Tag Archives: state aid

RED BANK: Still well below "adequacy" funding, school district keeps tax increase at two percent for second consecutive year, Rumage says.

RED BANK: Charter school wins renewal over opposition by district and council; Martello cites "rigorous" state review and calls for end to "divisiveness."

RED BANK: Superintendent asks council to oppose charter school renewal, citing a 'travesty' of segregative effects over a quarter-century.

RED BANK: With a 55-percent boost in state funding, school administrators rush to reverse cuts to jobs and services. But the tax hike remains, superintendent says.

RED BANK: Local school taxes set to rise almost 4 percent, with teacher jobs and programs on the cutting board, as district awaits more funding from Trenton.

RED BANK: Rejecting allegations of enrollment bias, state education commissioner upholds charter school renewal through 2022.

RED BANK: School board and parents slam increased transfer of funds to charter school, which wipes out state aid increase.

RED BANK: Charter school to hold its annual enrollment lottery this week.

RED BANK: Philadelphia Inquirer probes segregation claims leveled at charter school.

RED BANK: Over objections reflecting long-standing resentments, charter school wins OK to create gym in a building it's buying.

RED BANK: The charter school and developer Ray Rapcavage go before the zoning board with plans that have generated a fair amount of heat recently.

RED BANK: A state agency orders charter school to provide enrollment demographics after borough resident's complaint about lack of transparency.

RED BANK: The board of ed could hire as many as eight teachers and aides with a "gigantic" infusion of additional state aid, superintendent says.

RED BANK: The charter school plans to pay $1.73 million for a commercial building that abuts its property to create a gym.

RED BANK: The ACLU and a marquee civil rights lawyer take up the case of two organizations hoping to close the charter school over charges of segregation.

RED BANK: The ACLU has joined two other organizations battling the charter school over charges of segregation and will appeal this week's charter renewal.

RED BANK: Amid controversy over its impact on it host district, charter school wins state approval to operate for another five years.

RED BANK: Three months after a complaint, feds say they're investigating allegations of segregation related to charter school.

RED BANK: Charter school opponents allege the "outright fabrication" of data used by the school in pursuit of a five-year extension.

RED BANK: District superintendent asks state to reject charter renewal because the borough "can no longer support two separate school districts."