By Lisa Swem
Thrun Law Firm

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Students in up to 20 schools in eight states will have the chance to graduate after 10th grade, starting in the 2011-12 school year. The pilot program organized by the National Center on Education and the Economy and initially funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will require students to pass a series of college-level subject-based tests for program eligibility.

Here is the clarification of SB 981 language regarding Algebra II credit within approved CTE courses. Before reading, I advise you get refreshment. It will take awhile.

My read tells me their word says... know the law, use the overall HS math content expectations document in your decision (the big book--not the individual course/credit content expectations documents), within a group make a decision, let you conscience be your guide and "don't ask - don't tell."

Have your refreshment? Click below to read it.

Jim Ballard

Two legislative subcommittees began discussions of the School Aid Fund budget Wednesday, with members from both parties raising concerns that the proposal to apply the sales tax to services would not make it through the Legislature and would not provide the long-term funding needed to support schools.

Robbie Jameson with the State Budget Office said the proposal was essentially a continuation budget and, under the proposal, would remain that way for the next four fiscal years. "But in order to be able to afford a status quo budget, we looked at several reforms," she said.