May 17, 2008

Miami superintendent says layoffs may be needed 

Gloomy funding forecast from state could be harbinger of budget woes...

Private voucher program in San Antonio to end 

Businessman provided funds for students to attend Catholic schools...

Report urges tighter restrictions on junk food 

Group urges stronger food policies in Montgomery County, Md., schools...

Texas district will continue to seek state funding overhaul 

Wimberley district has backed off threat to withhold payments to state...

Philadelphia teacher continued in job despite being fugitive in rape case 

Man taught math to 8th-grade boys at disciplinary school...

Financially failing Washington, D.C., charter school gets new management 

Howard Road Academy takes over Washington Academy...

Students ousted from dorms because of bad grades 

SUNY at Old Westbury evicts 87 students with GPAs below 2.0...

Savvy real estate moves let New York college provide free tuition 

Cooper Union's 1,000 students benefit from school's land transactions ...

Texas State University plans forensic field lab 

Facility will be on university-owned ranch west of San Marcos...

UMass-Lowell gets $4 million from state for innovation center 

Facility will help entrepreneurs develop medical devices...

Report warns of enrollment crunch at Florida universities 

Enrollment caps and budget cuts could force Florida schools to turn away as many as 60,000 students by 2012...

GAO says government underestimates threats to campus nuclear reactors 

Report says security requirements for reactors on college campuses have not changed since 9-11...

Playing chicken at Philadelphia high school 

Classes are canceled for a day at Northeast High after someone sneaks 85 chickens into the building...

New Jersey "Abbott" districts fear setbacks because of new aid formula 

Districts say the new formula could roll back years of hard-won academic gains...

18 Denver schools seek autonomy 

Principals propose an autonomous school zone that frees them from district and union rules...

University of Florida police have new stun gun policy 

Guidelines would still allow police to use Taser against students disrupting campus forums...

Maryland looks at requiring school until age 18 

Law now lets 16-year-olds drop out with parental permission...

New high school may be too expensive for Howell (Mich.) district 

Board is trying to decide if it can afford to keep the new Parker High School open...

Does new high school have too much technology? 

Teacher argues that "technolust" in Virginia district has led to gadgets that teachers don't want or need...

U.S. universities expand overseas 

Many schools are establishing campuses in countries with limited higher-education opportunities...

Texas district shelves plans for new administration building 

DeSoto officials reconsider because of economic downturn...

Districts struggle to keep principals 

Increased demands on administrators leads many to leave their jobs...

3 women dead in classroom shooting at Louisiana Technical College 

Nursing student kills two colleagues before taking her own life....

Mold outbreak in rare book collection at University of Illinois 

15,000 books are believed to be affected...

Miami district backs off closing plan 

Superintendent says he won't pursue earlier proposal to close 10 underenrolled schools...

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