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DPS fraud reports increasing
Detroit -- Acknowledging "rampant fraud" in the Detroit Public Schools, Inspector General John E. Bell Jr. on Tuesday detailed computer theft, misuse of nearly $23,000 at two high schools and falsified overtime claims
Staff fighting Robert Bobb's plan for DPS
School board members, bus drivers and support staff in the Detroit Public Schools went on the offensive Tuesday, attacking the plans and actions of Robert Bobb, the district's emergency financial manager. ...Chiefs Press Education Secretary on ESEA Issues
State superintendents pose tough questions about flexibility and rural education, but generally support the ESEA-renewal blueprint....Judge: No school prom but lesbian's right violated
AP - The prom's still off at a Mississippi high school that canceled it instead of letting a lesbian student bring her girlfriend, but a federal judge ruled Tuesday that the district's actions did violate the teen's constitutional rights....Texas legislative panel ready to search for school finance fix
A special legislative committee on school finance, concerned about the bleak revenue outlook for public education, indicated Tuesday that it will be open to a wide range of funding ideas. ...50 test positive for TB exposure
Fifty students and faculty members tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis during a public health screening last week at Lilburn Middle School. ...CPS officials plan menu overhaul
Chicago public schools plan to ditch their daily nacho service in high school and get rid of doughnuts and Pop-Tarts for breakfast as part of a major nutritional overhaul of menus, according to interviews and documents examined by the Chicago Tribune. ...Baltimore County schools chief wins praise for raising achievement despite rise in poverty
Asked about the best days he experiences as Baltimore County schools superintendent, Joe A. Hairston rejects the premise of the question...
Rewriting God and country
3.24.10 - As a culture war battleground, revision of the social studies curriculum standards in Texas isn't likely to stir the same level of rancor as abortion or gay marriage. ...
One teacher’s cure for senioritis
An award-winning high school teacher in Virginia has come up with a cure for senioritis, that "crippling disease" that affects high school seniors in a big way from now until graduation. ...Gourmand hopes to transform D.C. school lunch
Jeff Mills once ran a three-star restaurant in New York and appeared on "Sex in the City." ...
Closing schools affects communities as well as kids
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a neighborhood dotted with boarded up homes, trash and gang graffiti, McCoy Elementary has been an oasis....
State senator urges closing the book on Texas state ed board
AUSTIN — It is time to consider abolishing the State Board of Education because its distractions over cultural wars are hurting public education, Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, said Tuesday....
At Some New York Schools, Wait Lists Grow Longer
In the face of kindergarten overcrowding, moving to the right neighborhood no longer guarantees access to the right school. ...
Seattle schools won't charge PTAs a fee on donations
A few days after Seattle Public Schools told parent groups they would be charged for giving money to schools, district officials said Monday that won't happen after all. ...
Schools failing to guide young women into careers in science, math and technology
3.23.10 - Stephanie Rosenthal's elementary school teachers in Potomac, Md., gave her plenty of encouragement to pursue her interests in math and science but when she developed a passion for robotics early in high school, she had to chart her own course....Parents say special-ed kids falling victim in charter battle for space
Special education students are falling victim to the fierce battle to find space for charter schools inside city school buildings, parents and advocates say....Green Dot to close high school
Green Dot Public Schools, one of California's largest and most respected charter management organizations, plans to close one of its 16 Los Angeles campuses, officials announced Monday. ...