July 06, 2009


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Marietta (Ohio) district mulls plans for November bond vote 

Funds would enable district to build high school and K-4 facility...

$100 million bond proposal set in Ascension Parish (La.) district 

Oct. 17 vote would provide funds for districtwide renovations...

Well-connected at University of Illinois were able to give applicants they knew an edge 

Records show some applicants were admitted ahead of more qualified students ...

Budget cuts hurt summer schools 

Districts' financial woes have forced reductions ...

Birmingham High in Los Angeles will convert to a charter 

Board agrees to turn over control of campus...

Washington, D.C., may bring in L.A.-based charter operator 

Green Dot Public Schools could be asked to run one D.C. high school...

Southern Methodist University buys parkland to expand campus 

School pays $17 million for Potomac Park in University Park, Texas ...

New L.A. school buses emit less pollution 

District has acquired propane-powered buses...

Ascension Parish (La.) district prepares to open 3 new schools 

System has opened 8 schools in the last 7 years...

New Hawaii school will ease crowding 

Ewa Makai Middle is to open next year...

Texas finally submits request for stimulus funds Gov. Perry meets deadline with 18 minutes to spare 

Gov. Perry meets deadline with 18 minutes to spare ...

Massachusetts may take over low-performing schools 

30 of the state's worst schools could be targets ...

Judge refuses to block demolition of Hillsboro, Ore., school 

Citizens group wants to save J.B. Thomas Middle School...

Minnesota district seeks funds to expand activity center 

$8.5 million bond vote set for November in Menahga district...

Salida (Colo.) district plans for $28 million bond election 

District plans new elementary and high school addition...

Longmeadow (Mass.) district studies future of high school 

Feasibility study will decide whether to renovate or rebuild...

Somersworth, N.H., moves forward with elementary plans 

City selects architect for facility set to open in 2011...

Chicago district lays off 557 administrative employees 

Nation's 3rd-largest district may have a second round of job cuts later this summer...

New York City school board is revived after legislature fails to extend mayoral control of system 

Board is expected to keep chancellor Joel Klein in charge of nation's largest school system...

Detroit school district weighs pros and cons of filing for bankruptcy 

State officials say such a move would be unprecedented in Michigan...

New Jersey law eliminates 26 non-operating districts 

Affected districts will be merged into existing systems...

New York City Council supports adding 2 Muslim holy days as school holidays 

Mayor, who opposes the proposal, will have final say ...

Community colleges may not be able to handle surge of students 

More students are enrolling in tough economy, but funding cuts make it difficult for schools to accommodate enrollment growth...

Alumni and others want to preserve 93-year-old Dallas high school 

Adamson High is supposed to be replaced, but preservationists want to save the oldest parts of the facility...

Missouri Center for Safe Schools will shut down 

State eliminated funding for the center...

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