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March 15 - DICKINSON - After nearly 15 months of ongoing disputes over a teacher grievance filed by 18 educators at Dickinson High School, the Dickinson Public School Board has agreed to settle the sum of $75,000.On Monday, the DPS Board of…

More Texas school boards will face the challenge of finding — and retaining — superintendents after a wave of departures from nine major North Texas districts, including Dallas, Richardson, Plano and Fort Worth.Recruiting, hiring and…

A few days after the resumption of face-to-face classes, stakeholders in the education sector are calling for changes to the culture of political interference in the appointment of school boards. This concern – linked to the…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) – The community of Douglas County has its first chance to tell the school board in person what it thinks of the two superintendent finalists. Tuesday's study session was the first opportunity for the…

During the Leon County School Board agenda review on Monday, March 7, Superintendent Rocky Hanna informed board members that he has decided to streamline operations by consolidating services provided by…

by Treadway Park March 5, 2022 Registrations are open for the Menlo Park City School District Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Pilot Program in the fall of 2022. TK is the first year of a two-year…

The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District (SOCSD) is seeking a new superintendent. SOCSD board members are working with Hazard, Young and Attea Associates to…

The Independent Panel into Ms Obiamaka Azubike Sexual Abuse Allegations is set up to unravel the facts surrounding the incident which occurred on 1st May 2004 at Olashore International School. Terms of reference The panel must consider and…

The Oxford School District has approved changes to the start and end times of schools in the district to…

(JTA) — Police and school officials are investigating an incident in which students at a Toronto middle school gave the Hitler salute to a teacher who is the daughter of Holocaust survivors. The incident is the third!-->…

HAMILTON, Ga. (WTVM) – The Harris County School Board has named a new principal for Harris County High School.From March 1, Lindie Snyder will officially be the director of HCHS. She will be leaving Creekside Middle School where she served…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dr. Penelope Martin-Knox has been chosen as the next superintendent of the Raytown C-2 School District.the district made the announcement Saturday.Martin-Knox will replace Dr. Allan Markley for the 2022-23 school year.…

Data from the first questionnaire was skewed by parents sharing the link, voting multiple times Durango School District 9-R will re-release a survey seeking!-->…

On February 8, the Montgomery County School Board voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Monifa B. McKnight as Superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Dr. McKnight, who currently serves as acting superintendent, will…

It's time for another test of the teachers' union's deadly grip on Colorado's public education. Again, the…

WATERVILLE — Waterville School Board President Joan Phillips-Sandy said Monday night that after receiving feedback from parents and others, she decided the best strategy was to seek out a school superintendent at the instead of an…

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Three school board members from the San Francisco Unified School District are on the ballot for a potential recall. The vote is in a few days. There are last minute efforts by parents and volunteers…

ADELLA HARDING Elko Daily Correspondent ELKO – MGT Consulting will develop a master plan for the facilities of the Elko County School District more than 20 years…

Eight school board seats in seven Oklahoma…

After a week of unruly protests against mask mandates for students, a school district in Oakdale, Stanislaus County, on Monday banned students without masks from campuses and postponed a school board meeting "for safety reasons." .Dave…

Maintenance, repairs and refits are expected to begin this summer Marie Voss-Patterson, principal of Park Elementary School, shows the crowded cafeteria!-->…

From July 14, 2021: Epic Charter Schools was just given an additional four months to determine how it could fully comply with a settlement agreement that preserved its sponsorship by the Statewide…

LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) - The Nebraska Legislature sparred Tuesday over the issue of local control in Lincoln, with the ultimate question being: Should the state cap the number of property tax dollars a school district levies each year on the…

Three members of the Douglas County School Board allege that the four new board trustees gave the superintendent an ultimatum – resign or be fired – without formal board approval and without the knowledge of the entire board.Directors David…

Police continue to closely monitor downtown Ottawa as a large protest against COVID-19 public health mandates drags on into a second day, with the city's police chief suggesting protests may not end this weekend. Protesters stormed the…

Orenthya Sloan transferred his two children to Leon County Schools in 2013 due to the dysfunction he describes in the Jefferson County School District. He says he kept them at Leon because he…

Ballot box at the Loussac Library during the ordinary municipal election on Monday April 6, 2020. (Bill Roth / ADN) A slate of candidates seeking to unseat the current members of the Anchorage Assembly have registered to run in the…

CACHE COUNTY, Utah – An unprecedented number of student and staff absences is forcing the Cache County School District to change its school schedules.Earlier this week, the district announced that all schools would post 45 minutes…

CAMDEN — Camden County is considering a possible state grant that would allow for the construction of a new,…

A strong school system is key to attracting families and building our community. As hectic as the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — Consolidation and school closures can be one of the most divisive things to hit a community.But a proposal put forward Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee seeks to add significant checks to the…

Breadcrumb Links News Local News So far, two classrooms have reverted to online learning in the district Desks in a classroom at St. Marguerite's School in New Brighton on August 25, 2020. Photo by Gavin…

An Ontario high school teacher wanted her students to know someone cared about them during this tough start to the year, so this month she sent a handwritten letter to each of them . "I wanted to put a smile on their face," said Iman…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jackson County Superintendent Frank White is recommending a mask mandate in K-12 public schools in the county. Jackson County Health Department Acting Director Ray Dlugolecki and Emergency Management…

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — Jefferson County's largest school district is launching a new district-wide mask mandate Thursday morning, but it isn't expected to last long. The Fox C-6 School Board has approved a return to a mask…

The Madison School Board approved COVID-19 sick leave for teachers and staff at a special meeting on Monday.The new temporary policy will provide district employees, who are already eligible for sick leave, five days of COVID-19 specific…

EBENEZER - The SVOBE Secondary Education School Board has switched to online courses starting today, Monday, January 10, given the increase in positive cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus on its campuses. “Due to the…

It was back to school Monday for educators in the northern Colorado districts after winter recess. One of the people who showed up for work was Rod Blunck, a public school retiree, now acting superintendent of the Weld RE-4 school district…

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A Belleville school administrator has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after being charged with sending…

After receiving little recognition at a recent Hillsborough School Board meeting, people are organizing in response to a Tampa Bay weather investigation which found that teens felt demeaned and punished when they sought help to end sexual…

In the midst of a pandemic, at a time of intense political and social disagreement and during a time when many families were suffering emotionally and financially, the 2021 high school football season kind of ended on Saturday night.It has…

“We have reason to believe and it makes sense that we continue to see declines because that's what epidemics typically do,” he said. If the general mandate is lifted, the board or Upham could still impose a mandate on a particular school in…

Professor WIU LEJA, Student Pen Security magazine article: "COVID-19, anti-vaccines and moving forward together" December 10, 2021!-->!-->…

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - The New Hanover County School Board unanimously approved the proposed budget for the local salary scale for the year 2021-22 in a meeting on Tuesday night.The motion to approve the local salary grid as…

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“Our mechanics drive every day,” said District Transportation Manager Tom Dummermuth. "I hiked a route last week."It wasn't the only time this year Dummermuth took the driver's seat. Like most districts in western…

Earlier this month, the Central Valley School District Administrative Office packed their bags and moved from their longtime home on East Cataldo Avenue to 2218 N. Molter Road in Liberty Lake. The new 44,130-square-foot…

CHAPEL HILL, NC (WNCN) - Chapel Hill-Carrboro school districts are increasing teacher salaries in hopes of attracting more applicants. It comes as the district said 40% of classes in need of a replacement are discovered each…

SOUTH INDIANA - Every public school system in Clark and Floyd Counties…

Anchorage School District Superintendent Dr. Deena Bishop addresses members of the public and school board during a special meeting at the Anchorage School District office on Monday, November 9, 2020 (Emily Mesner / ADN ) The Anchorage…

Students who wish to be called by a first name different from the one indicated on their birth certificate,…

Administrator Christopher Pope nominates his top three candidates to fill the vacant Visalia Unified Area 4 position.Visalia Unified administrator Christopher Pope resigned at Tuesday's school board meeting after making "negative comments…

The Maine School Boards Association presented Distinguished Service Awards this year to Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah, and dedicated school nurses throughout the world. State,…

As COVID-19 vaccines begin dispensing to Washington's youngest school-aged children this week, some of the state's largest school districts are stepping up efforts to run their own immunization clinics. In order to reduce the spread of…

A high school student in London, Ont., And her mother call for change after a teacher utters the N word in a grade 8 English class during a discussion about Agatha Christie's novel And then there was none. The incident happened on…

Miami-Dade County Public Schools are relaxing mask mandates for high school and middle school students in the district, citing low rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in the community. From now on, these…

A teacher at Parkdale Collegiate Institute is under investigation after arriving to class on Friday wearing a blackface as part of a Halloween costume.In a letter sent Saturday night to parents and students at Parkdale Collegiate Institute…

BOISE, Idaho - The Boise School District has announced its schedule to fill a vacant position on the Boise School Board of Directors. The council will follow By-law 1131 (R), according to the announcement. To be eligible for the office of…

From left to right, Aspen School District Equity Committee members Stephanie Nixon, Tameira Wilson and Tharyn Mulberry meet on Thursday August 19, 2021 on the ASD campus ahead of the 2021-22!-->…

The administrative building of the Pennsbury School District in Fallsington. Photo file. Credit: Tom Sofield / LevittownNow.com The Pennsbury School District and the union representing support staff have entered into a new…

A college teacher in the Independence School District has 10 students who have asked to use names or pronouns that do not match their assigned sex at birth.But according to district policy, staff…

An impartial hearing officer ruled that Sullivan County school officials acted correctly on June 8 by…

A Baton Rouge elementary school faces an outcry from parents after hiring someone with a long history of violent crime and mental illness. All this individual had to do, write nowhere the request was asking him if he had ever been…

Officials from the Freeport area school district could team up with a familiar architectural firm to develop a master plan for the high school improvements. School principals and administrators observed a presentation from the HHSDR…

NAPERVILLE, IL - Families in the Welch-Neuqua community of Naperville are fighting to keep their neighborhood together amid discussions over changing school district boundaries. A protest is scheduled for Saturday, led by families at Welch…

Memorial Auditorium in Burlington on February 19, 2020. File photo by Glenn Russell / VTDigger Real estate consultants said they found serious issues with a potential downtown location for a new Burlington high school. Consultants from…

CAVE CREEK, AZ (3TV / CBS 5) - The debate on masks in schools continues. The Cave Creek Unified School…

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) - The Shaker Heights Board of Education is considering a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its teachers and other staff. The board gathered for comment at a special meeting Thursday, during the first…

KINGSTON, NY - Ulster BOCES officials have begun a tour of school districts to seek support for a $ 39 million investment project to improve BOCES facilities in Port Ewen and New Paltz. The first presentation was given at a Kingston school…

ST. REGIS FALLS - A recent audit by the State Comptroller's Office found that the St. Regis Falls Central…

School districts across Alabama have recently been hit by food shortages, according to the Alabama State Department of Education. The Chambers County School District is no exception. Labor shortages and supply chain…

LAS CRUCES - Two opponents clash again for the seat of the Las Cruces District 2 Public Schools Education Board after competing for the temporarily vacant position three months previously.Following the abrupt resignation of District 2…

ATLANTA (AP) - Four parents are suing the Cobb County School District on behalf of their children, claiming that the fact that Georgia's second largest school district does not require masks means their students cannot attend in any safety…

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After passing a $ 28.9 million bond in 2017, Lynbrook High School's new wing was recently completed after a year and a half of construction. "It was a collective effort to bring this project to…

MONROE, Louisiana (KTVE / KARD) - The Monroe City School District and parents are teaming up to create a better educational future for their children. A parent engagement working group is being established in all schools in the city…

LINCOLN COUNTY, NC - Parents are taking action in Lincoln County against the school district for failing to impose masks inside classrooms.The Lincoln County School Board voted less than two weeks ago to make masks optional starting…

A closed elementary school in San Jose could become an affordable housing site, much to the chagrin of local residents. The Oak Grove School District is in preliminary negotiations to sell or lease the Glider Elementary School site to The…

The Ardmore School Board received an update this week on construction projects across the district, from the multi-million dollar performing arts center to the near-completed Jefferson Elementary expansion. The larger project is still…

A Utah school district bans pride flags under the guise of a state-imposed policy that requires districts to keep classrooms "politically neutral." Despite the fact that the Utah Department of Education does not specifically consider pride…

At its regular meeting on Monday, the New Castle area school board took…

The West York Region School District is asking to join a lawsuit challenging the validity of a state order requiring masks at K-12 schools in Pennsylvania.In a 6-3 vote, the West York Region School Board on Tuesday approved the school…

ASHLAND, Missouri (KMIZ) Southern Boone School District School Board members voted 4 to 3 to suspend the district's mask mandate for some students. Concerned about the current case rate in the district, administrators held a…

(Update: Added video, comments) Board votes 3-2 to reject Superintendent's dismissal recommendation REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) - On Wednesday night, in a 3-2 vote, the Redmond School Board rejected Superintendent Dr. Charan…

The district faces several issues that have surfaced in recent weeks through: Kelly doyle, Travis Teich Posted: Sep 22, 2021 / 7:37 AM PDT / Update: Sep 22, 2021 / 7:37 AM…

MONROVIA, CA - The Monrovia Unified School District school board will vote on Wednesday to create a new deputy superintendent position. If approved, the deputy position will help oversee the daily operations of the district, according to a…

A Michigan father has filed a million dollar lawsuit against staff at his daughter's school after the biracial seven-year-old girl's hair was cut without her parents' permission.The lawsuit filed on September 14 in Michigan federal court…

Eight members of the Rockwood Area School District will be holding a 150-mile relay race on the Great Allegheny Passage October 15-16 to raise funds for the Kids Come First program.The race will be from Pittsburgh to Cumberland,…

MASSENA - A change will be made to the public comment portion of the Massena Central School District School…

A group of 17 parents are suing the Merrimack Valley School District on behalf of their children over its policy of requiring students to wear face masks to school. The group, represented by lawyer Robert Fojo, claims that the mask mandate…

MIAMI In Miami-Dade County, which is notoriously home to some of the worst drivers in the country, a program was created decades ago to help public schools train the next generation of safety-conscious young motorists. The concept:…

With the school in session for just over three weeks, the Southwestern School District has up to 115 confirmed cases of COVID, according to the district's coronavirus dashboard. At a school board meeting held at South Western High School…

A Pennsylvania school board clashed with its students and parents over its "ban" on "anti-racist" books.Last year, the all-white Central York School District board of directors banned 40 books, including I am Rosa Parks and Malala…

WAYNE COUNTY, NY (WROC) - Students in the Gananda Central School District were sent home early Wednesday after reports that protesters were to gather outside campuses. Protesters showed their support for Eli, a student with special…

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Jacksonville political giant Tommy Hazouri died on Saturday, the city said.He was 76 years old."It is with deep sadness that the Hazouri family announce the passing of our devoted husband and loving father, Tommy…

The Lee County School District provided a response to the Florida Department of Education, which gave the district…

Teachers from the Dimapur Mission Upper Secondary School with members of the school board of directors seen during the Saturday Teachers' Day celebration in the community church building in DABA town .…

Photos from a member of the school community show damage to the sports fields at South River High School, including the football stadium. EDGEWATER, Md. - The athletic fields at South River High School were…

Dr Tara Armstead says she was repeatedly fired while working for Litchfield Elementary School district because she was an educated black woman. LITCHFIELD PARK, Arizona - The only black member of a school board…

The goal of the Greencastle-Antrim School District is to "maintain in-person learning ... by keeping our buildings open and students in attendance safe".Superintendent Dr. Lura Hanks will recommend a revised health and safety plan with a…

But some school districts have taken more methodical approaches, carefully bypassing state restrictions on mask requirements through cautious legal maneuvering or apparent loopholes.Here's how three school districts are defying state…

Former students of Ransome Kuti Memorial Grammar School, Surulere, Lagos returned to their school in an epic wayAdults believed to have left the institution 30 years ago have been captured in school uniforms like normal…

TALBOTTON, Ga. (WRBL) - The Talbot County School District held a county-wide Threat Committee meeting on August 9 to discuss the threat level of COVID-19 cases they are facing. It was decided that the school district faces a high…

WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) - As cases of COVID-19 in the state and across the country continue to rise, students and teachers are now just weeks away from returning to class. On Friday, the Iowa Department of Public Health…

From temperature checking and replacement to in-person and online instruction, Knox County schools and the wider community had high expectations of teachers last year.Specific expectations may have changed, but educators told Knox News…

If spring 2020 can be characterized as the season of grace, fall has been a disgrace. Amid debates over reopening national and local schools, the focus on public education has shifted from flexibility and forgiveness to restoring the…

The problems at Western Heights public schools got serious with two and a half weeks before the first day of school. Only two of the district's school buses passed inspection this month, records show. That would not be enough to serve the…