As Many Focus on Houston, Other Coastal Schools Slammed by Harvey Still Ache
Some Texas coastal districts are racing to open just after Labor Day while others say they may be closed "indefinitely"
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September 01, 2017
July 21, 2017
In Chicago, Enrollment Decline and Funding Uncertainties Lead to Smaller School Budgets
The district expects its schools' budgets for the next school year to be smaller than the current year, in part because of projected decline in student enrollment and loss of federal funds.
May 08, 2017
Texas High School Senior Defeats Incumbent to Win School Board Seat
Mike Floyd will take office three days before he graduates. Floyd said he ran, in part, because of remarks the district superintendent made about restroom policies for transgender students
December 20, 2016
Former Detroit Schools Manager Charged in Flint Water Crisis Case
The criminal charges stem from the decision to provide water to residents that was not properly treated, leading to lead contamination.
November 14, 2016
Entire School Board in Small Virginia Town Resigns
The seven-member school board in Franklin City, Va., resigned after the City Council asked the members to do so over questions of financial management.
October 27, 2016
Chicago District Plans to Borrow $1 Billion
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the Chicago Board of Education approved borrowing nearly $1 billion for construction costs and to refinance high-interest debt.
April 18, 2016
Strike Drumbeat Builds in Chicago As District Urges More Negotiations
After the Chicago Teachers' Union rejected a fact-finder's recommendations on a new contract, the school district has called for the teachers' union to drop the strike talk and return to the bargaining table.
February 01, 2016
Chicago Teachers' Union Rejects District Contract Offer
The Chicago Teachers' Union on Monday said the district offered no guaranteed funds to pay for what it was offering the union and that there was lack of trust between union members and the school district.
January 28, 2016
District Per-Pupil Spending Fell Slightly in Fiscal Year 2013 New Federal Data Show
New data from the National Center for Education Statistics show that per-pupil spending by districts, when adjusted for inflation, was lower in fiscal year 2013 than in 2012.
January 22, 2016
Michigan Lawmakers Target Detroit Teachers' Sickouts
Michigan's Republican state legislators want to make it easier for teacher sickouts to be characterized as strikes. It is illegal for Michigan teachers to strike.
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