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Advocates Press for More Funding for Schools During N.J. Senate Budget Hearing

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 3:15pm

Advocates asked for more money for school districts, transportation and towns Tuesday at the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee’s first legislative hearing on Governor Christie's proposed $32.9 billion spending plan.

NorthJersey.com

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Judge Temporarily Halts Ala. Private School Tax Credits

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 2:57pm

A Montgomery judge temporarily blocked the governor from signing a private school tax credit bill and set a hearing for Tuesday afternoon.

AP via SFgate.com

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Funding Education in Washington State Requires More Taxes

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 1:09pm

Everyone in Olympia is talking about how important education is these days. With a mandate from the state Supreme Court, the McCleary v. State ruling puts policymakers on the hook to find a way to fully fund basic education by 2018.

The Seattle Times

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Capitalists for Preschool

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 1:06pm

In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for making preschool available to every 4-year-old in America, opening a welcome discussion on whether and how to make the investments needed to realize this vision.

The New York Times

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AASA Members Detail Impact of Sequester Cuts on Nation’s Schools

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 12:07pm

School superintendents across the nation are bracing for the deep cuts of sequestration, the federal policy consequence for continued Congressional inaction. In a report released today by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), hundreds of districts across the nation provided details describing what the cuts would look like in their district, reporting jobs cut, programs eliminated, and other negative impacts.

Nearly 400 responses from 42 states paint a dreary picture as it relates to the nation’s public schools and the sequester.

AASA

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NY High School Raises $489K with Marathon Dance

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 3:42pm

The 710 students from South Glens Falls High School danced for more than a day: Conga lines, "Gangnam Style," giddy-ups, hand jives and the "Harlem Shake." Then, flushed and weary, the teens showed why this is a dance marathon with a difference.

The Wall Street Journal

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Northern New York School Eligible for Technology Funds

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:02pm

The Dansville (N.Y.) Central School, southeast of Buffalo, is eligible for nearly $32,000 in grant money to purchase new technology and software to improve their readiness for computer-based testing and a technology-rich learning environment, according to the state Education Department. The funding is part of a $225 million settlement agreement reached between Microsoft and New York State consumers, of which schools will get $87 million.

Livingston County News

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What Would Sequestration Mean for K12?

Budget cuts may have a large impact on federally funded education programs.

Alison DeNisco

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Bill Would Allow N.C. Schools to Use Lottery Money for Technology

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 2:59pm

School districts would be able to use lottery funds to buy technology devices and wire schools under a bill that cleared the House Education Committee Tuesday.

WRAL.com