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The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District is getting another magnet school. The District 191 School Board on Thursday, Nov. 19, approved a new Gifted and Talented Magnet Program at Eagle Ridge Junior High in Savage.
The Boyertown School Board's superintendent selection process came under fire from teachers and parents at a recent board meeting. Dozens attended the Nov. 24 meeting, voicing their displeasure at the hiring of Dion Betts of Lititz, Lancaster County, to replace retiring Superintendent Harry W. Morgan.
Iske receives UN-L scholarship Cayla J. Iske of Springfield recently received the Nebraska Farm Bureau Scholarship worth $1,000 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Iske is a freshman working toward a major in animal science at the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR). She is a graduate of Platteview High School.
WINDSOR — This month, Carlene Irion and Sean Ash were sworn into service as members of the Windsor School Board.
NEW BRITAIN — The family was about to lose its food stamps and health insurance, couldn’t afford to buy school uniforms for three boys, and was facing eviction. Neither parent was making enough money to support the family. Their 4-year-old had missed 15 to 20 days of kindergarten in the first few weeks of school.
(From Louisiana Gannett News) BATON ROUGE — Charter schools, envisioned in 1995 as places to use innovative teaching methods to reach troubled students but didn't always find success, are making a huge comeback now that the state is taking over failed public schools.
At a student rally meant to build momentum for the recently slashed Michigan Promise scholarship program, Gov. Jennifer Granholm touched on a less-discussed issue - the state's decades-long divestment in higher education. Years ago, the state gave a bigger slice of funding......
DOWNINGTOWN — During a special board meeting Monday, the Downingtown Area school board decided to issue a bond worth $23.68 million and enter into an interest rate swap.
The Springfield School Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday to discuss selection of a student board member. No final action is expected to take place, a school district news release said.
Denver Public Schools tonight will embark on a new era in what may be the district's most pivotal school board meeting in decades.
The school board has approved a one-year extension to Superintendent David Campbell's employment contract, taking it through the 2010-11 school year.
The Aberdeen School Board has approved an expansion project at an elementary school. The 4700 square foot addition to the O.M. Tiffany Elementary will provide for three more classrooms.
CHADRON, Neb. -- A Chadron school board member remains jailed on several misdemeanor charges but has pleaded not guilty to all counts.
Once again, budget talks will dominate Washtenaw County school board meetings this week. Starting today with the Dexter school board, elected officials will be hearing from administrators about what cuts need to be made this school year to balance their......
A recent grant that may lead to another four-year university locating in Yuma at affordable tuition is a huge step forward to accessing higher education, according to local educators.
The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board will have 23 classes participating in full-day junior and senior kindergarten, which will start next September.[...]
The reticent approach Lynchburg City Council is taking to its pending vacancy appointment has been its standard practice for a number of years, officials say, although it is a marked departure from the new school board procedures put in place just last year.
The state has scheduled five public hearings on seven proposed charter schools statewide. Three of the proposals, including two in Worcester, would affect Central Massachusetts.
The estimated 40,000 parents who choose not to send their children to school should be vetted, says Ofsted.
The Willard School District will take declarations of candidacy to the school board for the April 6, 2010 election.
The issue: State revenue is out of whack. The recession forced massive budget cuts worth nearly $1.6 billion, or about 24 percent of general funds, since 2007. General funds pay for public schools, higher education, prisons and social welfare programs and come primarily from sales and income taxe...
It’s the holiday season again — and again this year ...
Interesting ConnCan paper on ed finance in Connecticut , implications ...
Title I Monitor has a roundtable with a lot of useful perspective ...
Social entrepreneur Alan Khazei is gaining momentum in the MA Senate ...
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