At least four Pennsylvania agencies have told state lawmakers they need more funding to address one of the biggest woes each of them has faced during the pandemic: not being able to hire or keep enough staff. Each is arguing that funneling more money to support staff positions is one of the best ways to […]
Williamson, Inc. hosted its second Policy Talks of 2022 at the Columbia State Community College Williamson Campus Friday morning. The panel featured members of Tennessee’s state legislature. State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson and state Reps. Glen Casada, Sam Whitson and Todd Warner discussed Gov. Bill Lee’s recently unveiled “student-based funding formula” plan aimed at […]
A bipartisan bill that passed its first committee test Wednesday would permanently change the way the state funds special education. Colorado has never paid school districts the full amount needed to serve students with disabilities, according to a model developed in 2006 that’s never been adjusted for inflation. Senate Bill 22-127 — sponsored by Sens. […]
Illustration by Laurenne Boglio Welcome back to By the Numbers, Spectrum’s data-centric take on autism research. Let us know what you think of the newsletter at niko@spectrumnews.org, and thanks for reading. Total funding for autism research in the United States nearly doubled between 2008 and 2018, according to data from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, […]
A bill that would shift millions of dollars from traditional public schools to charter schools advanced Thursday with approval from lawmakers. The Senate Education Committee voted 7-1 after a hearing on the school funding bill sponsored by Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester. Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur, cast the lone vote in opposition. Currently, school districts […]
Proposed base funding, pending DC Council approval, is $12,419 for each student, up from $11,730 this year. Students who are considered at risk of academic failure because of their families’ income levels — nearly half of the public school population — as well as students with special educational needs and students who speak English as […]
After two years of operating during a public health emergency, skilled nursing leaders are looking to reinvigorate their workforces, facilities and the industry. McKnight’s Long-Term Care News asks: What will it take to advance “Onward and Upward?” Even some of the most progressive long-term care executives have had to put deep, strategic initiatives aside while […]
Senate Education Committee Approves Gopal Bill to Reexamine School Funding Formula Trenton – To ensure that the school funding formula is meeting the needs of students in every school district, the Senate Education Committee today approved legislation sponsored by Senator Vin Gopal to establish the School Funding Formula Evaluation Task Force. “We need to make […]
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A Cole County judge on Thursday heard arguments over whether Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote a misleading voting summary for an initiative petition aimed at banning public taxpayer money from going to private schools. The lawsuit was filed by Sherri Talbott, treasurer of the Taxpayers for Accountability political action committee and school board member […]
Anoka-Hennepin School District wants lawmakers to address staff shortages and increase funding for special schools and mental health in the next legislature in line with the district’s proposed legislative priorities for 2022. The 2022 session, which begins January 31, is the second session of the biennium, meaning the legislature will mainly focus on politics rather […]
Anoka-Hennepin School District wants lawmakers to address staff shortages and increase funding for special schools and mental health in the next legislature in line with the district’s proposed legislative priorities for 2022. The 2022 session, which begins January 31, is the second session of the biennium, which means the legislature will mainly focus on politics […]
