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Archive of Education on Thursday May 08, 2008
Lawmakers target $1b endowments
Massachusetts lawmakers desperate for additional revenue are eyeing the endowments of deep-pocketed private colleges to bolster the state's coffers by more than $1 billion a year, asserting that the schools' rising fortunes undercut their nonprofit status. Read More
AG -- Close colleges to illegal aliens
Public colleges in North Carolina should not admit illegal immigrants as students, the state Attorney General's Office advised in a letter released Wednesday. Read More
Study - Alaska worst in U.S. at producing college graduates
Juneau's fifth-graders got a peek of college life earlier this week when they took a tour and some classes at the University of Alaska Southeast. Read More
WVU faculty plan rare assembly in wake of degree scandal
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - As best as anyone can tell, it's been more than 30 years since the full-time instructors at West Virginia University considered anything important enough to call a special meeting of the little-known University Assembly. Read More
Scrutiny of state contracts urged
When the state education department bought $43,000 in file boxes, Post-its and other office supplies last April, the bill was $2,500 too high. When the department spent $77,000 for supplies like file folders and boxes the next month, the bill was another $5,000 too high. Read More
State to require teachers to take test on reading
Aspiring early childhood and elementary school teachers will have to prove they know how to teach reading on a test the State Board of Education has added to Connecticut's teacher certification requirements. Read More
Del. group to build second Afghan school
Afghanistan-Delaware Communities Together is planning to build a second school in Afghanistan. Read More
School boards will be studied
At the request of the state Board of Education, a coalition of business and education groups are putting together a task force that will take a broad look at how local school boards in Georgia operate. Read More
Culver wants dropout rates reduced
Iowa must take more steps to reduce the number of high school dropouts, specifically among minority students, Gov. Chet Culver said Wednesday. Read More
Culver -- 'Community effort' needed to keep young people in school
Gov. Chet Culver said Wednesday that his policies have begun to remedy some of the problems that lead to school dropouts, though he said the best approaches are customized to local problems and conducted by local leaders. Read More
Bill allowing Rockford schools to share data gets 1st OK
Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey has said for months that state law should be changed to require the Rockford School District to share names and personal information about students suspected of being truants. Read More
Construction costs a political hang-up
Around the Capitol, the perception is that "everyone" wants new roads, bridges and schools. The problem is no one can agree on how to pay for them. Read More
Lawmaker warns construction funds are in danger
With time running short at the Capitol for a budget deal, one suburban lawmaker said talk of billions of dollars worth of state-sponsored construction may be headed to the political backburner. Read More
Illinois House votes to let campus cops carry guns
In an attempt to boost campus safety, the Illinois House voted Wednesday to let all university police officers carry guns while on duty. Read More
House passes measure to let police carry guns on college campuses
Police officers at Illinois universities, colleges and community colleges would be allowed to carry guns on campus, regardless of school policy, under a proposal the House of Representatives passed on Wednesday. Read More
Chicago State names interim president
Chicago State University trustees Wednesday named a 45-year veteran of higher education to replace beleaguered outgoing President Elnora Daniel for the next school year. Read More
Officials -- 19 schools get pass on driver's ed rule
Nineteen suburban high schools have gotten a reprieve from a controversial requirement to provide driver-education students with six hours of instructor-supervised street driving, according to state education officials. Read More
Gubernatorial candidates? positions on key issues
With Hoosiers paying record prices at the gas pump and oil prices climbing, what would you do as governor to provide some short- and long-term relief? Read More
KU professor on tonight's 'Daily Show'
A University of Kansas professor will be Jon Stewart's guest tonight on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." David Perlmutter, who also is KU's associate dean for graduate and research studies, will talk about his new book, Blogwars, which explores the history and phenomenon of political blogs. Read More
Sports facility upgrades expanded
With upgrades to the Kansas University football team?s facilities nearly complete, attention this summer will return to Allen Fieldhouse and the area around it for $55 million in upgrades, expansions and additions. Read More
KU prof to be on 'Daily Show'
LAWRENCE, Kan. ? A University of Kansas journalism professor and author will be on the hot seat today when he sits down with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" to discuss his new book about political blogging. Read More
KCTCS tuition hike bid takes a hit
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System felt the biggest wallop from from recommended tuition increases released Wednesday. Read More
Armor bill clears House
Bulletproof vests and other body armor would be off limits on school campuses under legislation that cleared a House committee Wednesday. Read More
Legislation prohibits body armor in schools
Students in elementary and high schools should be prohibited from wearing bulletproof vests and other body armor, legislation approved by a House committee says. Read More
Senator -- 16-year-olds should vote in school elections
A constitutional amendment has been introduced to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in Michigan school board elections. Read More
Major special ed changes weighed
Darnell Jackson is learning to roll over and identify himself in a mirror. The 7-year-old is severely multiply impaired, a condition he'll never outgrow and so limiting that his mom, Candace Nelson, hails almost any gains as major achievements. Read More
Bill raising dropout age prepped for final vote
Staying in school until graduation or adulthood could soon be the law in Minnesota. Read More
Missouri Senate sends $22.4 billion spending plan to Blunt
The Missouri Senate on Wednesday put the final touches on a $22.4 billion spending plan that includes more funding for public schools, college scholarships, life sciences research and low-income health care. Read More
Governor appoints UM Western student to Regents
DILLON, Mont. -- Gov. Brian Schweitzer has appointed Mitch Jessen, a student at the University of Montana-Western, to the student regent position on the state Board of Regents. Read More
Higher Ed budget proposal might be in trouble
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education's budget recommendations for the next two years might be "dead on arrival" at the state Capitol, a state lawmaker says. Read More
Statewide testing on schedule
State education officials say they are on track to implement Nebraska's statewide academic tests, starting with a new reading exam. Read More
State gets plan for transition to statewide tests
Testing 1-2-3-4-5. The state Board of Education got a look Wednesday at a five-part work plan for the switch by school districts to statewide tests beginning in the 2009-10 school year. Read More
House passes education plan
A state education funding plan that sponsors say will pass constitutional muster while giving schools two years to transition passed the House yesterday, 184-141, on a largely party-line vote. Read More
Budget cuts vex black legislators
TRENTON, N.J. -- A group of legislators with enough sway to hold up the state budget expressed worry yesterday that proposed cuts could make it harder for poor minorities to get health care and attend college. Read More
Cardiologists to settle UMDNJ payoff case
Four cardiologists tied to a kickback scheme at the state's medical university will return $387,000 to settle civil charges that they were paid to refer patients to the university's cardiac surgery program. Read More
Center tied to Corzine backs out of state pact
The New York University Child Study Center last night abruptly withdrew from a $2 million state contract that prompted controversy because Gov. Jon Corzine helped establish the center and it is run by his close friends. Read More
Richardson talks health, education in Mexico
Gov. Bill Richardson and several Mexican officials signed various international agreements Wednesday, on topics dealing with rail crossings to border health projects. Read More
Teachers negotiate tax plan
A teachers' union pushing an initiative petition to raise Nevada's gambling taxes is negotiating with resort representatives on a possible deal that would head off the petition while still providing more education funds. Read More
Cleveland public, charter schools pledge to work together
Someone joked that the decades-old gong that begins City Club of Cleveland forums sounds a lot like the bell used to start prizefights. Read More
Oklahoma educators decry bond issue plan
Representatives from education groups spoke out Wednesday against any state bond issue. Read More
Bill requiring more disclosure from for-profit colleges moves forward
A bill requiring more disclosure from for-profit schools in Tennessee passed in the House Education Committee on Wednesday, setting it up for a possible vote on both sides of the legislature next week. Read More
Lawmakers still split on lottery scholarships
Lottery scholarship requirements could be up for another battle in the legislature after a House committee voted to approve different grade standards than the Senate wants. Read More
Tennessee House, Senate differ on Hope GPA
House Democrats are sticking with a proposal for an across-the-board reduction in the cumulative grade point average needed to maintain a lottery scholarship. Read More
Tennessee - BEP freeze no surprise to area educators
Southeast Tennessee school budget officials said they weren?t surprised Gov. Phil Bredesen decided not to add $85.6 million in new BEP 2.0 money to the 2009 budget. Read More
Tennessee - Increased tuition rates eyed to offset higher education cuts
Proposed cuts to Tennessee's state budget may force higher education officials to renege on a commitment to keep tuition increases in the single digits, university officials say. Read More
Nashville - Bredesen to cut 2,011 jobs, higher education and reduce BEP improvements
Gov. Phil Bredesen said Wednesday he will ask lawmakers to approve voluntary buyout packages for 2,011 workers, and he also plans to cut $86.5 million in new funding to continue reforms to the state's Basic Education Program K-12 funding formula. Read More
Judge dismisses sex abuse suit against school
A federal judge has dismissed claims alleging school officials didn't try to prevent a sexual relationship between a high school student and a color guard instructor. Read More
2 state schools probed by U.S. civil rights unit
About one-fourth of the more than 800 employees suspended or fired for mistreating residents at Texas' 13 large facilities for the mentally and developmentally disabled worked at two state schools targeted by federal investigators, state records show. Read More
Vt. teachers union head to remain
The longtime executive director of the state teachers union will stay on the job. Joel Cook and the Vermont-NEA board of directors have concluded discussions and the board has offered him another contract, set to begin in September, according to statements released this week by the union. Read More
WVU Foundation says giving is unharmed so far
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Cash fundraising for West Virginia University is about where it was this time last year, those in charge of the effort say, despite months of publicity about a degree scandal involving the governor's daughter, academic officials and President Mike Garrison. Read More
Response picks up in teacher pension switch
State officials say they've received many notices in the past day from teachers and school personnel who want to switch from a 401(k)-style investment plan to the Teachers Retirement System. Read More
New union chief says higher pay will draw more teachers
The new president of the state's largest teachers' union said he wants to focus on attaining and retaining highly qualified teachers during his administration. 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
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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