Posts Tagged Education Funding
Interest Groups: Now is the Time to Better Fund Virginia’s Schools
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 10, 2019
Now that the Democrats are seizing power in Richmond, interest groups are already angling for money from the budget. Michael Pope has this preview of a push for more money for crumbling schools.
State Education Officials to Consider Making School Funding More Equitable
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 8, 2019
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Is the way Virginia funds its schools equitable? That’s a topic up for debate in Richmond. Michael Pope reports.
Teachers in Virginia Consider Way Forward
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 29, 2019
Credit: Mallory Noe-Payne / RADIO IQT
Hundreds of educators from across the state are in Richmond this weekend, considering their next steps in pushing for more state funding. It comes at a time when new numbers show Virginia teachers are paid almost $10,000 below the national average. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
Budget Negotiations Leave School Districts in Limbo
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 20, 2018
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, along with Richmond area lawmakers, calls on lawmakers to provide more funding to school districts. (Credit: Mallory Noe-Payne / RADIO IQ)
Governor Ralph Northam is proposing a new state budget Wednesday. That will kick off a second round of budget negotiations. The first round failed when lawmakers couldn’t agree during their normal legislative session. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
Funding for K-12 on the Line as Lawmakers Weigh Medicaid Expansion
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 5, 2018
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, along with Richmond area lawmakers, calls on lawmakers to provide more funding to school districts. (Credit: Mallory Noe-Payne / RADIO IQ)
Educators are keeping an eye on Richmond this week, as lawmakers wrap up work on the state budget.Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
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From NPR News- Congressional Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal On $1.3 Trillion Spending Package December 12, 2019The tentative agreement would fund programs through the end of September 2020 and avoid a government shutdown. Federal agencies run out of money at midnight on December 20.
- Senate Passes Armenia Genocide Measure, Ignoring White House Objections December 12, 2019The Senate resolution recognizes the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923. Turkey condemned the move saying it has put the U.S.-Turkey relationship at risk.
- Major League Baseball Drops Marijuana, Adds Opioids, Cocaine To 'Drugs Of Abuse' List December 12, 2019The changes follow the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who was found with opioids and alcohol in his system.
- McDonald's Not Responsible For How Franchisees Treat Workers, U.S. Agency Rules December 12, 2019The federal labor law board held that McDonald's should not be held liable for labor practices of its franchisees. The ruling directed a judge to approve a settlement in a years-long union case.
- 'Acts Of Hate': Officials Say Jersey City Shooters Held Animus Toward Jews And Cops December 12, 2019New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said investigators believe the deadly attacks were "potential acts of terrorism." Meanwhile, members of the Jewish community mourned their lost neighbors.
- Congressional Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal On $1.3 Trillion Spending Package December 12, 2019
- From BBC News
- Election results 2019: Tories on course to win majority - exit poll December 12, 2019The Tories are set to win a majority of 86 with Labour losing 71 seats, the general election exit poll suggests.
- Pound soars on exit poll forecast of Tory majority December 12, 2019Sterling surges 3% to its highest level since May on hopes the result will end Brexit uncertainty.
- White Island volcano: New Zealand troops airlift six bodies off island December 12, 2019An operation to recover the bodies of eight people killed on White Island began despite high risks.
- Trump impeachment: US House judiciary panel to vote December 12, 2019The judiciary committee debates two charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
- New Jersey attack 'may be domestic terror fuelled by anti-Semitism' December 12, 2019The FBI is taking over the investigation into a gun attack on a Jewish supermarket in Jersey City.
- Election results 2019: Tories on course to win majority - exit poll December 12, 2019
