US: Schools sprinting to win Obama's Race to the Top billions
President Obama touted Race to the Top to the nation in a speech in Madison, Wis., Wednesday. But schools already know it well.
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Archive of Education on Thursday November 05, 2009
US: Schools sprinting to win Obama's Race to the Top billions
President Obama touted Race to the Top to the nation in a speech in Madison, Wis., Wednesday. But schools already know it well. Read More
TX: Study -- Texas' teacher merit pay program hasn't boosted student performance
For the $300 million spent on merit pay for teachers over the last three years, Texas was hoping for a big boost in student achievement. But it didn't happen with the now-defunct program, according to experts hired by the state. Read More
AL: State still exploring options for sale of Bryce Hospital
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Its future has yet to be decided, but no one wants Bryce Hospital to move to Birmingham, a former Alabama Department of Mental Health commissioner said Wednesday during a public meeting. Read More
AL: PACT board turns to non-politicians for help
The board that oversees Alabama's Prepaid Afford?able College Tuition plan is switching from politicians to non-politicians to try to ne?gotiate a solution to the pro?gram's $346 million deficit. Read More
AL: Alabama PACT board approves investment shift from stocks to bonds
Alabama's Prepaid Affordable College Tuition board voted 7-3 this afternoon to change the way its money is invested, shifting most of its assets from stocks to bonds. Read More
AZ: State plans to further cut education
State lawmakers will meet later this month to cut state aid to education - but not to give voters a chance to hike their own taxes to help balance the budget. Read More
AZ: Budget losses at polls worry Valley schools
The economy apparently was on voters' minds Tuesday when they walked into Valley voting booths to address school-district spending through bonds and budget overrides. Read More
AZ: Special session tentatively OK'd
Republican Gov. Jan Brewer and legislative leaders have reached a tentative deal under which lawmakers would return to the Capitol in a special session later this month to begin chipping away at a state-budget deficit as large as $2 billion. Read More
CA: California Senate OKs school changes to seek federal funds
Senate Bill X5 1, approved by the Senate Tuesday, would make the state more likely to get a piece of the $4.35 billion in Race to the Top federal stimulus funds offered to the nation's schools. Read More
CO: Big ballot plans may be a "no" go in Colorado
The Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts will continue to operate in aging, asbestos-filled buildings. Aurora will close four of its seven libraries. Read More
CT: Keep it local -- Taxes, schools, personalities occupied voters
In Connecticut, voters appeared to focus on what really mattered to them: local school spending, property taxes, land acquisition and town services. Read More
DE: Students still shun flu vaccine
The second day of the state's school vaccination program showed that many parents continue to choose not to get their child vaccinated at school -- or at all. Read More
GA: Georgia sells $794 million in bonds
Georgia sold $793.9 million in general obligation bonds this week, netting $35 million in budget savings for fiscal 2010, Gov. Sonny Perdue's office said Wednesday. Read More
GA: 4 midstate sites on latest Places In Peril list
Four Middle Georgia historic properties made the Georgia Trust For Historic Preservation's 10 Places In Peril list released Wednesday. Read More
GA: Fort Gordon undergoing $133 million in projects
The construction and renovation of Fort Gordon's aging barracks continue as the post enters its fourth year since surviving a nationwide round of military base reductions and closures. Read More
GA: Parents of dead Spelman student plan to file suit
The parents of a Spelman College student killed by a stray bullet while walking on the Clark Atlanta University campus have announced plans to sue the university for neglecting to provide adequate security. Read More
HI: $75M released for campus repair work at Hawaii's public schools
Gov. Linda Lingle announced today that she has released $75 million to the Department of Education for capital improvements at public schools statewide. The funds were appropriated by the Legislature this past legislative session for building and campus facility improvements, repairs and maintenance at Hawai'i public schools. Read More
IA: AG -- School board complying with open meetings laws
The state attorney general's office says the Iowa City School Board is taking the right steps to comply with open meetings laws by putting its redistricting priorities to vote Tuesday. Read More
IL: U. of I. waiting on millions from state
URBANA, Il. -- The University of Illinois has received only a small fraction of the $317 million it is owed by the state for this fiscal year and has effectively frozen many open positions. Read More
IL: Survey -- NU a deal at $51,850 a year
Three Illinois universities and three liberal arts colleges are rated among the 100 best values in private higher education. Read More
IL: Illinois investigates errors in economic stimulus money used for school jobs
Gov. Patrick Quinn on Wednesday dispatched officials from a new accountability office to investigate errors in a state database detailing stimulus-funded school jobs promoted by the Obama administration, a day after the Tribune raised questions about the job numbers' accuracy. Read More
IN: School referendums' results offer no clear trend
Voters in some of this week's three Marion County school referendums delivered clear answers but not many clues for other area school administrators preparing to make their own appeals at the polls. Read More
KS: State library moves outside
Visitors to the Statehouse will soon have to walk outside to check out a book at the Kansas State Library. Read More
KY: Universities to request 'modest' funding increases
Leaders of Kentucky's public universities will plead for slight increases in state funding over the next two years but, at the very least, want to avoid deep cuts when federal stimulus money goes away starting in July 2011. Read More
LA: LSU to aid 'genome zoo'
LSU is expected to provide much of the DNA and tissue specimens for a new international project to assemble a "genome zoo" of 10,000 vertebrate species. Read More
MA: Report -- State must step up fight against overdoses
Tamper-proof prescription pads, jail diversion programs and school-based drug counselors are some of the steps Massachusetts should adopt to stem OxyContin and heroin overdoses, according to a new report. Read More
ME: Swine flu hits school districts across Maine
BANGOR, Maine -- Maine schools are being hit hard and fast by the H1N1 virus. According to the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Monday and Tuesday of this week more than 20 schools across the state reported student absentee rates of 15 percent or greater. Read More
ME: What's next with reorganization of schools?
With the prospect of a repeal of the school district consolidation law now behind them, the state Department of Education and the Legislature will be faced with deciding what to do next with the controversial law. Read More
MN: Flu shots may come to Minnesota schools, other public places
Coordinated flu shot clinics are being planned in Minnesota schools and public buildings this month to counter the threat of H1N1, which sent 182 people to hospitals last week and contributed to at least three more deaths. Read More
MO: MU's grade improves on sexual health report card
The University of Missouri jumped 16 spots this year in a survey that evaluates the campus' focus on sexual health education. Read More
MS: MEC Transformation Tour begins
The Mississippi Economic Council will focus on business and the economy during a series of statewide meetings beginning in Greenwood at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Read More
MT: MSU enrolls 450 more students than expected, gains $2.5M in tuition
BOZEMAN, Mont. - About 450 more students enrolled at Montana State University's Bozeman campus this year than expected, and that's providing the school with a $2.5 million windfall. Read More
NC: Senate majority leader to quit
Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, one of North Carolina's most powerful and colorful lawmakers, announced Wednesday that he is resigning from the legislature. Read More
NE: Ex-UNMC student sues college
A former University of Nebraska Medical Center student is suing the NU Board of Regents, the med center and a number of its officials for discriminating against him because of his acute depression. Read More
NH: Schools brace for substitute shortage
With flu spreading and absentee lists growing at many New Hampshire schools, some officials are beginning to worry that they could end up with a shortage of substitutes if too many classroom teachers get sick. Read More
NJ: Christie urges bipartisanship
A day after becoming the first Republican in a dozen years to capture the Statehouse, Governor-elect Chris Christie on Wednesday went to the Democratic bastion of Newark and urged bipartisanship after a divisive campaign. Read More
NY: The higher cost of higher ed
An elite group in higher education just got a bit more crowded -- the $50,000 club. Read More
OH: Ohio schools didn't fare badly
Statewide, voters approved 59 percent of 175 tax requests for school operations and construction, virtually identical to the 58 percent approval rate in November elections during the past decade, the Ohio Department of Education said. Read More
TN: TN legislators may scrap $70M biofuels project
State lawmakers say they might pull the plug on a University of Tennessee effort to produce ethanol from switchgrass, after school officials said it has changed business partners, scaled down production and now plans to start out using corncobs, not switchgrass. Read More
UT: State student enrollment up 12,260 kids from last year
One look at Kaysville Junior High School's hallways between classes brings the word "sardines" to mind. Read More
VA: NSU President Carolyn Meyers finalist for Baltimore job
NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk State University President Carolyn Meyers has been named one of three finalists for the top post at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Read More
VT: Plan moves teacher retirement expenses
Treasurer Jeb Spaulding outlined a plan Wednesday to move a portion of the expenses of the teacher retirement system to school districts. Read More
WI: Obama -- Use stimulus dollars to make education America's 'national mission'
On the anniversary of last year's historic election, President Barack Obama on Wednesday told an audience of more than 600 at Madison's Wright Middle School that he wanted to use more than $4 billion in federal incentives to "make education America's national mission." Read More
WI: Obama focuses on education in Madison
After a year in office primarily spent trying to rescue the economy, President Barack Obama went back to school on the anniversary of his election Wednesday, telling America that states must now focus on reforming education to ensure a strong economic future. Read More
WY: UW proposes steep MBA tuition increase
The cost of an MBA degree from the University of Wyoming could nearly triple starting next school year, as part of a proposed massive overhaul of the university's MBA program. Read More
WY: Classes teach Wyoming officers prescription drug trends
LARAMIE, Wyo. - The Wyoming Department of Corrections is hosting a seminar for law enforcement officers about emerging trends of prescription drug abuse and illegal trafficking. Read More |
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