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Corbett’s
budget mostly holds line on school spending
By Dan Hardy INQUIRER
STAFF WRITER, Posted: Wed, Feb. 8, 2012 , 1:40
AM
In contrast to dramatic
cuts a year ago, Gov. Corbett's proposed $9.5 billion public school budget
largely holds the line on spending - with one key exception.
Corbett once again wants
to eliminate the $100 million Accountability Block Grant Program, used largely
to pay for full-day kindergarten and some prekindergarten programs.
EPLC Education Notebook Tuesday, February 7, 2012
SPECIAL EDITION - Summary of Governor
Corbett's Proposed 2012-2013 Education Budget
PA Budget and Policy Center – Coverage of
the Governor’s Budget
WEDNESDAY: Start your day off
by reading Sharon Ward's op-ed on the Governor's budget plan in the Allentown Morning Call.
Then at 10 a.m. tune in to WHYY's
Radio Times to hear Sharon
put the budget in context and take questions from callers.
And at 1 p.m. dial in to PBPC's conference call to
get the inside scoop on the budget (call-in number: (760) 569-7676;
participant code: 453547).
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM
YOU. Go
to our Facebook page this week and tell us what
you think about the budget.
Congress members say
changes to ESEA are coming
Two former school board
members and current U.S.
Representatives promised Federal Relations Network (FRN) Conference
participants that changes are on the way for the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA). Reps. Judy
Biggert, R-Ill., and Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., vowed to support local control and
local school boards in speeches at a luncheon session on Monday. “I see a consensus,” said Thompson. “I have
yet to find anyone on Capitol Hill who doesn’t believe [the No Child Left
Behind Act] is broken and doesn’t need major changes.”
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