UPDATED: Ferndale School District draft 2011-12 operating budget available
Update 7/13: I just spoke with Superintendent Linda Quinn about how the various employee groups are handling the state-imposed pay cuts. As part of the state budget, the Legislature reduced funding...
View ArticleWhatcom CC draft budget balanced with tuition increases and reserves;...
Whatcom Community College’s Board of Trustees is slated to adopt the 2011-12 operating budget at their meeting Wednesday, July 20. Below is a brief look at what’s included in the budget. If you want to...
View ArticleMeridian School Board adopts 2011-12 operating budget
The Meridian School Board adopted the 2011-12 operating budget Friday morning, July 29. The budget includes about $17.5 million in expenditures and about $17.1 million in revenue. The difference...
View ArticleMount Baker Schools to have fewer teachers in fall, according to draft...
After avoiding most staff layoffs during the last few cash-strapped school years, the Mount Baker School District will have fewer teachers for the 2011-12 school year as part of budget cuts due to...
View ArticleThree Whatcom County school districts to adopt 2011-12 operating budgets
School boards for three Whatcom County school districts will consider adopting the proposed 2011-12 operating budgets on Thursday, Aug. 11. To read the stories previewing the budgets, please click on...
View ArticleBlaine schools 2011-12 budget adopted
The Blaine School Board unanimously approved the $21 million 2011-12 operating budget Monday night, Aug. 22. The budget includes about $20.5 million in revenue, about $279,000 less than the previous...
View ArticleUpdate: Gov. Gregoire proposes cutting state education by up to $1.5 billion
Note: this post was updated with more details Oct. 27 Gov. Chris Gregoire just released a list of possible budget reductions. And education, especially higher education, is taking quite a hit....
View ArticleMeridian School Board to discuss setting levy, pros and cons of hitting levy lid
The Meridian School Board is considering raising the amount of money property owners will pay in taxes starting in 2013, but probably not as high as they could. During a school board meeting Wednesday,...
View ArticleShorten the school year to save money?
Should the school year be shortened in order to save money? That’s something state legislators may be considering when the special legislative session starts later this month. According to a story in...
View ArticleWashington Education Association “Day of Action” Nov. 28
Teachers across Washington will be trying to show that “cuts hurt kids” on Monday, Nov. 28, the first day of the special Legislative session. The Washington Education Association, and its local union...
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