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The State Board of Education is considering four proposals that would overhaul the law governing charter schools, including one that would shift the cost of tuition to local school systems.
Contrary to rumors that the new majority in the Wake County School Board is opposed to magnet schools, the board says they support the programs. But they may not support not the programs' selection processes.
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.
L’Observateur LAPLACE – Before getting down to business on Thursday, the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board got into the spirit of the season with a pair of Christmas-themed presentations.
L’Observateur LAPLACE – St. John Parish School Board President Gerald Keller has announced his candidacy for St. John the Baptist Parish president.
Bear Creek Community Charter School Chief Operating Officer Jim Smith has a bit of a bone to pick with the Pennsylvania Department of Education: His school doesn’t get listed with other public schools when the state announces “Keystone Achievement” award winners.
A $1,195 legal bill was brought into question at a recent Owen J. Roberts School Board meeting because a board member had consulted a lawyer not authorized to work for the district.
The Springfield Township School Board welcomes two new members Tuesday, re-elected its leaders and voted to establish a wellness committee.
Congratulations for achievements in sports, community service, and pedagogy were the order of the evening at last week’s Princeton Regional School District’s Board of Education meeting.
The nine-member Council Rock School Board reorganized its leadership Thursday night electing a new board president and vice president.
The Council Rock School Board will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 9 beginning at 6:30 p.m. to take public comment on the Melsky tract issue.
Iam continually troubled by articles such as the one in the Oct. 29 issue of the Sentinel, "Board: Charter School Brings 'Quite an Impact'; E.B. Officials Working With Attorney on Hatikvah Issue.
NEW LONDON – The expected loss of more than a half-million dollars in revenue next year loomed large as school board members began to weigh its next contract with the New London Education Association.
DES MOINES — The Iowa Association of School Boards has recognized Ventura School Board Vice President Carol J. Prescott for making a difference through IASB’s Better Boardsmanship Awards Program
Portage Public Schools might avoid most of the proposed 53 layoffs of teachers and staff members because of additional concessions offered by its largest union.
Charter schools are expressing some concerns over proposed policy changes by the State Board of Education. They say the changes will hurt minority charter schools.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PA Cyber Charter School is a prime example of the educational innovation intended when the state charter school law was passed in 1997, said State Sen. Jeffrey E.
The chair of the region's public school board is happy the province softened its stance in legislation passed Monday at Queen's Park. At issue was Bill 177: the Student Achievement and School Board Governance Act, an omnibus bill that makes numerous amendments to the Education Act.[...]
The Bibb County school system is in crisis. The school board has been put in the unenviable position of watching Superintendent Sharon Patterson and deputy superintendents Silvia McGee and Mack Bullard twist in the wind as the Georgia Professional Standards Commission investigates how they handled two situations involving former Northeast High School principal Dr. Sam Scavella and former Appling ...
Santa Rosa School Board member Frank Pugh has been elected president of the California School Boards Association. He takes office on Saturday. First elected to the Santa Rosa School Board in 1990, Pugh is the most senior board member of the county's largest school district.
The State Board of Education is considering four proposals that would overhaul the law governing charter schools, including one that would shift the cost of tuition to local school systems.
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