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Teacher's ‘God’ banners at heart of legal dispute
Images of majestic mountains, cascading waterfalls and pastoral fields fill the walls of Brad Johnson’s math class at Westview High School in Rancho Peñasquitos.
Districts need short-term power to raise taxes without voters' approval, Minnesota Rep. Greiling says
School administrators are staring down a triple-barreled threat. ...
Huge changes to student lending
WASHINGTON -- Legislation hailed by supporters as the most significant changes to college student lending in a generation was included in the health care reform legislation taken up by the House on Sunday night....Riding therapy program gives Oklahoma kids chance for joy
MIAMI, OK — Christal Clary is quick to praise EquiSpirit Academy. And rightly so. The equine therapy program for disabled children has benefited both her sons, Braden, 14, and Gavin, 12. ...U.S. Grant High School faces transformation
The Oklahoma City School Board will consider reform options for one of the district’s most struggling schools tonight, and teachers at U.S. Grant High School said they are preparing for the worst....As schools shift, will bus costs fall?
Before Chris Malone won election to the Wake County school board last fall, he predicted that the system could save as much as $20 million annually by replacing diversity-related busing with a community-schools assignment system. ...Schools asked to try alternative discipline
A group of religious organizations and concerned citizens will meet with local education and court officials Monday night to promote alternative discipline methods as a way to stop “the school to prison pipeline ...Memphis school board to consider bus contract
The $20 million-plus bus contract to be considered tonight will save the district money but could put dozens of Memphians out of work. ...Longer recess sought to deter childhood obesity
Tucson man advocates legislation for required recess in Arizona schools. ...
Jay Mathews: Principal, teacher clash on cheating
“You are creating an expectation that students will cheat,” Martel recalls the principal telling him after he showed his anti-copying measures. “By creating that expectation, they will rise to your expectation.” ...
Some closed D.C. schools won't reopen soon
Budget picture changed after promises were made to quickly renovate schools ...
Hundreds of teachers get layoff notices
Escondido teacher Kelly Solie was notified by her district last week that she may not have a job next school year...
Teachers RISE to the occasion
As Pittsburgh Public Schools goes about putting performance pay into practice, it must face the challenge of crafting a fair way to evaluate teachers that will shutter the sense of a "gotcha culture" that long has pitted teachers against administrators. ...Natomas Unified officials bent on improving struggling Sacramento schools
General Davie is blunt when he talks about the academic failures of the Natomas Unified School District....Queens charter school moved to political donor's land
The phalanx of drab trailers ringed by a chain-link fence in a desolate corner of Queens looks more like a prison than a charter school....Mobile County schools population on steady decline
MOBILE, Ala. -- The number of students enrolled in the Mobile County Public School System has been steadily decreasing over the last three years ...New York schools' ban on homemade goods at bake sales has parents steamed
Low-fat Doritos and Pop Tarts are in; goodies baked at home are out. School officials say they're fighting obesity. Angry parents say it sends the wrong message about food habits. ...