N.D. Legislature passes higher education bill May 5, 2009
The freeze was meant to punish the higher education board for juggling the budget two years ago, but in the end, it was scrapped. The bill is SB2003. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Restraining of students questioned May 4, 2009
Under rules adopted by the state education board in 2001, school districts must receive parental permission before restraining students, unless they pose an imminent threat of harming themselves or others. The regulations call for only physically restraining a student, except in cases where a physician has explicitly authorized a chemical or mechanical restraint and a parent approves the use in writing. (Boston Globe)
Easy grades equate to failing grads May 3, 2009
Despite some schools struggles, the state is a leader in developing a reform agenda to improve college readiness, said David Spence, president of the Southern Regional Education Board. Moving a big state like this is a tremendous challenge, he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Ross new Miss. College Board president Apr 17, 2009
Whitten also led the board through two rounds of statewide budget cuts and increased scrutiny from the state Legislature that resulted in several legislative hearings dealing with issues ranging from the use of contract lobbyists to a proposal to change the states higher education board system. Wrapping up her tenure as president, the board recently began searches for a new permanent commissioner and a new chancellor for the University of Mississippi. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Ark. board names 3 districts in fiscal distress Apr 14, 2009
(AP) - The state Education Board has put three school districts on its fiscal distress list for financial problems. The board voted to place the Mammoth Spring, Mansfield and Osceola school districts on its list of fiscally distressed schools, putting the districts in jeopardy of being taken oven by the state if they don't improve their finances. (KSLA.com, LA)
State of fisheries' held this Thursday Apr 14, 2009
Schweitzer picks Billings lawyer for education board. HELENA (AP) Gov. Brian Schweitzer has chosen a Billings lawyer to serve on the state Board of Public Education. (Montana Standard, MT)
Karem named to Kentucky education board Apr 11, 2009
He also served on the Senate Education Committee, the Education Reform Task Force and was chairman of the Legislative Advisory Council of the Southern Regional Education Board. Karem is the chairman of the education advisory committee for the and is a member of the board of trustees and the board of directors. (Louisville Business First, KY)
• UI boosters want Nellis for top job Apr 10, 2009
Education board spokesman Mark Browning said that under a policy approved by the board, the pay of presidents at five of Idaho's state-owned colleges and universities is restricted to public money ... Of the eight education board members, seven are appointed by Otter. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Lompoc school superintendent search continues Apr 7, 2009
The meeting is at 11:30 a.m. at the Board of Education board room, 1301 North A St.. Top candidates who are chosen today will be interviewed by the board on Saturday, April 25. (Lompoc Record, CA)
LA Superintendent's proposal versus BESE task force Apr 2, 2009
(AP) - The state's top education board refused Wednesday to weigh in on a contentious package of proposals by state Education Superintendent Paul Pastorek to term limit local school boards, take away their pay and limit their authority. Instead, a committee of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education suggested the Louisiana Legislature should form a task force to study the ideas. (KSLA.com, LA)
State Education Board Approves Science Standards Mar 29, 2009
AUSTIN (March 27, 2009)--Texas will no longer require educators to teach weaknesses of all scientific theories, including evolution under new rules approved Friday by the State Board of Education in a 13-2 vote on new state science curriculum standards that will be in place for the next decade. But in a compromise plan, teachers will be required to have students scrutinze "all sides" of scientific theories, a move criticized by evolution activists. (KWTX.com, TX)
Texas School Vote Mixed Bag For Evolution Mar 28, 2009
Texas education board approves science standards. Article:Texas education board approves science standards:/n/a/2009/03/26/national/a031728D06 ... DTL Article:Texas education board approves science standards:/n/a/2009/03/26/national/a031728D06. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
COMMENT: What Muslims Really Want Mar 28, 2009
The curricula in these schools are so designed that they conform to the requirements of the st 00004000 ate education board. There would be some religious instructions in these institutions, but they would be on the side, and a minor matter. (India Times, India)
Evolutions backers hail Texas vote Mar 27, 2009
Education board drops requirement to teach weaknesses of theory. Member Ken Mercer, from San Antonio, reads amendments during a meeting of the State Board of Education in Austin on Thursday. (MSNBC -- Technology)
State seeks to gauge whetherstudents or teachers are lagging Mar 25, 2009
"I'm just blown away by the power and the potential of this kind of an analysis," said Thomas Fortmann, a state education board member from Lexington, during yesterday's presentation. "This is a poster child for strategic investment.". (Boston Globe)
Property rights advocate to address CCO Mar 23, 2009
On April 12, St. Peter s will begin Easter Day at 8:30 a.m. with an Easter Morning Buffet hosted by the Christian Education Board. The youth group for grades nine through 12 will get together on March 29 to go ice skating. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)
Lawmakers Take Aim At State Board Of Education Mar 20, 2009
The legislation being proposed would transfer some duties away from the state education board and to the Texas Education Agency. Another of Ellis' bills would subject the board to sunset review, a process in place to periodically ensure state agencies are operating properly. (KWTX.com, TX)
Two new candidates sign up for school board election (17) Mar 19, 2009
He said in filing papers that he attends Lebanon Community School District and People Involved in Education board meetings. He supports the Boys Club of Lebanon and Cub Scout Troop 350. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Ark. school district to regain local control Mar 17, 2009
The Education Board voted today to remove the 1,300-student district from its fiscal distress list on July 1 and to allow the district to vote in a new school board in a September election. James W. Staggs, who was appointed by the state to be Bald Knob's interim superintendent, told Education Commissioner Ken James in a letter that the district was projected to end the fiscal year with a $1. (KSLA.com, LA)
4-day school week gains momentum amid recession Mar 13, 2009
It's happening primarily because of the economic situation,'' said Gale Gaines, vice president for state services at the Southern Regional Education Board. Schools and districts are trying to work as efficiently as possible. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Bisbee school district explains savings from shorter school week Mar 10, 2009
Though the state does provide mileage funding to bus students to school, that amount has been frozen by the state education board, Garland said. You won t lose revenue going to the four-day week since Bisbee is already over the limit, he added. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Nashoba approves budget with modest hikes in assessments Mar 7, 2009
The budget saves $50,000 in transportation costs, $22,000 by not creating a part-time social studies teacher proposed to teach an additional high school U.S. History course that district officials deemed unneeded this year after the state education board declared that the MCAS History component will not be required until spring 2011, $10,000 in advertising contracts, $57,735 by prepaying in fiscal 2009 for membership in the Concord Area Special Education collaborative, $24,000 by not hiring a... (Bolton Common, MA)
Residents Have Few Complaintsat Hearing on Newtown Budgets Mar 4, 2009
Wednesday 4 March, 2009. NEWTOWN - The Board of Finance heard few complaints at a public hearing Wednesday, February 25, on the 2009-10 proposed municipal and education budgets. (Voices, CT)
Religion News Feb 27, 2009
Wednesday, March 4: GTKU-Women's Group, 9:30 a.m.; Brownies, 3:30-5 p.m.; Essex Association Missions Board, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Christian Education Board, 7 p.m.. First Presbyterian 179 County Road, Ipswich; 978-356-7690. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
• Idaho Ed Board to cut fall testing again Feb 24, 2009
The education board dumped the fall testing last year _ in what was supposed to be a one-time action _ and hoped to use the $500,000 in savings to restore the ninth grade tests that were cut in late 2007 ... The state has scaled back on the ISAT since 2007, when the education board canceled second- and ninth-grade testing and left vacant positions unfilled after accounting troubles left it facing a potential deficit of $1. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Stiffer graduation rate standard sought Feb 24, 2009
The state education board is expected to discuss the plan today. (AP). (Boston Globe)
Higher education choices won't be painless Feb 22, 2009
The median annual tuition and required fees for full-time, in-state students in South Carolina in 2005-06 were $8,065, according to the Southern Regional Education Board. That cost is 52 percent higher than the average in 15 other states in the region and 37 percent higher than the national average. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Govt begins scheme to train 7.5m school dropouts Feb 17, 2009
Jude Njoku, who was represented by an official of the ministry, Chief Victor Anuruo and the Executive Chairman of the Imo State Universal Education Board, Joseph Obi, represented by Mr. I. Anurigwo said the Imo State government had built about 100 classroom blocks in 27 councils. He added that the state government was committed to enhancing the status of education in the state and wanted stakeholders to contribute to the success of the workshop. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: The Revok Ed Obasanjo Plot Allocation [editorial] Feb 16, 2009
The plot of land was originally allocated to the National Primary Education Board (NPEB) and subsequently transferred to Inter-Projects Associates Limited, a private company, under the Accelerated Development Programme of the FCT Administration. The company developed a structure, a 13-storey project, up to the third floor, but had to stop work because the FCTA's Development Control office refused to release the approved building plan to the company for undisclosed reasons. (allAfrica.com)
Taking lessons in honesty Feb 16, 2009
"I am not inspired by our education board, the ISCE. There should be syllabus on such issues, be it corruption, sex education or religion, especially for children who are not so motivated," says Father Kinley. For added measure, he paraphrases Edmund Burke's quote, "Evil results when good men do nothing.". (India Times, India)
Darwin still a force in Britain at age 200 Feb 13, 2009
Under the heading "Sticker Shock," a biology textbook from Georgia bears a warning label mandated by the local education board: "Evolution is a theory, not a fact." A short video also addresses the friction between Darwinism and religion. But the thrust of the exhibition is the evolution of Darwin's thinking, how the seed of a blockbuster idea was planted and nourished over a long period. (Boston Globe)
* Debate over Darwin in science teaching rages on across US Feb 8, 2009
Just last month the Texas education board adopted a resolution narrowly voting to drop references in the curriculum requiring teachers to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of scientific theories ... In 2005, the Kansas education board voted to allow the teaching in state schools of intelligent design X that all life including man is a divine creation X alongside evolution. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Students to get a voice on Pa. state education board Mar 30, 2008
state education board Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:53 PM EDT ... That would position the state to join a national movement toward including student representatives on state education boards ... Sixteen states, the District of Columbia, and Guam currently have students serving on their state education boards in varying capacities, according to the National Association of State Boards of Education. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
EDITORIAL:Measuring education Mar 30, 2008
The Southern Regional Education Board - a 16-state organization whose work in assessing progress and analyzing challenges is considered authoritative - released studies last week showing Mississippi making progress but not caught up. A standard called the Challenge to Lead Goals for Education compares our state's "basic level" acceptable percentages on the National Assessment of Education Progress with nationwide numbers. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Religion: Texas education board adopts wide-ranging bible class standards Mar 29, 2008
02:21 AM CDT on Saturday, March 29, 2008. AUSTIN The State Board of Education decided today to allow standard English and social studies guidelines to be applied to elective Bible courses rather than drafting curriculum standards specific to the teaching of the religious doctrine. (KHOU.com, TX)
Career Ed names new chairman, 2 new directors Mar 25, 2008
Lesnik has been a Career Education board member since February 2006. The for-profit education company also named two new board members, including former Motorola Inc. Chief Financial Officer David W. Devonshire and Edward (Ted) A. Snyder, dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Public meetings (8) Mar 22, 2008
The People Involved in Education board of directors will meet at 6 p.m. for a work session and 7 p.m. for a meeting on April 1 at Sand Ridge Charter School, 2900 S. Main Road. The agenda has not been announced. (Lebanon Express, OR)
State board says no time for Hispanic input on new curriculum Mar 20, 2008
Next week, the state education board is set to take a preliminary vote on new standards for curriculum in reading and writing. State Representative Abel Herrero asked board members yesterday to hold off, saying experts familiar with Hispanic culture should get the chance to offer their own suggestions. (KSLA.com, LA)
Bill would pressure top brass in schools Mar 18, 2008
"Failure's not an option; you're talking about kids," said Claude Hartley, State Education Board president. Senate Bill 2149 would require school districts to remove an elected or appointed superintendent from districts that underperform for two consecutive years. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Heard on the street Mar 15, 2008
The company, which recently launched syllabus CDs (audio-visual tutor CDs for classes 1 to 10) for Maharashtra Education Board, is planning to replicate the model with other state education board syllabi as well, sources said. We have several expansion plans as far as IT education is concerned. (India Times)
New Grady CEO draws heat, doubters Mar 7, 2008
Background: Managing partner, Stephenson Reynolds Law Group, LLC. Formerly executive director of the State Health Planning agency; served on the State Medical Education Board. ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Gutcheon seeks Windsor DTC endorsement for 60th House District run Mar 7, 2008
Before joining the education board, Gutcheon served on numerous other town boards and commissions, including the Economic Development Commission, Conservation Commission, and Town Plan Steering Committee. He is a past member of Windsor's Conversations on Race Steering Committee. (Windsor Journal, CT)
Lawmakers pursue tuition authority over education board Mar 6, 2008
Front page news - newsjournalonline. THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
FLW airport usage increasing slowly, manager says Mar 5, 2008
Waynesville Daily Guide - News. Published Tuesday, March 4, 2008 3:46 PM CST. (Waynesille Daily Guide, MO)
Lois DeBerry tops 2007 per diem list Mar 4, 2008
DeBerry also is active in other legislative organizations, ranging from the National Conference of Black State Legislators to the Southern Regional Education Board and Women in Government. She travels to their meetings, too, though she said the trips often leave her exhausted and living on a suitcase full of peanut butter and crackers. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Letters: Kids shouldn't have to suffer from cuts in education Mar 1, 2008
At the top of the front page, "County pay hikes possible." At the bottom of the page, "Education board eyes cuts and possible layoffs.". Here is an idea, take the pay raise money and give it to the schools so our kids can have a proper education. (Daily Triplicate)
Ed. board eyes cuts & possible layoffs Feb 29, 2008
The district board meeting will take place immediately after the County Office of Education Board meeting at 5:30 p.m.. Elements such as enrollment and early retirees will help determine how many teachers or staff members could be laid off. (Daily Triplicate)
Turkey academics defy scarf law Feb 26, 2008
Yusuf Ozcan, head of the Higher Education Board, said in a statement at the weekend that university presidents "have the duty and responsibility to adjust practices in line with the constitutional amendment". Local media reported three universities in Istanbul, two in Ankara and five in the western city of Izmir have maintained the ban, along with universities in six other cities. (BBC News -- Europe)
South Colonie names schools leader Feb 26, 2008
By , Staff writer Click byline for more stories by writer. Last updated: 3:52 p.m., Monday, February 25, 2008. (Albany Times Union)
Independence school board approves new round of budget cuts Feb 24, 2008
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House agrees to ban lawmakers' work with state agencies Feb 23, 2008
The proposal would prohibit lawmakers, statewide elected officials, the governor, the governor's top staff, cabinet secretaries, members of the state education board, the presidents of the public college systems, and other members of statewide boards from doing contract work with state agencies -- even contracts that are competitively bid. The ban would extend to their spouses and their businesses as well. (KSLA.com, LA)
Florida backs evolution in schools (kind of) Feb 21, 2008
New science standards voted in by the state education board will mention evolution, but only as a theory (). Board member Roberto Martinez was unhappy about the addition of the word theory: Were watering down the best possible standards we could have. (Nature News Service)
Menifee school board members refine list of proposed cuts Feb 20, 2008
Last modified Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:33 PM PST. So, and , but who is this Ron Paul guy. (North County Times)
West Harrison Board of Education meetings Feb 14, 2008
Adjournment West Harrison Board of Education Board of Education Regular Board Meeting 7:00 P.M. - February 19, 2008 Board Room - Jr. Sr. High School Mondamin, Iowa Tentative Agenda 1. Call to order 2. (Missouri Valley Times News, IA)
Campus security may be given guns Feb 10, 2008
Flores said the higher education board may have now reversed its position and might allow campuses the option of enhancing their police departments. Currently, Oregon State University contracts with Oregon State Police in addition to using campus officers. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Fund cuts worse than thought Feb 9, 2008
Stankovich told members of the county education board on Wednesday that the governor's proposal is a "lethal injection to public education." California schools already receive about 1,900 per pupil less than the national average. Stankovich said the cuts may require districts in the county to lay off a number of teacher, counselors and other staff, as well as consider elimination of non-required programs like art and music. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Direct ethics complaints fall to wayside Feb 8, 2008
The council did approve amendments that will require; a signed receipt for a copy of the ethics code to be given to each board and commission member, elected officials and town employees; will prohibit town employees or officials from soliciting or accepting gifts or favors for services; and a non-compete clause restricting town and education board employees from being paid, or, working for a firm that has contracted with the town within six months of leaving the town's employment. Although they... (Windsor Journal, CT)
Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate Jan 31, 2008
Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years, vice Robert N. Shamansky, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007. . (White House News Releases)
Letters from readers Jan 31, 2008
Here are some facts from the Southern Regional Education Board. - By 2018, black and Hispanic students will represent 48 percent of the South's high school graduates compared to 35 percent now. (Florida Times-Union)
Legislative Leaders to Speak at 4th Annual Pennsylvania Gaming Congress & Racing Forum, February 25-26 Jan 31, 2008
(The conference is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 7. 0 substantive credits. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Investigation follows firearms find in school Jan 30, 2008
Parents were divided on who to blame, with the education board, school and police all facing their ire. Louise Sinclair, 27, who has three children at the school, said: "I do not think it was handled very well.". (Scotsman)
History Shows Joe McCarthy's Reputation is Undeserved Jan 29, 2008
In December 2005, he was appointed to the National Security Education Board by President George W. Bush ... In December 2005, he was appointed to the National Security Education Board by President George W. Bush. (Townhall.com)
Four area school districts to get state grants Jan 26, 2008
5 million assistance grant package, to be shared among 43 Illinois school districts with quickly growing enrollments, was OKd as part of the states budget approved in August, said education board spokesman Matt Vanover. However, lawmakers didnt pass the legislation implementing the budget until earlier this month, so that has slowed the process, he said. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Former Postsecondary Chancellor Pleads Guilty, Forfeits $18 Million Jan 25, 2008
$7,500 paid by ACS to a Political Action Committee for a subsequent political contribution delivered by JOHNSON to an Alabama State Board of Education board member who was running for Mayor of Huntsville. $3,600+ goods and services for a friend's North Carolina mountain condominium. (WSJA.com, AL)
School districts strained as state funds fall short Jan 23, 2008
"Academic expectations have risen, but spending on instructional services has not kept pace," acting Commissioner of Education Jeffrey Nellhaus told the state education board yesterday. "Spending on instruction is being crowded out by spending on other areas.". (Boston Globe)
