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School districts floating bond, tax rate issues
Construction, raises and technology are key goals for nine jurisdictions.
Where's superman for the middle class?
4.4.10 - Guggenheim's film exposes the immense flaws in America's public school system and follows the lives of a handful of parents and their children who struggle to find alternative routes to a better education....Anti-bullying efforts show some progress
Even before the January suicide of Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old Massachusetts girl who had been tormented by classmates, parents in San Diego County feared for the lives of their bullied children...Florida's merit-pay plan for teachers prompts debate
A measure moving through the Legislature would make performance paramount in deciding a teacher's pay raise....Chinese government's funding of Southland school's language program fuels controversy
Chinese government's funding of Southland school's language program fuels controversy A Hacienda Heights school will get free materials -- books, a laptop, playing cards -- from the Confucius Classroom language program. ...Dallas magnet schools top Houston group's rankings
llas ISD's magnet campuses again dominate a list of the best public high schools in Texas, while several of the city's large comprehensive high schools rank at the bottom....Keeping students engaged, motivated during middle-school years
What to do when kids stop caring about school. ...Utah Parents Challenge 'Democracy' in School's Motto
A group of Utah County parents is challenging a school district's use of the word democracy in its mission statement, saying it's historically inaccurate and an endorsement of socialist ideas. ...Voluntary program to raise money for teachers hauls in $261
This must be why paying taxes isn’t voluntary. Nevada teachers should not count on a timely bonus from the fund created by Gov. Jim Gibbons to supplement their pay with voluntary donations. ...Union fails to restrict charter schools
An unsuccessful suit tried to prohibit charters from operating 30 new L.A. unified schools. ...Theaters adjust for autism
Most of the moviegoers who had nestled into their seats probably didn't realize the screening was a special event part of a program that welcomes those affected by autism to gobble some popcorn, slurp a pop and enjoy the show....Fading planetariums: End of an era
The David M. Brown Planetarium opened a few months after the United States put a man on the moon. More than 40 years later, little has changed in the weathered white dome that marks the entrance to ...
Budget axes fall on N.J. school districts
Bill Conley was frustrated. Standing amid more than 100 people in the Cinnaminson Middle School cafeteria this week, the township resident questioned a school district budget proposal that calls for laying off 18 teachers and hiking taxes $383 for the average homeowner...Charter school families find they have little say over company
On paper, charter schools are supposed to give parents more of a voice in their children’s education. But families at Imagine in the Valle, one of two Clark County campuses operated by a private Virginia company, say they are finding it difficult to make themselves heard. ...Fort Worth students to spend a special Easter holiday at the White House
Alena "Laney" De Leon is ready to let everyone at the White House know just why Texas is known as the friendship state. ...DPS offering early retirement to some tenured teachers - 04/02/2010 12:41 AM MDT
Some tenured teachers facing involuntary placement into Denver schools may opt for early retirement in exchange for a year's worth of pay under a new incentive plan offered by the district this year....After long campaign for '10 Broad Prize, Dallas schools chief says goal is 2011
turns out the Dallas school district's longtime quest to win the 2010 Broad Prize for most improved urban district wasn't a goal for this year, at least not for Superintendent Michael Hinojosa. ...Second Ind. Virtual Charter School Can Enroll 280
A second virtual charter school in Indiana can enroll up to 280 students in grades one through eight next year and an existing online school will expand to the sixth grade....