May 23, 2012


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Protesters want to end cuts in Detroit schools 

Group calls for removal of district's emergency financial manager...

San Francisco board will issue layoff notices to nearly 500 staff members 

District is projecting a $27 million budget shortfall...

Seattle board fires superintendent 

Dismissal of Maria Goodloe-Johnson comes after audit discloses improper activity in small-business contracting program...

Worst-case teacher layoffs detailed in New York City 

Budget projection shows 9 schools would lose at least half of their teachers...

Teachers from Caribbean countries say New York City schools misled them 

They say they were lured to teach in city’s schools with promises of green cards...

California district uses GPS to keep track of potential truants 

32 students are taking part in Anaheim Union district pilot program...

Florida high school says students are growing accustomed to Kindles 

Pilot program at Clearwater High provides e-reader for every student...

Lobbying effort helped Massachusetts special needs school block ban on electric shocks 

Judge Rotenberg Educational Center disciplines students by administering electric shocks...

Districts deal with students enrolled under false pretenses 

Some parents use fake addresses to get children into better schools...

Tax dispute keeps bond election off the ballot in Auburn (Ill.) district 

State, district disagree about whether school system is bound by tax caps...

Cranbrook Schools opens middle school facility for girls 

It is the private school’s first new building since the 1920s...

Ohio districts tinkering with school starting times 

Some schools want to start later so students can get more sleep...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg district seeks tenants for schools that will close 

Nine school campuses will be available for lease...

West Virginia schools need $2.7 billion for school facility upgrades over 10 years 

State officials say less than a third of that amount will be available at the state level...

Providence (R.I.) schools rehire 1,445 teachers 

Budget woes had prompted system to lay off entire staff for 2011-12...

Detroit district manager says class sizes won’t rise to 60 students 

Robert Bobb says district hopes to share services with city and county agencies...

Ohio School Facilities Commission ends preference for union hiring 

Old rules allowed districts to require union workers on construction jobs...

Plans approved for net-zero school building in New York City 

70,000-square-foot P.S. 62 will be built in Staten Island...

Study urges Ohio districts to share services 

Consolidation of some functions could help districts make ends meet...

$80,000 in computers stolen from Philadelphia high school 

District has been plagued by technology thefts...

Clark County (Nev.) district may have to eliminate more than 3,000 jobs 

State budget cuts could force layoff of 2,500 teachers and 700 support workers ...

Prince George’s County school board approves big cuts 

Budget slashes more than 1,300 jobs...

West Virginia district plans $96 million bond election 

Harrison County seeks funds to build 5 schools...

Eaton Rapids (Mich.) district bond is rejected 

$25 million proposal would have paid for building and technology upgrades...

Fraser (Mich.) district wins approval of $19.9 million bond plan 

Schools will receive wireless access, roof replacements...

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