May 23, 2012


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With cap on charters lifted, 15 new schools coming to Michigan 

8 of the new schools granted charters will be in Detroit...

Santa Monica College backs away from dual-fee plan 

School had proposed charging higher fees for some high-demand courses ...

Wilmer-Hutchins schools rebound after being absorbed into Dallas school system 

State of Texas shut down the struggling Wilmer-Hutchins district 6 years ago...

Plans for longer school day in Chicago scaled back 

Mayor now is proposing a 7-hour elementary school schedule instead of 7½ hours...

Chicago State University withdraws controversial communication policy 

School will not require faculty to get prior permission before communicating on social media...

Residence hall under construction at University of Massachusetts Lowell 

$54 million project will house 500 students...

Former superintendent in Toms River, N.J., admits taking bribes 

Michael Ritacco pleads guilty to mail fraud and conspiracy...

Highland Park (Mich.) board member charged with stealing funds 

Prosecutors say Robert Davis stole more than $125,000 from district ...

Virginia high school students will have to take at least one online course 

Governor signs law that makes an online course a graduation requirement...

Some say Texas should be tougher on underperforming districts 

Nearly 50 of the state's 1,024 districts have been rated “unacceptable”...

Offering more services will help Detroit district survive, administrator proposes 

Plan calls for selling administrative services to other districts...

Former charter official in Philadelphia pleads guilty to stealing school funds 

Hugh Clark was a board member and founder of New Media Technology Charter School ...

Jefferson Parish (La.) district approves central-office downsizing 

Superintendent says changes will make district more efficient and save $5 million a year...

Court lets some New Jersey districts take control of their own construction projects 

Ruling says local districts don't have to wait on state's school development authority to begin projects...

Columbus (Ohio) district owes almost $6 million to 6 suburban systems 

Billing dispute stems from pact that allows parts of city territory to remain in suburban districts...

Union County (N.C.) district cuts more than 400 jobs for 2012-13 

Budget shortfall forces board to cut 55 teaching jobs and more than 350 teacher assistant positions...

Washington, D.C., says it's willing to lease 4 empty schools to charter operators 

City officials say they will consider offers for the 4 former elementary campuses...

Fraternity suspended at Illinois Wesleyan University after student death 

Freshman from New York was found dead after Sigma Pi fraternity event ...

Columbus (Ohio) board approves more stringent restrictions on tobacco 

Any use of tobacco by anybody on district property is banned...

Some schools sustain damage in Dallas-Fort Worth tornadoes 

Crosby Elementary in Forney, Texas, is closed for repairs...

Joplin voters approve $62 million bond to rebuild tornado-ravaged schools 

District sustained widespread damages to facilities in May 22 storm ...

Ohio student sues over high school's ban of T-shirt 

Waynesville High won't let him wear shirt that says “Jesus Is Not a Homophobe”...

Appeals court rejects challenge to affirmative action ban in University of California admissions 

Panel rules that university system is not required to have race-based affirmative action programs...

Theater and dance classes decline in elementary schools 

Education department report says fewer schools offer classes compared with a decade ago...

Kansas district will convert former church complex to early childhood center 

Blue Valley pays $9 million for Overland Park church that closed last year in a foreclosure ...

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