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Archive of Education on Wednesday July 01, 2009
IN: Budget brings good, bad news for state schools
Indiana's lawmakers passed a $27.8 billion two-year budget Tuesday that supporters touted as a triumph in a recession but critics said came at the expense of students in urban and rural districts. Read More
HI: Furloughs or pay cuts are on UH docket
University of Hawaii President David McClain says salary reductions -- whether through furloughs or pay cuts -- will have to be part of the university's response to cutting about $155 million from its budget over the next two years. Read More
AK: University of Alaska supporters propose change to donation tax credits
University of Alaska supporters want the Legislature to remove a cap on donations eligible for state tax credits. Read More
AL: Riley hails A&M president choice
Gov. Bob Riley praised the Alabama A&M University trustees Tuesday for selecting Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr. as the university's president. Read More
AR: Julian to head Education Department
Diane Julian, deputy state education commissioner since 2007, becomes interim director of the state Department of Education on Wednesday. Read More
CA: Frantic budget talks fall short
A frantic rush to close California's daunting deficit before a July 1 deadline fell short at midnight, when Senate Republicans refused to back billions in cuts to public education — not out of concern for schools but because they believed the reductions did not go far enough. Read More
CA: Number of school districts on brink of financial trouble, bankruptcy rises
Unless drastic budget cuts come at the local level, many California school districts may be unable to pay the bills in the next two years, state schools chief Jack O'Connell said Tuesday. Read More
CO: Panels back ABCs of new grad criteria in Colorado
For the first time, Colorado is spelling out exactly what 12th-graders should know before heading to college or entering the workforce. Read More
FL: 65 new Florida law changes take effect today
Sixty-five new state laws go into effect today. They include an electronic tracking system to reduce the illicit sale and abuse of prescriptions drugs; requiring felony suspects to provide DNA samples; a limit to lawyer fees in workers' compensation cases; and allowing state universities to put up columbaria for the ashes of deceased alumni. Read More
HI: University of Hawaii wants to cut faculty pay, may add furloughs
University of Hawai'i President David McClain says he will seek pay cuts for faculty and administrators as part of a developing plan to address about $155 million in budget cuts over the next two years. Read More
IA: Advice for schools on new sex offender rules
Attorneys with the Iowa Association of School Boards are issuing advice to schools about complying with a new law that goes into effect tomorrow. Anyone on the sex offender registry must have written permission to be on school grounds, or they can be charged with loitering. Read More
IL: Deer in Illinois -- Researchers track culinary clues left by deer in forest preserves
As white-tailed deer munch their way through forest preserves, researchers are right behind them, noting their culinary likes and dislikes and trying to predict where in the Chicago region clashes with humans will happen. Read More
IN: State budget approved, signed into law
Indiana lawmakers departed the Capitol early Tuesday evening relieved they averted a state government shutdown with hours to spare, but few were happy with the two-year, $28.5 billion budget that Gov. Mitch Daniels promptly signed into law. Read More
IN: New batch of laws go into effect today
You'll have to keep your hands on the wheel and off your cell phone, BlackBerry, iPhone or whatever tech device you favor to keep in touch with your friends. Emergency calls remain OK. Read More
KS: School officials dread state budget decisions as new fiscal year starts
Public school officials are dreading the start of the state's fiscal year like some students worry about the first day of school. Read More
LA: State budget year begins with cuts
The new state fiscal year starts today with far less drastic budget cuts than Gov. Bobby Jindal originally proposed. Read More
LA: Regents finalize La. college cuts
Louisiana's colleges can now start cutting more than 8 percent from their state budgets for the fiscal year that begins today. Read More
LA: State revises career outlook
When the current recession ends and the economy revs up, look for registered nurses to continue occupying the driver's seat when it comes to career choices. Read More
MD: School suspensions limited in Md.
Maryland public school officials can no longer suspend or expel students solely for being chronically late or absent under a new state law that takes effect today. Read More
MI: State reps urge quick action on failing schools
Three state representatives today called on the Senate to act quickly on legislation targeting failing schools. Read More
MI: Bankruptcy not only option for DPS
Detroit Public Schools officials said Tuesday that a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing is just one of many options being considered to address its multi-year deficit, but questions remain on how much such a filing would cost and whether the district would reap adequate benefits. Read More
MN: Some improvement, but Minnesota test scores mostly flat
More than a 500,000 Minnesota students who took the MCA-II standardized tests this spring will soon find out how they did. Read More
MO: Missouri Center for Safe Schools closed
SPRINGFIELD, MO -- State budget problems have led to the closing of the Missouri Center for Safe Schools, which trains schools districts to respond to disasters and emergencies. Read More
MS: $57.7M claimed so far by schools
Of Mississippi's 152 school districts, 22 have claimed a share of $132 million in federally subsidized bonds - interest-free money for new construction, building renovations and repairs. Read More
NC: Scandal spooks NCSU donors
For three decades, James Arthur was perfectly pleased to send an annual donation to N.C. State, the university that granted him three degrees. Read More
NJ: N.J. makes financial literacy a graduation requirement
Credit score. Personal bankruptcy. Balancing a checkbook. A series of recent moves by state officials could ensure those will not be foreign terms to high school students as they head off to college. Read More
NJ: Law likely to eliminate non-operating school districts
Twenty-six small school districts that do not operate schools most likely will be eliminated under legislation signed yesterday by Gov. Corzine. Read More
NV: Board extends coverage to domestic partners of state employees
By a 5-3 vote, the board that governs the state health insurance system has agreed to extend coverage to domestic partners of government and university system employees. Read More
NY: Bd. of Ed. is rising from dead
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday prepared to reconvene the old city Board of Education after the law that gives him control of the schools expired at 12:01 a.m. today. Read More
NY: Senate Democrats shoot down mayoral control of schools, city sales tax hike
State senators Tuesday night defied Gov. Paterson and Mayor Bloomberg by failing to extend mayoral control over the schools and rejecting the city's sales tax plan. Read More
OH: Vets to receive tuition breaks
Veterans who served after the Sept. 11 attacks will be able to get a free ride at several central Ohio private colleges beginning in the fall. Read More
OR: State releases high school graduation rates
The Oregon Department of Education has released graduation rates for all public high schools. Read More
OR: Kulongoski ready to fight for approved tax increases
Even though he didn't propose either of them to balance the state budget, Gov. Ted Kulongoski said Tuesday he'll campaign aggressively for the tax increases that lawmakers approved on corporations and higher-income households if opponents are successful in forcing a statewide vote on either. Read More
RI: School's now in session for state's new education chief
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Deborah A. Gist, Rhode Island's new commissioner of elementary and secondary education, is so excited about her new job that she began a day early, attending a news conference Tuesday morning to announce the launch of five summer learning programs in urban districts. Read More
TX: Texas only state yet to apply for stabilization funds
When the federal government started dangling billions of stimulus dollars for education in front of states, many snapped up the money right away. Read More
US: Community colleges see demand spike, funding slip
Hundreds of thousands of students are likely to be turned away from low-cost community colleges across the country over the next year because of funding cuts at the very time that record numbers of students are flocking to the open-admission schools, according to education officials. Read More
VA: Texting ban, other new laws in effect today across Virginia
The following laws, passed by the Virginia General Assembly, go into effect July 1, 2009. Read More
VA: Prohibition on texting by drivers starts in Va.
Virginia drivers will face new restrictions today, when hundreds of laws take effect, including a ban on sending or reading text messages and e-mails. Read More
VT: Today is first day for new state laws
All new statutes that don't have other specified effective dates go into law today. That means everything from new tax increases to new programs to new rules for citizens, regulators and businesses. Read More
VT: Vt. awaits $94M in stimulus funds
Vermont has met the deadline to apply for $94 million in education stimulus funding from the federal government — now it's a waiting game to see when that money will come. Read More
VT: VA secretary touts new vets' benefits
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth toured Vermont on Tuesday with a double dose of good news for the state's veterans. Read More
VT: Chancellor optimistic about state colleges
Tim Donovan ascends to the top job in Vermont State Colleges at what might seem a perilous time for higher education. Read More
WI: Some budget gains for immigrants
Children of parents in this country illegally will be able to pay in state UW tuition, under a provision of the budget signed by Governor Jim Doyle Monday. Read More
WI: New right to unionize bothers many in University of Wisconsin System
The new right to unionize for University of Wisconsin System faculty and staff has set the stage for a fight at the state level, as thousands of System employees could get assigned into specific unions without getting a chance to vote. Read More
WI: Doyle's veto of committee might have been unconstitutional
One of Gov. Jim Doyle's 81 vetoes of the Legislature's budget bill appears to have violated a constitutional limit adopted in April 2008, the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee was told Tuesday. Read More
WI: Doyle's veto hasn't solved UW union controversy
Gov. Jim Doyle used his veto pen this week to weigh in on a dispute over whether some University of Wisconsin System staff can be absorbed - without an opportunity to vote - into existing labor unions. Read More
WV: WVa State, community college OK split
West Virginia State University and Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College are now separate institutions. Read More
Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms
Unlike the federal government, states have to balance their budgets. But several states still have not completed spending plans for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Read More
New section follows stimulus spending
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Three sticking points could stunt stimulus education reform
President Obama is asking states to make education reforms in exchange for almost $40 billion in stimulus funds for schools. But his aspirations may be on a collision course with competing realities, such as pressures to use the money to save teachers' jobs, writes Allison Armour-Garb with the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government in a commentary for Stateline.org. Read More |
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