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Pittsburgh Public Schools administrators tonight recommended that the school board vote down two proposed charter schools for the second time.
The idea of shrinking the Holland School Board has been brought forward by a councilman who has been sitting on the idea for over a decade.
With the Multicultural Coalition office needing to move, the Grand Island school board will be asked on Thursday night to move its Outreach Center to the same location.
The St. Helena School Board will hold its last regular meeting of the year at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 at Vintage Hall. The board will elect a new president, vice president and board clerk, as well as approve a board meeting calendar for 2010.
Temecula's school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to send a letter to Riverside County supervisors expressing their concerns about the proposed Liberty Quarry.
West Milford The West Milford School Board plans to take a look at the possibility of instituting full-day kindergarten, at the suggestion of board member Barbara Carter, who sparked the issue with her questioning of the $62,000 spent each month for remedial teaching.
West Milford January will see major changes in Trenton with a new administration coming in. Those changes may reach into education. With that in mind, school board member Wayne Gottlieb suggested that the board become a member of the Garden State Coalition of Schools, an advocacy group for school districts.
Mayor Karl Dean is forming a nonprofit to help increase the number of charter schools in Nashville by finding and training new leaders and offering upstart schools support as they prepare for opening day.
DNA language raises hackles as Palm Beach County School Board considers worker policy
Community organizer Adrienne Waterman began her first term on the Vallejo school board Wednesday as she and the two other Nov. 3 election winners took their oaths of office.The board also elected Ward "Ace" Stewart and Raymond Mommsen as its new president and vice
ENGLEWOOD ” There is still no contract settlement between the city’s educators and the school board, and the issue could drag on longer than three months.
Franklin Regional notes: Franklin Regional School Board welcomed two new faces at Monday's meeting. read more »
TRENTON — Governor-elect Chris Christie says he will call for an audit of all school boards when he becomes governor and that he wants to move school board elections to November.
The York City School Board agreed Thursday to table a security policy that would have included chemical foam, handcuffs and Tasers.
The Osseo School Board certified the district's 2010 levy at its Tuesday, Dec. 1, meeting. The $69.2 million total levy was certified at the maximum allowed amount for taxes payable next year. The total increased by $324,773 - or 0.5 percent - from 2009.
The Redondo Beach school board will once again explore the possibility of leasing 3.25 acres of district-owned surplus property at 320 Knob Hill Ave.
The York City School Board approved initial plans to move forward on a $3.8 million renovation of McKinley Elementary, one of several renovation projects on the table for the district.
Bessie Holley was chosen Wednesday night as the new president of the Cabell County School Board, and Suzanne Oxley was elected as its vice president.
The Redondo Beach school board has approved more than $6 million in athletic facility projects at Redondo Union High School, including a new field house and playing fields.
At least one candidate had filed for every local school board position by the end of the filing period Wednesday. Edmond and Guthrie incumbents both drew another candidate in opposition.
On Wednesday morning, the Baldwin School Board held a brief, special meeting to ratify the remaining millions on the 2008 bond issue.
New report from McKinsey coming out of their Singapore meeting ...
Most, but not all, high performing charter schools are urban ventures. ...
Wow, just in case you actually thought there was a big consensus ...
Over at the National Journal education blog they’re debating ...
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