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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) -- School board members spent Monday evening discussing the pros and cons of becoming a charter school district. Interim Superintendent Dr. John Phillips says it will give the district more flexibility with class size and seat time.
COLUMBIA — Columbia public schools now have revamped math curriculum objectives. At a meeting Monday night, Columbia School Board members approved the math curriculum documents for kindergarten through fifth grade and sixth through eighth grade. All members voted to approve the documents except for board member Ines Segert. Some public comments on the curriculum focused on the process and ...
RIALTO - Incumbents seeking to retain their seats on the Rialto school board want more time to build on academic strides that have been made. Challengers call for new blood with fresh ideas for improving student achievement.
CAMANCHE — The Camanche school board recently reviewed testing results of the past school year, heard from the three school principals and made plans for the upcoming year.
The Indiana Public Charter Schools Association has named Russ Simnick as president of the organization to lead the growth, development and grassroots activities of the public charter school movement throughout the state.
The Crookston School Board on Monday approved this year's official list of substitute teachers, a list that Crookston High School Principal Todd Brist said shows a "pretty grave" shortage of subs.
Discussion of a school bus contract highlights tonight's meeting of the Cape Coral Charter School Governing Board.
What can you do in 60 seconds? Send a text message. Leisurely walk half a football field. Reheat a frozen pretzel or pizza, perhaps. The Student Loan Network has added "Apply for a $10,000 scholarship" to the list of things you can do in 60 seconds. The Boston-based financial aid company is holding a drawing for $10,000 on Halloween night, open to graduating high school students and current ...
Beginning next year, high school students in the Bay City district will have three semesters instead of two and will drop the block schedule it has used for several years. The Bay City school board at its regular Monday meeting unanimously approved trimesters for the 2009-10 school year, a schedule that gives students more room to take electives and gives those that have failed a class in ...
Monticello students scored above the state average on both ACT tests and MCA-II Reading tests last year but generally struggled to meet state scoring averages on MCA-II Math tests, according to the district’s newly released report on curriculum, instruction and student achievement.
Maintaining smaller class sizes for early grades and ninth-grade English and math amid budget cuts is an issue for candidates for the Corona-Norco Unified School District Board of Education.
When the Crookston School Board next meets on Sept. 22, Superintendent Wayne Gilman hopes to have for them to peruse a sample framework of a new teacher evaluation model in the public schools that's been in the works for about three years.
The Board will vote next week, but they will only be voting on the application. If the School Board approves the application it will go to the State Board of Education for a final decision.
The Academy Charter School in the Village of Hempstead is expected to open with 168 students in kindergarten through fourth grade.
Six candidates are running for three seats on the Campbell County School Board in the Nov. 4 election.
The Fort Dodge school district will see a slight enrollment decrease in the 2008-2009 school year. Preliminary figures show the district will have 28.6 fewer students, though Superintendent Linda Brock said that those numbers could change. Brock presented the figures to members of the Fort Dodge school board Monday. In all, enrollment stands at 3,954.5 students, down from last year's 3,983.1.
School funding, parental involvement and student achievement are the top concerns among those running to represent District 4 on the Georgetown County School Board. Eric Allen, Johnel Conyers, Kizzie Lawson and Johnny Wilson are all vying for the post that represents part of unincorporated Georgetown. It's an unprecedented four-way race in a historic election for the Georgetown County School ...
At a time when the credit crisis is making it harder to find college financing, Texas state officials hope their new prepaid tuition plan will help families get a head start on saving for college.
SAN JACINTO - Keeping schools safe, clean and attractive; recruiting and retaining good teachers; and dealing with budget challenges are among the issues the four candidates for the San Jacinto Unified school board election are discussing.
Emtec, Inc. (OTCBB:ETEC), an information technology systems and services company, today announced that Duval County Public Schools (DCPS), the 19th-largest school district in the U.S. based in Jacksonville, Florida, selected the company to supply and implement a new technology infrastructure for more than 160 schools (105 elementary, 26 middle, 19 high, and 11 other centers and charter schools) ...
CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation and leading source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to educators and governments, today announced the results of its new study, "The 21st-Century Campus: Are We There Yet?", which examines the current and future role of technology in higher education. With responses from more than 1,000 college students, faculty ...
I’ll be at MoMA for the Broad announcement this morning, ...
Ed Week has a good list of school districts that are getting hit ...
Arne Duncan of Chicago has gotten attention for being the ...
Scary news from Zimbabwe, where Mugabe has completed an almost ...
