Gov. Jennifer Granholm says she will shut down government to preserve school funding GRAND RAPIDS -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm drew an early line in the sand with state legislators Wednesday, saying she is willing to shut down the state government this fall before agreeing to cuts in education.
Many schools won't issue Web-cam laptops When he heard about alleged spying on school-issued laptops in Lower Merion, Benedict Tantillo quickly checked with technicians in his Bergen County, N.J., school system.
Okla School funds to be short despite plan, official says State schools Superintendent Sandy Garrett emphasized to the state Board of Education on Thursday that the education budget will fall about $50 million short, despite $172 million in emergency funding aimed at "keeping education whole.”