U.S. House Offers Not-So-Fresh Version of Fruit and Vegetable Program
The House version of the farm bill strips the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program of its main feature: freshness. Read Full Post >
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May 17, 2013
May 16, 2013
Louisiana Lawmakers Scramble to Revise Voucher Funding
A Louisiana Supreme Court ruling that the funding mechanism for a state voucher program is unconstitutional is forcing the legislature to look for new funding approaches. Read Full Post >
May 09, 2013
Bill Would Shift Federal Money to Social and Emotional Programs
A proposed change to ESEA would allow money set aside for teacher and principal training to be used specifically for social and emotional learning programs. Read Full Post >
May 07, 2013
Tax-Hike Vote Looms for Colorado K-12 Funding Overhaul
Colorado lawmakers have approved a big K-12 funding overhaul, but voters must still approve a tax hike to fund it. Read Full Post >
April 30, 2013
School Discipline Survey Finds Challenges in Making Changes
Many school districts are changing codes of conduct to limit the use of out-of-school suspension and expulsion, but resources needed to make those changes are often limited. Read Full Post >
April 29, 2013
South Carolina Entitled to Hearing on Special Education Funding
A federal appeals court ruled the the U.S. Department of Education owed the state a hearing before levying a penalty that resulted in the loss of $36 million in federal special education dollars. Read Full Post >
April 24, 2013
Hawaii Early-Childhood Funding Sparks Voucher Conversation
The state attorney general says the Hawaii governor's proposed preschool plan requires a constitutional amendment to allow state money would go to private preschools. Read Full Post >
April 24, 2013
Newtown, Conn., Rejects Tax Hike to Put Police in Schools
The budget increase would have provided nearly $1 million to hire additional police officers who would have been stationed at each of the district's seven schools. Read Full Post >
April 16, 2013
Funding Students, Options & Achievement
Money matters. The way districts and states fund schools influences leadership behaviors. We need to create funding systems that encourage innovation, power options, and promote achievement. Read Full Post >
April 11, 2013
National PTA Wants to See Federal Funds for Family Engagement
While finding much of President Obama's Fiscal 2014 budget favorable to children, the National PTA criticized the lack of funding for family engagement. Read Full Post >
