Missoula
Montana’s School Funding Interim Commission voted 13-7 last week to approve a final report, including 10 draft bills that will go before the Montana Legislature this upcoming session.
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California
(The Center Square) – California educators say the $2.4 billion in special education funding that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law will increase per-pupil funding by nearly $500 a student in the program.
Wisconsin
Amy Starzecki, administrator of the Superior school district in northern Wisconsin, detailed the financial difficulties her district has faced in recent years to a roomful of public education advocates gathered in the auditorium of Superior High School at the end of July. Starzecki’s district had to transfer $6 million from its general fund to cover […]
Kansas
TOPEKA — While the Democrat running for the Kansas State Board of Education’s northeast district wants the state to fully fund special education, the Republican candidate says the board should investigate spending first. The Legislature has not met its obligation to fund 92% of special education costs since the 2010-2011 school year, according to the […]
Ohio
‘It puts special education back 50 years.’ Ohio advocates concerned over recent federal changes.
Ohio special education advocates fear recent changes to the U.S. Department of Education will cause confusion, delays, and a loss of service to students. The Trump administration announced in June it will move the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office for Civil […]
Massachusetts
(The Center Square) – Two Massachusetts families have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the state can deny certain special education services to children whose parents choose private school, arguing the regulation forces families to choose between education and access to special support.
Kansas
TOPEKA — While a Democratic State Board of Education candidate believes all Kansas families should choose public school, her Republican opponent for the south-central district homeschools her three children. And both candidates have different approaches to improving literacy, public school funding and cellphone use in the classroom. The Republican running to represent the board’s 7th […]
California
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom joined lawmakers and educators Thursday for the signing of a historic California budget for public education.
