BUDGET UPDATE The Conference Report on the 2014-2015 state budget was delivered to legislators last night at about 8:30 pm. The budget totals more than $77 billion and provides more than $18.88 billion in total FEFP funding (an increase of 3.14% over the current year). This will provide total FEFP funding per student of $6,937.23…
Education policymakers today insist that teachers, principals and schools must be “held accountable.” You would assume, then, that they would take every opportunity to ensure that all students who are educated with public money take the all-important standardized tests that are used as the chief accountability metric and that can determine how much educators are…
WASHINGTON — Researchers say the latest data on high school graduation rates is a positive sign, but there is always room for improvement. Federal statistics from 2012 show the graduation rate has reached 80 percent. Even so, 1 in 5 students are still not getting a diploma. However, researchers predict the improvement will continue, and…