In the News on May 29, 2008
Federal/NCLB
ID State Board of Education asks for a fresh start for
public schools facing sanctions under NCLB
http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/394551.html
School Funding Litigation/Policy
AL School Superintendent hopes that the Senate’s speedy
progress toward passing next year's education budget will mean superintendents
will be able to rehire recently fired teachers starting next week
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/121204893474310.xml&coll=2
Backlog of projects to fix HI public schools is growing, and
state Department of Education says it would need to spend $412 million to get
261 schools back in shape
http://starbulletin.com/2008/05/29/news/story02.html
LA plan would require school boards to spell out exactly how
new state aid is spent
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/19343339.html
PA governor promotes a plan to enact a new law to increase
state education funding by $2.6 billion over the next six years
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/news_breaking/20080529_Rendell_in_Delco_to_push_new_school_funding_plan.html
State Roundup
GA attempts to ease the burden on school systems preparing
for drastic increases in summer school enrollment because of dismal math scores
on standardized tests
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/052908/met_460339.shtml
HI schools are asked to pay as much as $26,000 for
"excessive" energy usage following a yearlong effort by the state
Department of Education to reduce electricity consumption
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080529/NEWS07/805290362/1001
Boston public schools request an additional $9.9 million from the city to make ends
meet this school year
http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2008/05/29/citing_shortfall_boston_schools_seek_99m/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Education+news
NH House and Senate lawmakers fail to reach agreement
over universal kindergarten
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080529/NEWS01/805290389/1043/NEWS01
NJ governor begins a push for legislation enabling the state
to borrow $2.5 billion to build schools in the state's poorest districts
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080528/NEWS/805290348
New application process intended to simplify
pre-kindergarten enrollment leaves NYC parents confused and angry about options
for their children, according to advocates
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/nyregion/29schools.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
OR’s proposed high school exit exam would unfairly deny
diplomas to good students who struggle with a single academic weakness, warn
Oregonians
http://www.oregonlive.com/education/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/121203151352860.xml&coll=7
UT group plans to file a lawsuit over the controversial
education omnibus bill, which rolled a dozen bills into one
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700229897,00.html
In the News on May 28, 2008
School-based reward programs that offer students incentives like
cash and MP3 players, result in improved reading achievement across grade
levels, says research project
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/27/39pay_web.h27.html
Commentary – Public schools need to develop a “college
culture” to address the tragedy of lost talent; many college-capable public
school seniors are not applying to college
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/06/04/39richardson_web.h27.html
State Roundup
Only a fraction of CA teachers who received pink slips will
lose their jobs
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20080528-9999-1n28teachers.html
Despite threats to delay payments, IL school districts will
receive the money they were promised from the state
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/05/28/news/local/doc483cc65bb4eee491026633.txt?sPos=3
KY Department of Education reports an increase in high
school graduation rates and a decrease in dropout rates
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080528/NEWS0105/805290301/1008/NEWS01
MD principals and teachers prepare for a year-long push so
that thousands of students - some of whom have failed mandatory graduation
exams multiple times – graduate
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.tests28may28,0,3095239.story
NYC Schools Chancellor talks about cuts for schools in a
four hour hearing filled with skepticism that bordered on hostility from
council members
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/nyregion/28schools.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
RI governor says the state “can’t
afford” to commit any more cash to education
http://www.projo.com/news/content/SCHOOL_AID_CUT_05-28-08_8VA9U3T_v16.3809218.html
TX education groups criticize
Education Commissioner for allowing private schools to get state funding for
programs aimed at dropouts
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/052808dntexdropout.35217c05.html
In the News on May 27, 2008
CA new teachers look for jobs during a time of decreasing
positions, school budget cuts and declining enrollment
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-teachers25-2008may25,0,1252198.story?track=rss
GA schools prepare for a surge in summer school enrollment
http://www.macon.com/220/story/360761.html
IA becomes the last state to enforce a state education
curriculum
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/05/27/news/iowa/a20f2c211fa4259a8625745600107f28.txt
IL schools will get early state payments; governor decides
to go ahead with two extra state aid payments that were promised to schools as
part of this year’s state budget
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x1867431800/Schools-to-get-early-state-payments
OH earns mixed grade on preparing teachers
http://www.cleveland.com/ohio/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1211704267120581.xml&coll=2
Parents question proposed changes to the way PA educates its
gifted students
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20080527_Parents_question_proposed_changes_to_Pennsylvania_s_gifted-student_regulations.html
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/may/26/tennessee-home--school-diploma-bill-held/?local
Published Monday, Jun. 2, 2008