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$400K govt debt offsetting scrapped; other budget problems addressed

Lawmakers working on a compromise $134.33-million budget bill for fiscal year 2015 emerged from a daylong meeting at almost 5pm yesterday with more than half of so-called “sticky” issues already resolved, including a decision to scrap a provision waiving Bridge Capital LLC’s...
Posted On Sep 04 2014 04:02
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PSS: ‘Test the car before you drive it’

The Public School System aims to eventually have 500 to 600 students in their cooperative education program, with a 400-count targeted for school year 2016, according to Christopher Tenorio, interim coordinator of PSS’ cooperative education program. Tenorio spoke at yesterday’s...
Posted On Sep 04 2014 04:00
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MHS, GES at all-time high; new middle schools open

Of the 10,000-plus and growing public school students, Marianas High School holds the largest number of students as of yesterday with 1,576—an all-time high; Garapan Elementary leads elementary schools with 805 students, and Hopwood Junior High School leads middle schools and...
Posted On Sep 03 2014 04:00
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‘$1.6M increase could help improve teacher-student ratio’

The expected $1.6-million increase in the Public School System’s budget is expected to help improve the teacher-student ratio—now estimated at about 30-to-1—and may also increase the amount of local operational funds left over for every public school student—which is at a mere...
Posted On Sep 02 2014 04:00
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