The Newton Board of Education, like most educational entities in the United States, is facing many unknowns when it comes to federal dictates regarding education. During the regularly scheduled board meeting Monday evening, the board dug into some of those issues and how best they can respond. “At the federal level, everything is still a crapshoot,” Superintendent Fred Van Ranken said while providing the board with a legislative update. “We just don’t know things at a federal level.” Van Ranken advised there have been rumblings about funding cuts to Head Start services, but nothing has been confirmed. He did say he is relatively confident federal title funds will still be available next year. However, if that changes, it will cause problems for the district. Without the funding, the district would have to let seven interventionists go. Van Ranken encouraged board members and community members to communicate with legislators to express their concerns.
Source: Harvey County Now
