May 17, 2008

Anchorage schools win approval of bonds 

$43.7 million project will renovate 2 elementaries and upgrade other facilities...

Voters agree to replace high school destroyed by fire 

Jones (Okla.) High School burned down in December...

Illinois district will replace building housing transportation and maintenance 

Building new facility is more cost-effective than renovation ...

Maine town plans major school renovations 

Plan would result in a school for grades 7-12, and one for grades pre-K to 6...

Historic building restoration planned at South Carolina college 

Limestone College wants to re-open Winnie Davis Hall after more than 30 years...

Fairfax County parents sue over boundary changes 

Group is unhappy with changes to high school attendance areas...

Dropout problem is worst in large cities 

17 of the 50 largest U.S. cities have high school graduation rates of less than 50 percent...

University of Massachusetts to offer online classes in China 

Agreement enables school to become first foreign university to offer classes in the country...

Construction continues for Quincy high school project 

City is building a 330,000-square-foot campus...

Two charged with killing student outside Chicago high school 

Victim was attending Saturday classes when he was gunned down...

International students find home at University of Illinois 

More than 5,000 students from outside the United States are enrolled at Urbana-Champaign campus...

School nurse took crutches away from 13-year-old girl, mother alleges 

MIddle school student in Hillsborough County, Fla., had suffered a dislocated knee...

Fewer obstacles running New Orleans schools, former Philadelphia chief says 

Paul Vallas says he has more funding, fewer union entanglements in his new job ...

Microphones for teachers pump up the volume 

Systems raise volume and clarity of teacher voices...

Principal's golf cart riles parents 

Montgomery County (Md.) administrator uses cart to get around vast school...

Two held for slashing school bus tires 

Damage forces Taylor (Mich.) district has to cancel classes on Friday...

Bid to buy Antioch College falls through 

Wealthy alumni were trying to take over financially struggling campus in Yellow Springs, Ohio...

Sobriety tests for school dances 

Many schools require students to take a Breathalyzer test to get into school dances...

High-tech cheating 

Gadgets give students more opportunities to break the rules...

Paying to attend an out-of-district high school 

Some parents in Washington, D.C., pay thousands to send children to school in Maryland and Virginia...

Kansas City (Mo.) district drops food-service provider 

Company promised profit, but operation lost nearly $3.5 million in two years...

New president chosen at University of California 

Mark Yudof has been head of University of Texas system...

Audit says L.A. district's push for tougher standards is failing 

Program has tried to establish tougher graduation requirements...

National (Calif.) district won't seek unification 

Elementary district says it would be too costly to take over secondary schools in National City...

Dallas waives residency rule for 11 administrators 

Board gives them until July 2009 to move into the district...

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