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Proponents of the “Future-Ready Facilities Plan” say the plan will improve equity and opportunities for students districtwide, while opponents say the plan lacks clarity and transparency, and that the shifts would be disruptive to students’ educations.
Texas law has mandatory consequences when any campus achieves five failing grades in a row—the state must either close the offending campus or take over the entire school district.
City council members rallied outside of the board meeting on Thursday and called on board members to resign over their vote to approve school closures.
Gov. Jeff Landry was adamant Tuesday that Louisiana public school teachers would not see a pay cut in the upcoming school year, but he did not specify where he would find the tens of millions of dollars needed to avoid it. “I think the teachers deserve certainty. They deserve stability. They deserve respect and a […]
Lawmakers have regularly balanced the state budget “on the backs of students,” public schools advocates have argued. This year, legislators took a different approach.
All but one current school board member is running, plus dozens of newcomers and former candidates. The Nov. 3 election will end 30 years of mayoral control of Chicago schools.
Across the country, educators, parents, and policymakers are struggling with a question that schools can no longer afford to avoid: What role should cell phones play in today’s classrooms?
IPEC must decide whether or not to ask voters for a tax increase in November to help fund Indianapolis schools. If it does, the new board would have to determine how much money to ask for. The results will have a lasting impact on schools.
Jeffery Robinson, principal at Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy, will no longer lead the K-8 school due to several disciplinary incidents, Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said.