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After facing a budget shortfall in a difficult economy, the Anchorage School Board looked at a suggested upper limit Monday night -- the most money the school district can expect for next school year.
Photo by ItzaFineDay via Flickr Legendary Bay Area restaurateur, chef, cookbook author, and educational garden advocate Alice Waters is in town today to take part in the launch of the first Los Angeles branch of her Chez Panisse Foundation 's Edible Schoolyard . The garden at Larchmont Charter School in West Hollywood, has already been teaching the current K-2 students about food and science, as ...
Carlow on Beacon newspaper staff Cameron Carlow of La Vista is serving as a member of the Beacon newspaper staff for the 2009-2010 school year at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. The Beacon staff coordinates the writing, publication and distribution of the college’s weekly newspaper. Carlow, a sophomore, is the sports editor and is majoring in journalism.
A decision on filing a new school funding lawsuit could come as early as next month as more school districts statewide join Schools for Fair Funding and pledge to help fund a new court battle.
Chester Community Charter School Welcomes Rescue Ink, a Nationally Recognized, Animal Rights Advocacy Group to Campus for Assembly Presentation.
The Scottsbluff Public Schools Board of Education approved the spending of more than $200,000 on two items at Bluffs Middle School during a special meeting Monday night.
NASHVILLE -- The bipartisan working group assembled by Gov. Phil Bredesen to examine how to improve Tennessee public higher education is focusing on boosting the role of community colleges and tying public funding more toward performance, officials said. The group of state legislators and higher education officials met again privately Monday, a process that began during this year's ...
She may have been preaching to the choir when Gov. Jennifer Granholm sat with a roundtable of Plymouth-Canton school board members, local leaders and parents to talk about funding public education.
Fresh start for Greeley-Evans school board Jakob Rodgers Monday proved to be a day of change for Greeley-Evans School District 6. Following a hearty thanks from members of the past District 6 Board of Education and Superintendent Ranelle Lang, board members Jesse Quinby and Douglas Lidiak relinquished their seats to make way for newcomers Doug Kershaw and Brett Reese during the board's regular ...
A state commission on public schools Monday said any more cuts to education would be unacceptable.
Meraki, the cloud-based wireless networking company, released the first-ever Meraki Higher Education Wireless Census today, and the results reveal a major increase in 802.11n adoption on campus.
Monroe attorney Willie Hunter is expected to address the Monroe City School Board at its Tuesday meeting, which has been rescheduled to noon from the board's usual meeting time of 6 p.m.
BURGAW – Pender County School Board Chairman Tom Roper said he was “shocked” last week when he received an email form the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People claiming they were investigating him on charges of racial bias and other charges.
BURGAW – The Pender County commissioners have agreed to help the school board get the additional funding it needs to build an auditorium and auxiliary gym at Trask High School in Rocky Point but not before some questioned why their request for school owned land to build a public library had been delayed.
Challenger Jennifer Czachorski and incumbent Jennifer LaBombarbe were elected to the the Lincoln Consolidated School Board according to unofficial results Wednesday morning.
SLATE HILL — Minisink Valley school board member Shawn O'Connor is stepping down after more than 18 years.
MATTOON — The Mattoon school board tonight is scheduled to vote on whether to allow qualifying high school juniors to leave campus for lunch one day per week.
MASON CITY — The Mason City School Board on Monday agreed to hire a Waterloo firm to handle the sale of bonds for the high school/ John Adams Middle school renovation project.
Three new faces, and one familiar one, will round out the Douglas County School Board, tasked with important financial decisions along with the responsibility of hiring a new superintendent.
The new chair of the Charleston County School Board says she supports schools Superintendent Nancy McGinley, but she won't say whether she would vote in favor of extending McGinley's contract.
EDMOND — The Edmond School Board has approved a change to the district’s graduation requirements starting with the class of 2011.Under the new policy, which was approved last week, if a student retakes a course, both grades will be recorded and figured into the student’s grade-point average. The student, however, would receive credit for the course only once.For those students taking college ...
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In the wake of Tuesday’s election there is some speculation ...
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Hope Street Group is hiring for an ed policy director . Fun, ...
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