Eighteen-year-old Jolene Bomgardner from North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, will age out of 4-H later this year, but not before the Pennsylvania Farm Show provides a showcase for two
Education Committee Passes House Bill 175 Aimed At Keeping School Funding Steady Despite Enrollment Drops
SFNM
Enrollment has dropped in New Mexico’s public schools during the coronavirus pandemic, partly because many families have opted to home-school their children.
So state legislators are moving to maintain funding at pre-pandemic levels, typically based on the previous year’s head count.
The House Education Committee on Saturday unanimously passed House Bill 175, which would ensure no district or charter school receives less funding for next school year than this one.
“If all things remain equal, and we aren’t held harmless, we’re going to have to cut another $7 million from our budget due to a significant loss in enrollment,” said Linda Siegel, a lobbyist for Santa Fe Public Schools. “We believe that many of these families that went out of state or started home schooling will return. If we make these cuts, we’ll have to cut staff now and then hire people b
February 7, 2021
Enrollment has dropped in New Mexico’s public schools during the coronavirus pandemic, partly because many families have opted to home-school their children.
So state legislators are moving to maintain funding at pre-pandemic levels, typically based on the previous year’s head count.
The House Education Committee on Saturday unanimously passed House Bill 175, which would ensure no district or charter school receives less funding for next school year than this one.
“If all things remain equal, and we aren’t held harmless, we’re going to have to cut another $7 million from our budget due to a significant loss in enrollment,” said Linda Siegel, a lobbyist for Santa Fe Public Schools. “We believe that many of these families that went out of state or started home schooling will return. If we make these cuts, we’ll have to cut staff now and then hire people back when students return.”
Letters to the Editor: Dec. 9, 2020
Mount Shasta Herald
Hate is terrible
In response to Orlando LaRosa’s letter last week, I am one of the 74 million “stupid” people. You do not know me and just because I have different ideas than you, have you thought that maybe we are right and you are wrong?
This wonderful country we live in lets us think for ourselves and gives us the right to believe differently. I respect your beliefs, you should be open minded enough to respect mine. I don’t want my country changed, our forefathers did a great job. What needs to change are people like you that causes the divide in this country.