Ed board upholds closing of Mass. charter school
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—An embattled charter school in Springfield is slated to close for good next month after losing an appeal before the state Board of Education.
School officials appealed to an impartial hearing officer, who recommended that the board uphold the charter revocation.
The board's second vote on Monday means the Hughes Academy -- which has 180 students in kindergarten through 8th grade -- must cease operations at the end of the academic year on June 17.
Exercise limits: Just 1 in 5 kids live near parks
More teachers’ unions throw support behind R.I.’s race to top
Exercise limits: Just 1 in 5 kids live near parks
Health officials say one reason so many American kids are overweight is that few have a nearby place to play and exercise.
More teachers’ unions throw support behind R.I.’s race to top
PROVIDENCE — Several of Rhode Island’s teachers unions and school districts have signed on to the state’s application for $75 million in federal education grants, strengthening the state’s chances in the second round of the US Department of Education’s Race to the Top competition, Education Commissioner Deborah Gist said yesterday.