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Weekly News Clips

Week of 2/2/2010

Culpeper Star-Exponent   

Culpeper Also Eyes School Sports Cuts 

Daily Progress   

Albemarle Wrestles With Idea Of Fewer Sports, Pay To Play
Bill Aims To Replace Charlottesville School Funding

Free Lance Star   

Spotsy Weighs Unpaid Leave
Spotsylvania School Board Balks At Cuts

Martinsville Bulletin   

Pluses May Trump Concerns With School Consolidation
School Closing Proposed
 
News Virginian   

Officials Search For Funds

NV Daily   

City Schools Eye Budget Reductions

Richmond Times Dispatch   

Bill Requires Schools To Spend More On Instruction
VA Senators Push For Tax Breaks For School Repairs
Teachers Association Predicts ‘Disaster’ Under Proposed VA Budget
VA Educators Rally Against Proposed Cuts
Henrico Superintendent Presents School Budget Plan
McDonnell: Expect Cuts In Health, Education
 
Roanoke Times   

Roanoke School Officials Face Drastic Cuts

Virginian Pilot   

Staff, Program Cuts, Larger Classes Forecast For VA Schools
Education Secretary Talks Charter Schools

Washington Post   

Students, Parents Try To Save Fairfax Music Program From Ax
Alexandria School Superintendent's Budget Could Close Gap

 

Week of 1/26/2010

Culpeper Star-Exponent   

Proposal Calls For CCPS To Cut 79 Positions

Daily Press   

Williamsburg-James City Schools Staff, Programs May Be Cut
Va. Schools 'Facing A Doomsday Budget'
Poquoson Superintendent Says $1 Million Will Be Cut From Schools Budget

Free Lance Star   

Board Looking Closely At Cuts 
Superintendents Plead Their Case At The Capitol
Hill's Budget Cuts 131 School Jobs Proposed Budget Cuts For 2011

Go Dan River   

Local Schools Face Steep Budget Cuts
Superintendent Wants Leftover Bond Funds

Kingsport Times   

Wise Schools Eye 47 Staff Cuts To Balance Budget
Retirements May Save Wise County Schools From Possible Cuts

Leesburg Today   

School Board Adopts Budget; Awaits News On Funding
Staff, Parents Raise Concerns About School Budget Proposal

News and Advance   

Teachers Likely To See Cut, Lynchburg Schools Chief Says In First Budget Forum

News Virginian   

County Schools Face $8M Cut

Richmond Times Dispatch   

Chesterfield Schools Chief Requests A 7% Pay Cut
Chesterfield Shifts From Building Schools To Maintenance

TriCities   

School System Faces $5.8M Budget Shortfall
Massive Cuts In State Funding Have Local School Officials Worried
‘Invaluable’ Support Personnel Jobs Are On The Education Chopping Block

Washington Examiner   

Teacher Salaries At Risk In Alexandria Schools

 

Week of 1/19/2010

Culpeper Star-Exponent   

School funding forecast grim

Daily Press   

Newport News School Board to hear updates on athletics, graduation coaches, discuss budget session
Hampton City School's expected budget shortfall drops from $24 million to $20 million
York superintendent gives budget cut recommendations

Free Lance Star   

Spotsy school budget bleak
Spotsylvania school layoffs likely

Go Dan River   

Pittsylvania County schools start process to balance budget

Leesburg Today   

Class Size Increase Draws Concerns At Hearing
Hatrick's Budget Seek 5 Percent Increase; Larger Class Sizes, Staff COLA Included

Martinsville Bulletin   

Instruction, officers' funding urged 

Richmond Times Dispatch   

Va. school superintendents urge state to keep maintain funding levels
Chesterfield focuses on communication during budget process
Charlottesville third-graders use Kindles to boost reading skills
Chesterfield schools request additional money from county
Chesterfield County won’t pull out of governor’s schools 

Roanoke Times   

Editorial: Honor the school funding formula
Roanoke schools eye more budget cuts
Franklin County gets jump on budget talks

Virginian Pilot   

Beach budget may take a bigger hit as property values slip

Washington Examiner   

Fairfax County threatens legal action over state school funds

Washington Post   

McDonnell sets out big plans, little funds
Loudoun braces for bigger classes
School funding bounty could bypass region

 

 

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