The Texas Tribune: School Counselors Fear They Will Bear Burden of Budget Cuts and New Exams

Staar, a complex new end-of-course testing system for high school students, is on its way.

California Cuts Weigh Heavily on Its Colleges

Sharp tuition increases and cutbacks in services threaten to erode a much-admired college and university system.

Shutdown in Minnesota Ripples Out to Day Care

The shutdown has suspended payments for child care for the poor, and families and day care centers are feeling the impact.

State to Appoint New Board of Education in Bridgeport

In Connecticut, an elected body votes to dissolve itself after years of division and dysfunction.

In Reversal, Schools Doing Well Can Keep Unspent Funds

Individual principals will be allowed to roll over money saved from the year before if their schools perform well on progress reports.

As Budgets Are Trimmed, Time in Class Is Shortened

School districts across the country are gutting summer-school programs, cramming classes into four-day weeks or lopping days off the school year.

Reporter’s Notebook: Closing a State? The Rules Are Tricky

Minnesota was in Day 2 of a shutdown, and residents were left to navigate what it really meant to halt a state government.

Ohio Passes 2-Year Plan for Spending

The nearly $56 billion budget contains many of Gov. John R

Even Without Teacher Layoffs, City Schools Will Still Feel Pain

Several other city agencies are still bracing for cuts totaling more than 1,000 jobs.

Labor Coalition Is Divided Over Financial Rescue Plan

City labor leaders remain divided over a proposal to use union money to cover a city budget shortfall threatening teaching and firefighting jobs.

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