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Daventry Today - Sat Dec 5, 3:49 am ET
A MOTHER from the Daventry area has handed over a petition against proposed changes to home schooling laws.
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The Voice - Sat Dec 5, 7:39 am ET
State Rep. Phil Pavlov attended the November Marysville school board meeting to inform the members what is going on in Lansing regarding school funding and to answer any questions they may have. Subjects discussed included:
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Cedar Grove/Verona Observers - Sat Dec 5, 12:13 pm ET
Laning Avenue School Principal Frank Albano presented a review of the district’s performance in standardized tests for the 2008-09 school year at the Nov. 24 school board meeting.
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East Aurora Advertiser - Sat Dec 5, 10:43 am ET
Members of the East Aurora School Board are gearing up for a difficult budget process. At a Nov. 18 meeting, the board and Superintendent James Bodziak discussed priorities for the 2010-2011 budget. The budget for the current school year included cuts in many areas, which helped to avoid a tax increase. Several board members and administrators who spoke at the meeting said that further cuts ...
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Fort McMurray Today - Fri Dec 4, 7:47 pm ET
ASHLEY CREWE Today staff The Fort McMurray Public School District is facing a $3.58 million deficit for the 2009-10 school year and while that amount can be covered by current reserves, school board heads say if provincial budget cuts continue, there just won't be enough in the bank to cover it.[...]
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Orlando Sentinel - Fri Dec 4, 6:07 pm ET
VOLUSIA COUNTY — Tuesday's Volusia County School Board meeting will include a decision on new attendance boundaries for west Volusia in preparation for the new Orange City high school opening next school year. Students from DeLand, Pine Ridge and Deltona high schools may be transferred to the new school. Deltona officials are lobbying to stop its residents from being transferred, saying the ...
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The Herald-Mail - Fri Dec 4, 9:31 pm ET
GREENCASTLE, Pa. The Greencastle-Antrim School Board has capped real estate tax increases for the 2010 school year, forcing the district to balance its budget this June through careful expenditure control.
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Gazette.net - Thu Dec 3, 4:54 am ET
A $3.8 million all-boys charter school recently approved by the Prince George's County school board will likely be housed in one of the eight county schools shuttered last year, school officials said.
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Eden Daily News - Thu Dec 3, 9:40 pm ET
Danville Public Schools may need to prepare for a change in its calendar for the 2010-11 school year, which could delay the first day of school until after Labor Day.
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AsiaOne - Fri Dec 4, 11:41 pm ET
Home-schooling has gained popularity in recent years.
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The News & Observer - Fri Dec 4, 9:31 pm ET
The State Board of Education has new guidelines for charter schools, setting clear performance standards and emphasizing innovation as a focus for new schools.
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The Argonaut - Thu Dec 3, 4:35 am ET
Shane Martin, School of Education dean at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), has been named the new Board of Directors chairman for Green Dot Public Schools, the largest public charter school organization in Los Angeles.
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The Jersey Journal - Sat Dec 5, 7:04 am ET
Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey JournalLiberty Academy Charter School on Sherman Avenue in Jersey City.Teachers returned to their classrooms at Liberty Academy Charter School in Jersey City yesterday despite a disagreement over health care costs. The teachers held a sit-in Thursday...
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CBS 47 Fresno - Wed Dec 2, 7:23 am ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles charter school founder has repaid his organization more than $50,000 after an internal review found that expenses he had charged were undocumented or unjustified. The Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site Tuesday that Steve Barr's repayment was disclosed in a tax return filed this year by Green Dot Public Schools. Green Dot chairman Shane Martin told the ...
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KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Tue Dec 1, 10:40 pm ET
Saint Paul, Minn. -- As the budget squeeze intensifies at the State Capitol, lawmakers are taking a harder look at how some charter school buildings are financed. At issue are lease-aid payments to charter schools, which have grown at a rapid clip in the past decade.
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The Ann Arbor News - Thu Dec 3, 7:42 pm ET
Ann Arbor school Superintendent Todd Roberts outlined more than $2.6 million in proposed budget cuts for this school year to the school board minutes ago. The board is meeting in a study session to discuss the district's finances, but no......
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Sat Dec 5, 6:50 am ET
If the Arkansas Board of Education wants to permit the establishment of a new charter school in Pulaski County, it must seek federal court approval to do so or at least put restrictions on the school, Little Rock School District attorneys argued Friday to the state Department of Education.
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Pensacola News Journal - Sat Dec 5, 2:07 am ET
Judge gives attorneys time to craft closings arguments in school prayer case.
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The Times-News - Sat Dec 5, 3:02 am ET
Two area charter schools have been awarded grants from the J.A.and Kathryn Albertson Foundation that are part of $925,000 totalthat the foundation is giving to nine charter schools in Idaho.
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The Sparta Independent - Sat Dec 5, 2:36 am ET
Blairstown The Ridge and Valley Charter School recently held its third annual Autumn Olive Festival.