SB 2401, the Senate charter school bill, needs to be amended significantly by the House if it is to 1) provide children trapped in underperforming schools with a better education option, 2) improve student achievement, and 3) provide a good return on investment for taxpayer dollars. Please continue to talk with your representatives about this […]
Senate Charter School Bill Needs Amendments in House Read More »
For the last four years, K-12 education has suffered budget cuts at rates higher than the state budget as a whole. In fact, for the current budget year, K-12 funding decreased while funding for the overall state budget increased. K-12’s share of the General Fund portion of the state budget has shrunk every year since 2008. K-12 funding
Education Funding and the FY 2013 State Budget Read More »
The UPSTART project is proposed in House Bill 1101. It is a “virtual” school bill for preschoolers. The bill appears to be written for the Waterford Institute, which has a program in Utah almost identical to that described in HB 1101. The bill requires that the state (the MS Department of Education) provide free computers to any
