Capitol Recap
Education Funding
South Dakota School Funding Increase Tied to Teacher Salary, Benefit Boosts
Education funding got a 3 percent boost in South Dakota last week, with Gov. Michael Rounds鈥� March 17 signing of a $337 million school spending package鈥攑art of a state budget totaling $3.6 billion.
Education Funding
Indiana Shifts School Costs Away From Local Tax Rolls
The Indiana legislature in its recently completed session shifted the costs of running schools entirely to the state.
Teaching Profession
West Virginia Teachers鈥� Pension Plan Revised鈥擸et Again
The latest pension proposal offers teachers a chance to move to a defined-benefit program that would give teachers a guaranteed pension upon retirement.
Federal
Virginia Lawmakers Enact Measure Taking Aim at NCLB
The Virginia legislature has approved a bill that would direct the state board of education to decide whether to withdraw from participation in the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Education Funding
Delayed Illinois Budget Boosts School Funding
The budget, signed by the governor Jan. 11, will increase K-12 spending by $554 million, or nearly 9 percent, to a little over $7 billion, for a fiscal year that is already halfway complete.
Education Funding
Funding Formula Revised in N.J.
Just before their 2007-08 legislative session ended in January 2008, New Jersey lawmakers approved a new school funding formula advocated by Gov. Jon Corzine.
Education Funding
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Eyeing Cost of School Finance Revamp
A study requested by the legislature said the state would need to spend $2,500 more per child than it now spends to deliver a quality education.
Education Funding
Michigan Fiscal Woes, Minimal Funding Hike May Pressure Schools
The governor and lawmakers agreed to a 1 percent hike in education spending as they sought to keep the state from veering into a second government shutdown this fall.