May 23, 2012


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Temporary spaces help Montgomery County build schools 

District has five “holding facilities” that serve as swing space during construction...

Ohio State University hopes new hiring policies will boost campus safety 

Planned changes come after a dismissed university employee killed two of his bosses...

Teachers union sues Detroit district over hiring practices 

Suit says district passed over qualified teachers to hire outsiders...

Former school official in Monroe County (Fla.) district sentenced to prison 

Monique Acevedo was convicted of stealing $413,000 when she was adult education coordinator...

$50 million bond issue wins approval in Farmington (N.M.) district 

District will replace aging middle school ...

GPS system tracks whether students are riding buses 

Illinois district uses technology to boost security...

Massachusetts gets its first virtual school 

Massachusetts Virtual Academy opens this week...

Students run high-end guesthouse near Loyola University 

Officials say Flats at Loyola Station project is the first of its kind...

Science building under construction at Louisiana State University 

$33.9 million facility will be name the Choppin Annex...

4 charged with misusing school funds in Detroit district 

2 district employees among those accused...

Facebook threats lead to charges against middle school student 

Lexington, Ky., boy allegedly threatened to do harm to his school...

New schools unveiled in Bay-Waveland (Miss.) district 

Hurricane Katrina destroyed schools in 2005...

Cuts mean less money for school bus seat belts in Texas 

State had planned to spend $10 million, but has scaled allocation back to $3.6 million...

Alvarado (Texas) district schedules $44 million bond vote 

Money would pay for construction of new junior high school...

$16 million bond issue passes in Clovis (N.M.) district 

Money will cover district's share of construction costs for new middle school...

Appeals court says Detroit district can fire security officers 

Officials say they'll save $4.5 million a year by outsourcing jobs...

State marshal cites problems in St. Helena Parish (La.) schools 

District has 30 days to fix wiring and fire-alarm problems at high school...

Wake County restores buses for students in after-school activities 

Parents complained that service had been eliminated...

New high school opens in Newton, Mass. 

$197 million Newton North is most expensive public school build in Massachusetts...

Utah Valley University renames school's arena 

Institution sells rights to credit union...

Duluth, Minn., charter says middle school students must have clear backpacks 

Step is taken as a safety precaution...

Zachary (La.) district will seek $40 million bond vote 

District wants to build facility for grades 1 and 2...

Extended day for two middle schools in Oakland, Calif. 

Students will have a nine-hour school day at 2 struggling campuses ...

Los Angeles district wants to shut down charter school 

NEW Academy Canoga Park may have to close after accusations of theft or misuse of $2.7 million...

Mississippi district ends practice of using race to determine student class officers 

Nettleton officials say that for years they have alternated officeholders by race...

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