Education Advocates Call for Permanent Funding Formula in Pennsylvania
(Photo: Andrew Pons, Creative Commons) In Pennsylvania, a group of advocates from across the state gathered at the Capitol to ask lawmakers to boost the state’s funding for public education by $ 400 million. The advocates are members of the Campaign for Fair Education Funding, and they want the money to be used for what they […]
Illinois House Moves Timely Higher Ed Funding Bill Forward
(Photo: Daniel Schwen, Creative Commons) A $ 600 million bill aimed at keeping Illinois’ universities and community colleges in operation until the new academic year received swift bipartisan support in the House, passing on a 106-2 vote on Friday morning. Now it heads back to the Illinois Senate. But when Illinois House members were preparing for a […]
Illinois Gov Rauner, Lawmakers Spar Over Education Funding
(Photo: theHCD) The Illinois State Board of Education has released its analysis of Governor Rauner’s education funding proposal — a plan that calls for increasing school funding by $ 120 million, which would fully fund the general state aid instead of prorating it as has happened for the past seven years. The total budget for schools […]
Charter School Bill Proposes Expansion, More Funding
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A new bill has been unveiled by leaders of the Massachusetts state Senate that would create major changes to the way that charter schools operate. The proposed bill, which adds $ 200 million to education spending each year, would also lift the cap on charter schools in low-performing districts in the state […]
Oklahoma School Funding Lawsuit Looks to Right 20-Year Wrong
(Photo: Ilea Shutler, Oklahoma Watch) A state law in Oklahoma that would help to fund public schools was passed 23 years ago but never implemented – and now, 48 school districts are looking to the Oklahoma State Supreme Court to take action on the matter. Filed on behalf of the school districts, the lawsuit names Oklahoma State […]
Michigan House Approves $48mil Emergency Funding for Detroit Schools
(Photo: 401(K) 2012, Creative Commons) The Michigan House of Representatives has approved $ 48.7 million of emergency funding to be used for keeping Detroit Public Schools open through June. A vote will also be needed to pass a bill that will change the system’s administration, and the Senate must approve the funding measure as well. The […]
Universities Australia Pressures Gov’t for Higher Education Funding
The peak body that represents the higher education sector in Australia says that the issue surrounding future funding for universities needs to be addressed before the federal election this year, adding that no other industry would put up with the uncertainty and absence of policy that universities have had to endure. The chair of Universities Australia is expected […]
Kansas Supreme Court Gives State Education Funding Ultimatum
The Kansas Supreme Court has given the state until June 30 to create a better system for financing public schools, threatening a court-ordered shutdown before the beginning of the next school year if the state fails to meet its obligations. The court ruling claims that the Republican-controlled Legislature has not improved upon the inequities between poor […]
Detroit ‘Student Sick-Out’ Marks Count Day Funding Protest
A number of parents in Detroit Public Schools district kept their children home from school on Count Day in an effort to protest problems within the district. The event, referred to as a “student sick-out,” was organized by a group of parents from a number of schools in the district. It is unknown how many […]
Cancer patients not given access to treatments because of ‘broken’ drug funding system
CANCER patients are not being given access to ground-breaking treatments because the system of funding drugs in England is “really broken”, the head of a major pharmaceuticals company warned today. Daily Express :: Life & Style Feed