The Higley Unified School District office at twilight. (Courtesy of Higley Unified School District) Tom Blodgett Dec 3, 2018 MST Like many school districts in Arizona the three public school districts that serve Gilbert are in an improved situation this school year; however, work remains to be done to restore their financial health, district officials…
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The number of public school students could fall by more than 8% in a decade
JILL BARSHAY November 26, 2018 What does the declining birthrate mean for elementary, middle and high schools across the country? According to one set of projections, it could mean 8.5 percent fewer public school students a decade from now. “If it does come true, we’re going to see massive changes,” said Mike Griffith, a…
Alabama public school enrollment down, Hispanic student population growing
By Trisha Powell Crain Enrollment in Alabama’s public schools has declined for the fifth year in a row, to 722,212 statewide, down from 726,924 last year, according to 2018-2019 enrollment numbers posted on the Alabama State Department of Education’s website. Hispanic students, while representing only 8.4 percent of the student population statewide, are the fastest-growing student group,…
Thurmond widens lead over Tuck in race for California schools chief
In latest tally, Thurmond leads Tuck by 74,000 votes as counting continues November 15, 2018 LOUIS FREEDBERG In what may be a pivotal moment in the race, Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond, has maintained his lead over Marshall Tuck in the contest for California’s state superintendent of public instruction based on the ongoing tallying of millions…
When a school goes, so does the community around it
By Renée Graham OCTOBER 27, 2018 ANDERSON GUERRO has one question for Mayor Marty Walsh and Laura Perille, his interim Boston Public Schools superintendent: “How would it feel if we took your house and family away?” That “house” is McCormack Middle School, now proposed for closure and extensive renovations after the 2019-20 academic year. For students like Guerro, a…
Seattle Public Schools makes progress but doesn’t meet most improvement goals in latest scorecard
November 14, 2018 Seattle Public Schools’ latest performance report shows the district only met a third of the goals it planned to achieve by the end of the 2017-2018 school year. By: Dahlia Bazzaz The state’s largest school district just got its final grades back. By Seattle Public Schools’ own standards, the results aren’t improving fast enough….
Voters raise school taxes in St. Paul, Minneapolis, suburban districts
By JOSH VERGES November 6, 2018 St. Paul Public Schools easily won a property tax increase Tuesday that will boost annual per-student funding by $475. The 10-year levy won the approval of 66 percent of voters. St. Paul property owners now will pay $1,180 per student each year in special funding for the city’s public schools….
Voters approve millions for schools in IPS referendum
NOV 6TH, 2018 INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – Voters have provided approval on a multi-million dollar tax referendum for Indianapolis Public Schools. With the majority of ballots counted late Tuesday, questions about capital and operating budget increases are projected to be well on their way to approval. There is a $220 million operating referendum. IPS says this referendum would…
Arizona Proposition 305 fails, blocking expansion of school vouchers for families
By: The Associated Press Nov 6, 2018 PHOENIX – Arizona voters have rejected a massive expansion of the state’s private school voucher program criticized as a move to drain money from public schools and give it to rich parents to fund their kids’ private school tuition. Proposition 305 was placed on Tuesday’s ballot after educators…
Tuck has thin edge over Thurmond with nearly all votes counted in race for California school chief
NOVEMBER 7, 2018 JOHN FENSTERWALD, NICO SAVIDGE,ANDMIKHAIL ZINSHTEYN With 93 percent of the vote in , Tuck leads by 70,000 votes Marshall Tuck held a lead of 1.2 percent over Tony Thurmond with 93 percent of the vote counted Wednesday morning in a race still to close to call for California’s state superintendent of public instruction….
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