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5 S.F. school principals under fire
Five principals at the helm of struggling San Francisco schools will be forced within the next few weeks...
Most year-round elementary schools to retain schedules
Declining enrollment in the Clark County School District is making it possible for 21 year-round elementary schools ...Baltimore County, city move to turn around failing schools
Seven of the worst-performing schools in Baltimore City and Baltimore County face overhauls in the next few months. But the two districts have chosen different strategies as they attack the perplexing problem of turning around schools that have failed for many years. ...DeKalb rejects school tax hike
The DeKalb County school board will vote on a budget for next year that balances the current projected deficit with at least 427 layoffs, seven teacher furlough days and at least four school closings -- but no tax hike. ...
Raise $$$s must be binding
If, for some reason, the private foundations Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee says are lined up to fund at least a portion of teacher salary increases don't deliver, the District is on the hook....Fairfax schools to resort to more trailers
Though not ideal, limited funding often makes trailers the best option. ...
Judge Blocks Closing of 19 New York City Schools
The judge found “significant violations” of the law governing mayoral control of city schools. judge on Friday blocked the closing of 19 schools for poor performance, finding the city engaged in “significant violations” of the new state law governing mayoral control of city schools. ...
Education hypocrisy--Washington should tend own backyard
Reading really is fundamental to lifelong education, and it’s no accident that Massachusetts’ fourth-grade and eighth-grade students have once again led the nation in the annual National Assessment of Educational Progress exam in reading....
Educators, parents to talk about low performing schools in San Bernardino school district
The San Bernardino City Unified School District on Monday will kick off the first of several forums designed to bring educators and parents together to discuss plans for 11 schools that recently made the state's list of lowest performing schools...At various forums, teens discuss flash mobs
Why are there violent "flash mobs" in Philadelphia? In different settings, different teenagers yesterday offered a variety of views on the furor over flash mobs, including the very term. ...Palm Beach County teachers' union threatens work slowdown, plans 'no confidence' vote on superintendent Johnson
The Palm Beach County teachers' union is urging a work slowdown and planning a vote of no confidence in schools Superintendent Art Johnson over a continued "lack of respect" for teachers....Anger erupts over school bills in Florida Legislature
Florida's Senate voted to put class size back before the voters; meanwhile, a House committee faced angry educators as it voted to make it easier to fire teachers...Rulffes — a legacy of more power for those he led as superintendent of schools
Walt Rulffes’ retirement as superintendent of the Clark County School District will throw the fate of several major initiatives into uncertainty, but he’ll leave a legacy of giving principals more power, students more choices and teachers a boost in teaching math. ...