Archive for February 2012 - Page 3
-
February 16, 2012
District breakdown of governor’s weighted funding plan
The governor's Department of Finance released Thursday a district-by-district breakdown of how each would fare under his proposed weighted' school funding formula.
CONTINUE READING -
February 16, 2012
Senate budget committee says Brown’s K-12 finance reform needs more work
While supportive of the concept of overhauling the state's education funding system, members of the Senate budget committee on Thursday signaled their intent to send Gov. Jerry Brown's sweeping school finance reform plan back through the full committee process for public review and debate.
CONTINUE READING -
February 16, 2012
School finance in Utah would have money follow the student
Lawmakers in Utah delayed adoption this week of a novel proposal that would provide each of the state's 167,000 high school students with an individual education account with funds on deposit to cover classroom costs and school fees.
CONTINUE READING -
February 15, 2012
With money running out, subcommittee recommends slowing facilities allocations
With school construction funds set to run dry as early as April and no hope of seeking new voter-approved financing until 2014, an oversight panel is recommending the State Allocation Board slow its rate of appropriations to school districts to keep its facilities program running.
CONTINUE READING -
February 15, 2012
New Race to the Top focuses on teacher improvements, but evaluations too
The Obama administration's new Race to the Top competition - aimed at improving teacher quality - sets aside $5 billion and a set of six underlying goals, one of which would have winning states fulfill the president's long-held ambition for new evaluation systems.
CONTINUE READING -
February 14, 2012
Revisions to SES regs change LEAs responsibilities
Last October, the California Department of Education legal counsel clarified their initial interpretation of the revised Title 5, California Code of Regulations governing Supplemental Educational Services that became law on June 22, 2011.
CONTINUE READING -
February 14, 2012
Bill would offer charters short-term borrowing as districts
A bill pending in the state Assembly would grant charter schools the same borrowing opportunities as their traditional school counterparts by providing them access to publicly-funded, low-interest loans.
CONTINUE READING -
February 14, 2012
Gov’s weighted formula offers $4,920 per pupil plus aid for disadvantaged
School officials are looking carefully at Gov. Jerry Brown's revised plan for imposing a weighted formula to school financing including disclosure of a base funding grant of $4,920 per pupil multiplied by average daily attendance.
CONTINUE READING -
February 14, 2012
Gov’s new weighted formula provides $4,920 per pupil base
A revision of the governor's new weighted formula for funding schools provides districts with a hold-harmless provision for the 2012-13 fiscal year and a phase-in process over six years beginning with 5 percent of state support.
CONTINUE READING -
February 13, 2012
Obama’s ed spending plan continues RTTT, SIG and i3 programs
Part of President Barack Obama's proposed nearly-$70 billion in discretionary education spending next year is support for helping states develop teacher evaluation systems based in part on student test scores.
CONTINUE READING
