Mississippi Districts Sue State for Underfunding
A group of 14 districts is asking the state to pay the $115 million they say they have been owed since fiscal year 2010.
Florida District May Be the First in the Country to Forgo State Testing
After an emotional, three-hour hearing, the Lee County school district becomes the first to refuse to participate in state-mandated testing.
School Districts Praise Ed. Secretary for Recognizing Over-Reliance on Testing
The Large Countywide and Suburban District Consortium, which represents 16 districts across the country, applauded Education Secretary Arne Duncan's recent statement that there is too much focus on standardized testing in the nation's schools.
Ten Percent Pay Cut Off the Table for Detroit Teachers
The district's emergency manager reversed course after the measure was criticized by both teachers and the state education superintendent. The pay cut was part of the most recent deficit-reduction plan the district submitted to the state.
Arkansas Desegregation Agreement Outlives the Law It Is Based On
A group of Arkansas school districts are bound by a desegregation agreement to follow a 1989 state law that has since been declared unconstitutional. What happens next?
Ferguson-Florissant Schools Open After Two-Week Delay
The school district, which serves about 11,200 students, postponed opening because of the protests following the death of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old black teenager who was shot by a white police officer.
Two Years on, Orleans Parish, La., Still Without a Permanent Superintendent
The school board was expected to choose between two candidates this week, but could not muster the five-vote super-majority needed to hire and fire a superintendent. It's back to the drawing board.
New Research Organization Will Focus on Philadelphia's Public Schools
The Philadelphia Education Research Consortium, funded through a three-year grant from the William Penn Foundation, will provide research and analyses on education issues in the city. It will be a partnership between Research for Action, three of the city's research universities, and the city's regular and charter schools.
Counseling, Not Arrests, Is Priority in New Policing Policy for Los Angeles Schools
The police force for the nation's second largest school district aims to drive down its high rates of citations and arrests of students who fight at school, get caught with tobacco or alcohol, and other minor offenses.
Ferguson Schools Closed Through Friday as Unrest Continues in the City
Officials cited continuing unrest in the city, following the death of an 18-year-old unarmed African-American man, in deciding again to postpone the start of the school year.
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