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The vote to terminate Martinez came late Friday night as the district’s two-week winter break began.
At Forest Glen, I learned that authentic, empathetic leadership can transcend language and cultural differences.
The transfer process was time-consuming and full of disappointment. It was worth it.
What the writer, who died this week at age 81, taught me about Mars, freedom dreaming, and the power of a good cry.
Options included journaling, lab work, and oral reports.
The vote to terminate Martinez came late Friday night as the district’s two-week winter break began.
The lawsuit attacks charter schools and school choice, and accuses district leaders of wanting to convert ‘public resources to the private market.’
Martinez’s legal team alleges CEO was scapegoated and school board members were appointed to “do the bidding” of mayor, union
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Nineteen of the 30 schools selected for the first Journalism For All cohort are in the Bronx and Brooklyn, and the schools have an average student poverty rate of 84%.
Some school leaders would like to use their school budgets to give gift cards to families, but find their hands tied by the Education Department’s procurement rules.
The legislation will require school districts to create behavior threat assessment teams and create more stringent emergency response protocols.
Will education change much under Donald Trump? Can districts keep putting off school closure decisions? Just how bad will the test scores be from the 2024 NAEP? These are some of the stories we’re watching.
At Forest Glen, I learned that authentic, empathetic leadership can transcend language and cultural differences.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is representing the students and other plaintiffs in the case.
The board will discuss the alleged violations committed by John Youngquist during a Jan. 9 meeting.
Public comment will be divided into two parts: one in which speakers can only talk about agenda items and another in which they can talk about anything.
The current school board is slated to fire or offer the CPS schools chief a buyout at a Friday evening meeting
The Senate passed a few of Democrats’ charter school reform bills Thursday night. Bills that would have required more financial transparency died in the House.
The district has agreed to several policy changes after parents and Jewish organizations filed complaints about its response to actions by students and staff.
Memphis district had more schools earning A’s and B’s.