Education Week: Finance Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators http://www.edweek.org/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:12:40 -0500 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 More States Grapple With Budget Shortfalls http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/467051185/14ap_finance.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/467051185" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/26/14ap_finance.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/26/14ap_finance.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 States Scramble to Contain Ed. Shortfalls http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/461598366/ap_budgets.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/461598366" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/21/ap_budgets.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/21/ap_budgets.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 N.Y. Budget Woes Offer Chief Final Challenge http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/458007869/13mills.h28.html Richard P. Mills offers school districts experienced guidance, even as he prepares to step down in June.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/458007869" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/19/13mills.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/19/13mills.h28.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 Weighted-Student Funding Preferred by Educators, Study Finds http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/458007870/13funding.h28.html Research on two districts finds method channeled more money to needy pupils.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/458007870" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/19/13funding.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/19/13funding.h28.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 State Budget Chills Send Shivers Through K-12 Circles http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/450408282/12fiscal.h28.html With California’s fiscal outlook worsening, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week called state lawmakers into a special session to balance the current budget, while governors in other states sounded alarms about their own revenue problems.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/450408282" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/12/12fiscal.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/12/12fiscal.h28.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 Gates' New Approach Gets Good Reviews http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/451525578/13gatesreact.h28.html The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is already getting feedback on its newly announced plans to retool its education grantmaking.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/451525578" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/12/13gatesreact.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/12/13gatesreact.h28.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 'Pittsburgh Promise' Program Lands $6 Million Donation http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/450310690/12brief-1.h28.html The Pittsburgh school district’s “Pittsburgh Promise” program, which offers college scholarships for its graduates, has received a $6 million boost from the Heinz Endowments.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/450310690" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/12/12brief-1.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/12/12brief-1.h28.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 Union Proposes Taking Over Salaries, Health Premiums http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/450310691/12negotiate.h28.html If approved, the Grand Rapids Education Association would assume responsibility for managing a share of the Michigan district’s budget.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/450310691" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/06/12negotiate.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/06/12negotiate.h28.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 Detroit School Board Approves Plan to Address Financial Problems http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/450310692/12brief-2.h28.html The Detroit school board last week approved a plan from a state review team to address the district’s financial problems.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/450310692" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/12/12brief-2.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/12/12brief-2.h28.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 District Leaders Exchange Ideas On Ways to Trim Energy Costs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/442969130/11energy.h28.html Cracking down on small but energy-inefficient devices was just one of many suggestions about 50 superintendents and other district officials heard during a recent “energy summit.”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/442969130" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/05/11energy.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/05/11energy.h28.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 Districts See Rising Numbers of Homeless Students http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/442865670/11homeless.h28.html Foreclosures caused by the nation’s mortgage crisis are said to be fueling the increases.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/442865670" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/10/31/11homeless.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/10/31/11homeless.h28.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 Financial-Literacy Requirements http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/442969131/11financelit.h28.html As part of an effort to promote the inclusion of financial education in state standards and required courses, the Washington-based nonprofit group Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, and Citi, a global financial-services company, have mapped whether students are required to study financial education.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/442969131" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/03/11financelit.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/03/11financelit.h28.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 Overhaul School Finance Systems, Researchers Urge http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/435434619/11finance.h28.html Policymakers need to turn the nation’s school finance systems on their head by connecting education dollars to student-achievement goals and outcomes, according to a study released today.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/435434619" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/10/29/11finance.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/10/29/11finance.h28.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:11:00 -0500 Retiree Plans Hurt By Market Decline As Anxieties Rise http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/442969132/11pensions_ep.h28.html States nationwide tally their losses, while trying to reassure retirees that funds are secure in the long-term.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/442969132" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/05/11pensions_ep.h28.html Finance http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/11/05/11pensions_ep.h28.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:10:00 -0400 Oklahoma Funding On Deck for 2010 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~3/435512373/10stjour.h28.html It’s never too early to start thinking about the next election—or so it might seem for Oklahoma voters.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFinance/~4/435512373" height="1" width="1"/> 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