARLISLE, Ark. - Just before the sirens sounded in Carlisle, school superintendent Floyd Marshall got the warning from police -- a tornado was coming right for the town's elementary and high school. Read More
State offers model for sorting schools' deficits
The Arkansas Department of Education has sent to the U.S. Department of Education a proposal for categorizing and assisting academically troubled schools, officials said Monday. Read More
Ark. governor urges schools to install tornado-safe rooms
CARLISLE, Ark. - Just before the tornado sirens sounded, school superintendent Floyd Marshall got the warning from police _ a twister was coming right for the town's elementary and high school. Read More
As Ariz. degrades, folks may leave
A symbol of Arizona's growth is the U-Haul, bringing in families pursuing sunshine, mountains, cheaper housing and jobs as they pile in from the Rust Belt or Southern California. Read More
$50 million donation to community colleges
The Bernard Osher Foundation today will commit $50 million toward a permanent scholarship endowment for low-income California community college students, believed to be the largest donation for a public two-year system in U.S. history. Read More
Legislature going out on 'high note'
The Democrats in charge of the legislature say they will close this year's session either today or Wednesday, satisfied they've made strides in education, health care, the economy and protecting the environment. Read More
Legislation advances, awaits Rell's signature
The following bills are among those that have passed the General Assembly. Unless otherwise noted, they are awaiting Gov. M. Jodi Rell's signature. Read More
Mayors, others decry state budget decision
Mayors, union leaders and activists for the poor ramped up the political pressure Monday on the General Assembly and Gov. M. Jodi Rell, hoping to change their minds about not amending the new budget that takes effect July 1. Read More
Opponents of UD program still opposed
NEWARK, Del. - Months spent rewriting the educational program presented to dorm dwellers at the University of Delaware resulted in a new, multipronged proposal creators say rights the wrongs of the old plan, shelved last fall over criticism that it pushed a single point of view on students. Read More
School districts hope web will help with agonizing wait for FCAT
Palm Beach and Broward County high school freshmen and sophomores finished the reading FCAT by mid-March. More than six weeks later, they still don't know the scores. And the wait will drag into early June. State and local educators say they'd love to speed up the process and improve student achievement with a technological solution: putting the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test online. Read More
State seeks role in No Child Left Behind test
Florida is applying to join an experimental program that could resolve some sharp differences between state and federal school-assessment results. Read More
UF cuts 400 jobs, undergrad enrollment
The University of Florida, the state's highest-rated institution of higher education, announced layoffs, reductions in degree programs and a steep cut in undergraduate enrollment as part of a plan to cope with severe budget cuts from the state. Read More
FCAT would lose weight under bill
Big changes are coming to the way Florida grades its high schools. Read More
UH-Manoa to measure greenhouse gas output
The University of Hawaii-Manoa says it will be the first institution in Hawaii -- and the first college campus in the nation -- to join a registry of corporations that measure and publicly report their annual greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
NCAA to sanction three UH sports
The University of Hawaii's rebuilding men's basketball team is bracing for what is expected to be the heaviest penalty of the three UH sports sanctioned when the NCAA today announces Academic Progress Rates for 2006-07 school year. Read More
Culver signs loan oversight bill
Iowa students might not have to borrow as much money to pay for college as a result of new legislation signed Monday, Gov. Chet Culver said. Read More
Student loan protection bill signed
Gov. Chet Culver signed legislation Monday to help make the student loan process more transparent for Iowa college students and provide more oversight for lenders. Read More
Students' reading scores up from fall
Idaho elementary school students showed gains in reading ability on the latest statewide exam given earlier this winter. Read More
Appeals court rejects Chief Illiniwek suits
A state appellate court has upheld the dismissals of a pair of lawsuits that claimed the University of Illinois broke state law when it eliminated its controversial Chief Illiniwek mascot. Read More
Gov to unveil $150 million anti-violence plan today
Gov. Blagojevich is proposing a $150 million anti-violence initiative that would provide new state dollars for more teen jobs, after-school programs and community grants in high-crime areas. Read More
Appeals Court reinstates lawsuit over school funding
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit that accused the state of violating its constitution by failing to provide enough money for all schoolchildren to have a fair chance to learn. Read More
Voters line up at polls; absentee voting high
Voters were lining up at polls this morning across the city. Election workers are predicting the number of ballots cast in today's primary and school board elections could be high by day's end. Read More
Schoolkids miss dome tour, meet governor
Fortune finally smiled Monday on Bethel's bad-luck fourth-grade class. A public-building evacuation -- their second in two years -- gave the students from Wichita's Bethel Life School an unexpected opportunity to meet Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Read More
Google invests in KU studio
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Internet company Google has made a $100,000 gift to help The University of Kansas architecture students design and build sustainable structures, including one of the first new "green" buildings in Greensburg. Read More
Ambitious agenda drives chosen UMass chancellor
Newly named Chancellor Robert C. Holub vowed yesterday to vault UMass-Amherst into the ranks of the nation's elite public universities, saying the state's flagship campus holds great potential but cannot be content with the status quo. Read More
SAD 59: Science teaching debated Director: Evolution, creationism are unproven theories
MADISON, Maine- Neither creationism nor evolution belongs in a high-school science curriculum, a School Administrative District 59 director believes. Read More
House passes property tax bill
Minnesota homeowners would get property tax refunds based on their ability to pay under a bill passed Monday night by the House. Read More
Affirmative action petition misses deadline for ballot
A group seeking to bar many state affirmative action programs has missed a Sunday deadline to submit its initiative petition. Read More
USM adds emergency system
Crews at the University of Southern Mississippi installed receivers Monday in 37 buildings as part of the first phase of an emergency notification system. Read More
Dispute over school funding still in play
A judge Monday rejected the state's request to dismiss the latest claim that Montana still inadequately funds its public schools, setting up a court hearing where schools will try to prove their case yet again. Read More
Just the facts about teaching
Half of the state's teachers think students take too many tests, according to survey results released yesterday by the state's largest teachers union. Nearly a quarter don't expect to be in public education in five years, mostly due to retirement, and 55 percent work 11 or more hours of overtime per week. Read More
Students, lawmakers question Corzine's proposed scholarship limit
TRENTON, N.J. -- Vanessa Frost is thankful she's not a year younger. "I would completely be unable to go to college," she said. Read More
Urban educators say of new state reform efforts -- Get real
When several of New Jersey's government and business leaders recently made a bold promise to remake the state's public high schools, the foot soldiers at Orange High School could be forgiven a weary sigh. Read More
Lawmakers seek to prop up falling STARS program
Lawmakers said they want Gov. Jon Corzine to restore $2.5 million to NJ STARS for next year while they explore other ways to scale back ballooning costs and fix fundamental problems with the college scholarship program. Read More
Kean studies longer week of classes
New Jersey public colleges' love affair with the four-day academic week may be cooling off. Read More
Seven high schools could start drug tests
Just four months after a high school in Henderson became the state?s first public campus to randomly test student-athletes for drugs and alcohol, the Clark County School District is planning to expand the program. Read More
Governor comes home to Hempstead
Returning home for the first time since becoming governor in March, David A. Paterson brought inspiration to students at Hempstead High School, his alma mater, and hope to a community gathering at a village church. Read More
Group asks court to ban rules on Medicaid autism services
A state advocacy group for people with disabilities has filed a complaint asking a federal court to prevent the enforcement of new rules that would reduce or eliminate services for autistic children. Read More
Teen births drop again
Births to girls in Cincinnati dipped to their second-lowest point since 1988 last year. Read More
Law to get Oklahoma kids moving in healthy direction
Elementary school students in Oklahoma's public schools will be more physically active beginning this fall. Read More
Legislature has major issues to decide in closing days
Long-term care and education are among the issues that will occupy the General Assembly as the legislative session grinds to a close and lawmakers gear up for the session's whirlwind conclusion centering on the budget. Read More
Nashville - Lottery deal tough with less money
House and Senate efforts to resolve a yearlong standoff on how to spend some Tennessee Education Lottery funds are running into new problems as a result of lower-than-expected lottery growth, top lawmakers said. Read More
School incentive awards increase attendance, criticism
The carrot at Stevens Elementary School is a shiny new bicycle, raffled off at the end of the school year for perfect attendance. Read More
Enrollment period for students expanded
A law that may make it easier for families in some districts to transfer their children to public schools outside of their neighborhoods went into effect Monday. Read More
Tech joins state schools, raises rates
The cost of a public-college education is climbing across the state, with Virginia Tech yesterday becoming the latest school to raise its tuition and fees. Read More
$13 million grant for AP teachers lost over pay dispute
Two Seattle high schools are among seven statewide that will lose a chance to add and strengthen Advanced Placement courses in math and science because a $13.2 million grant that Washington state won last year has been scrapped. Read More
UW safety program criticized
A highly touted program to walk University of Wisconsin-Madison students home safely has been understaffed while services are in high demand after a student's murder, employees say. Read More
Faculty says no Garrison
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The Faculty Senate at West Virginia University said on Monday that WVU President Mike Garrison should resign, saying the "highly publicized award" of an unearned degree to Gov. Joe Manchin's daughter "has damaged his effectiveness and his credibility as President." Read More
W.Va. fourth grader arrested after threats
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington fourth grader has been arrested stemming from threats made at school. Read More
Supporters believe pension plan will pass
Although the deadline is less than a week away, supporters of a plan allowing teachers and other school employees to leave West Virginia's only public 401(k)-style retirement plan believe it will win enough backing to be implemented. Read More
Candidates' e-mail at issue in Supreme Court race
West Virginia University law professor and state Supreme Court candidate Bob Bastress says campaign-related e-mails from his university account don't amount to much. Read More
College president refuses to quit over degree scandal
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University's Faculty Senate on Monday demanded that the school president resign over a degree improperly awarded to the governor's daughter, saying the college cannot rebuild its reputation until he leaves office. Read More
State board has two options on charter school
The Wyoming Board of Education will decide May 12 whether to uphold the Cheyenne school board's rejection of a charter school application or to send the case back for another hearing. Read More
Parents turn to states for autism help
(UPDATED 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday May 1) One of the toughest problems facing autism patients, their families and policymakers is paying for treatment. Families are increasingly relying on states to help them cope with the financial, medical and educational needs. Read More
Credit crunch hits states' college loans
(Updated 11:55 a.m. EDT, April 23, 2008)
The credit crisis has led some state lending agencies to suspend their federal and private student loan programs, forcing thousands of students to search elsewhere for money to pay for college. Read More
Turf wars rage over fake grass
State legislators are used to political turf wars. Now, debates in a handful of states really are about turf, pitting those who back the artificial variety against supporters of natural grass for playgrounds and athletic fields. Read More
Congress encroaching on state priorities
Far scarier than the economic downturn for states is the growing trend on the part of Congress to restrict state revenue and spending prerogatives and to replace them with congressional priorities, writes Raymond C. Scheppach, executive director of the National Governors Association, in his latest commentary for Stateline.org. He cites provisions in two bills now making their way through Congress as important examples. Read More
Governors pitch ambitious programs
Billion-dollar deficits in California, New York and Arizona haven’t stopped governors there and elsewhere from proposing big-ticket items for 2008. Stateline.org looks at proposals from governors’ 2008 "state of the state" speeches and provides an exclusive summary of all the addresses so far.
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A compact for post-secondary education
The United States is falling behind its global competitors in higher education, and states, educators and the private sector need to jointly make new commitments to strengthen public colleges and universities, asserts Raymond C. Scheppach, executive director of the National Governors Association, in his latest commentary for Stateline.org. Read More
Time to think global in testing U.S. students
In today's global economy, it’s less important how students in Iowa or Oregon compare to those in Alabama or Virginia on a national test. What matters most is how students in North Carolina or Texas compare to those in Denmark or Russia, and so on. In his latest column for Stateline.org, the executive director of the National Governors Association writes that the solution to the economic competitiveness challenge is not enacting federal standards or tests for U.S. students. The solution is for the states to work together to adopt internationally benchmarked education standards. Read More |
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