Insurance
Student Well-Being
Health-Care Law Poses Challenges for Districts
School districts are facing vexing financial and operational questions about how they will comply with the Affordable Care Act, which is leading some school systems to cut employees' work hours.
Student Well-Being
Ind. Districts, AG File Suit Over Federal Health-Care Law
Indiana's attorney general and 15 of its school districts are suing the federal government over the 2010 health-care law.
States
Arming Teachers Could Jeopardize Kansas Schools' Insurance
Companies that insure Kansas districts say that giving concealed handguns to on-campus employees who aren't sworn law enforcement officers is too much of a
Student Well-Being
Children's Health Impact Seen in Medicaid Debate
Advocacy groups say the ranks of uninsured children could swell if governors balk at Medicaid expansion.
Federal
Insurance Access Linked to Scores
Eligibility for health coverage is associated with higher reading scores.
Education Funding
Woes of Bond-Insurance Industry Latest Fiscal Concern for Districts
While a relatively arcane part of school finance, bond insurance is an important part of borrowing money and building schools for many districts.
Student Well-Being
Proposal Seeks Health-Insurance Savings
Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell is proposing to bring all school employees under one insurance plan, rather than have individual school districts continue to provide their own.
Student Well-Being
Children’s Health Coverage Seen at Risk
As lawmakers push to expand a children’s health-insurance program partially financed by the federal government, the Bush administration’s new guidelines restrict enrollment.
Student Well-Being
More U.S. Children Lacking Insurance
The proportion of children without health insurance in the United States rose from 10.8 percent in 2004 to 11.2 percent in 2005, the first uptick in the number since 1998.
Student Well-Being
Reporter's Notebook
District Health Costs Dominate Concerns of Business Officials
Finding ways to control rising health-care costs was a leading topic here at the annual meeting of the Association of School Business Officials International.
Education Funding
Bitter Battle Over Insurance
The Buffalo, N.Y., district is moving ahead with plans to consolidate health coverage under a single carrier. In fact, employees already have been sent new insurance cards.
Education
School Districts’ Insurance Coverage at Issue as Damages Mount
With school buildings torn apart, buses underwater, and offices washed away, school districts trying to recover from Hurricane Katrina will have to start by figuring out where they’ll get the money.
Education Funding
Survey Finds Spiraling District Health-Care Costs
A survey of school district budget officials shows that employee health care now costs their districts nearly $900 per pupil on average, an expense that they say seriously affects their ability to pay for instructional services.
Education Funding
Survey Finds Districts Pressed by Health Costs
Costs for employee health care now amount to nearly $900 per pupil, seriously affecting school districts’ ability to pay for instructional services, according a survey of district budget officials across the country.
