Hot Banana Web Content Management Suite http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/budget-news/ The latest budget news from eSchool News en WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com ©2009 eSchool News Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:46:21 EDT Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:46:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/budget-news/?i=60376 Education Secretary Arne Duncan has proposed new rules for distributing $3.5 billion in Title I School Improvement Grants to turn around the nation's lowest performing schools. The plan includes flexibility for districts to close struggling schools, replace staff, or adopt a "transformational model" that aims to change the whole school culture, according to each school's needs. Key words: Arne Duncan, school improvement, low-achieving schools, Title I WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=3fc8801d-f31e-432c-8a7c-4dca63da06af Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:46:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/budget-news/?i=57211 As Congress debates an economic stimulus package that includes funding to boost the number of people in the United States with broadband internet access, at least one organization says access alone isn't enough--and it's urging the Obama administration to adopt strategies to stimulate broadband demand. Key concepts: Benton Foundation, economic stimulus, broadband service, internet access WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=f68b0bab-5995-45ba-8817-03d1087e1ff4 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:46:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/budget-news/?i=56437 Education Secretary-designate Arne Duncan has focused on boosting classroom technology and presided over the launch of a high school that replaces textbooks with web-based course curriculum during his seven years as Chicago Public Schools CEO. WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=db311890-10a1-4c67-90e8-ff4a79c15ff3 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:46:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/budget-news/?i=56409 According to legend, President John F. Kennedy sometimes would tell visitors to the Oval Office, "I certainly agree. Now, let's see if the government agrees." It was the 35th president's way of alluding to the shadow that falls between the idea and the reality. It's not likely to be different for our 44th president. Nobody knows what reality will bring, but oh, what a difference a day makes--Tuesday, Jan. 20, that is: Inauguration Day. Nowhere is the distinction clearer than in the President-elect's ideas for education. WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=cca718a4-ed3c-4a58-971a-1bb5045ea92b Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:46:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/budget-news/?i=55711 The credit crunch has officially arrived on campus: In a new survey, private colleges report their students are finding it significantly harder to secure the private loans they need to pay tuition bills. Furthermore, nearly half of colleges say some students have been forced to take time off or go part-time as a result. WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=0d9a0ba0-c71f-46bd-bfb2-09308ac6fc26 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:46:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/budget-news/?i=55672 In what could be the start of a long, dry spell for entrepreneurs on college campuses and elsewhere across the country, venture capitalists are gradually closing their financial spigots as it becomes increasingly difficult to cash out of their previous investments. WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=e9e04af1-600e-4f15-9616-71d23f5b2577 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:46:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/budget-news/?i=55472 Schools and colleges across the nation are scrambling to develop new plans to pay their bills after an investment fund that serves about 1,000 colleges and private schools last week partially froze withdrawals amid the current credit crunch. WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=aae2b0b8-0a14-4706-a9fc-e55e01165c92 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:46:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/budget-news/?i=54166 A new web site will allow children from military families to compare states' academic standards and take a free online test to identify the gaps in their understanding as they move to a new state with different testing and curriculum. WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=2eeca02c-95cb-4512-af33-b69346886b4b Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:46:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/budget-news/?i=52184 The federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program, which helps put technology into the hands of students in classrooms across the country, is slated for zero funding for the fifth straight year under President Bush's 2009 budget proposal. WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=4b19a27d-ca7a-44c8-8017-708f16021d12 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:46:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/budget-news/?i=51244 Ending a tense standoff with the White House, the Democratic-led Congress has agreed to a $555-billion year-end budget bill that meets President Bush's baseline spending cap on domestic programs and allows lawmakers to return home for the holidays. The budget contains $59.4 billion in funding for the U.S. Department of Education (ED), though an across-the-board recision of 1.75 percent will leave actual ED spending at $58.4 billion. The recision also means $5 million less in federal ed-tech funding this year. WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=865ac918-8f93-4af5-8a3e-45c342287257 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:46:21 EDT