Republicans Miffed By MPS Pandemic Aid
MPS gets 16 times more per pupil than Wauwatosa schools under federal formula awarding more to low-income students. By Steven Walters - Apr 12th, 2021 11:38 am //end headline wrapper ?>Riverwest Elementary School, 2765 N. Fratney St. File photo by Dave Reid.
Republican Sen.
Howard Marklein, cochair of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC), had a question for
Carolyn Stanford Taylor, state superintendent of public instruction: Are the pandemic-related needs of Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) five times greater than the COVID-19 costs for the Lancaster School District in Marklein’s southwest Wisconsin district?
Marklein asked because a Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) report said federal pandemic-aid packages will give MPS an average of $11,242 per student, while giving the Lancaster district aid averaging $2,213 per student.
Dr. Rau says this is not helpful adding, "We already know that our kids are way behind and that we have to find multiple opportunities to close those gaps."
Updated: 2:32 PM EST Feb 4, 2021
Hide Transcript
Show Transcript my legislative plan this year is all about removing and eliminating barriers for Pennsylvanians. It s about fixing problems that hold people back at every age all across the commonwealth and making it easier for Pennsylvania s to build better lives for themselves, for their families and for their communities on. That s why fully and fairly funding every public school in the state is the cornerstone of my plan. Every child in Pennsylvania deserves the head start in life that a high quality education provides. But chronic underfunding has deprived many of our school district of the resource resource is they need for their students to get the training and education we need them to get. In the six years since I took office, we have secured $1.4 billion in education funding. That includes nearly 800 million for basic education, $140 million for special education and $40 million for career and technical edu
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton superintendent search down to 3 finalists
The search for a superintendent began with 13 applicants. The current superintendent, Bryan Thygeson, is set to retire June 30. Written By: C.S. Hagen | ×
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School in Glyndon, Minn. Special to The Forum
After the final three interviews on Tuesday, Feb. 2, the school board plans to deliberate at 5 p.m. and “hopefully we’ll have a sole candidate,” said Lindsey Leach, school board chair.
Candidate interviews will be recorded and posted to the district’s website, but anyone who wants to listen in live can call the district office at 218-477-6825 and request a link, Leach said.
DGF schools interviewing superintendent candidates in closed sessions
Under usual circumstances, the candidates would be interviewed in an open forum, said Lindsey Leach, school board chair. Written By: C.S. Hagen | ×
This is a drawing of a lobby planned for Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School in Glyndon, Minn. A new gym, performing arts suite and science labs are also in the works. Submitted drawing
DILWORTH, Minn. The Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton School Board has selected six semifinalists to interview for the district’s superintendent vacancy. But the interviews won t be open to the public or livestreamed on the internet.
Under usual circumstances, the candidates would be interviewed in an open forum, said Lindsey Leach, school board chair.