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Apr 10 2024
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School board names Brad Snowgren as Perry High School principal, honors Dan Marburger
Brad Snowgren will move from interim principal to principal of Perry High School starting on July 1. The school board approved his appointment during a special meeting on Wednesday. Board members worked with Grundmeyer Leader Services and Ray and Associates, Inc. to conduct the search. The rival Iowa search firms partnered at no cost to help find a successor to Perry High School Principal Dan
Des Moines RegisterMar 16 2024
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Kirkland challenging Blair for school board
EDITOR’S NOTE: The LaGrange Daily News is doing a series to help voters get to know the candidates for the upcoming local elections on May 21. Today, we are writing about the Troup County Board of Education District 2 seat. Two candidates will vie for the District 2 seat currently held by incumbent Ferrell Blair, who is being challenged by Joseph Kirkland. Aside from serving on the school
LaGrange Daily NewsMar 20 2024
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School Board vice chair calls out rhetoric from board member
A member of the Williamsburg-James City County School Board on Tuesday claimed that teachers are not teaching students because they are focused on new students who don’t speak English. Michael Hosang’s comments elicited a response from at least one of the other members of the board, who called the comments racist, and resulted in the superintendent sending a message to staff the following day
Daily PressApr 09 2024
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Portland school board sends $161 million budget to city council
The proposed school budget would increase taxes by 6.64 percent. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video PORTLAND, Maine — The school board for Portland Public Schools overwhelmingly approved a $161 million budget Tuesday night for the next school year. Before the board voted, some residents expressed concern about the budget raising
News Center MaineMar 14 2024
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Loudoun school board to turn off public speaker cameras in board meetings
A Virginia school board will soon be omitting the video display of the public speaking portion of its meetings, starting on April 9. The Loudoun County School Board voted 6-3 on Tuesday with the objections coming from board members Deana Griffiths, Kari LaBell, and Lauren Shernoff. When Griffiths brought forward a motion Tuesday night to bring back the display of public speakers’ faces on
Washington ExaminerApr 03 2024
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Portland school board member announces run for City Council
A third candidate has thrown his hat in the race for an at-large seat on the Portland City Council that will open up this fall. Ben Grant, a city school board member with a background in state politics, announced Tuesday that he is running to fill Councilor Roberto Rodriguez’s seat. Rodriguez announced last week that he will not run for a second term. Grant has served on the school board since
Portland Press HeraldApr 13 2024
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They were kidnapped from a boarding school 10 years ago. Hear their stories
Editor’s Note: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. They were abducted from school and held in the depths of the vast Sambisa forest for years. Punished for daring to seek an education, the girls endured forced marriages, religious coercion and physical violence at the hands of
CNN (Online News)Apr 03 2024
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Milford 2024 Election Results: School Committee, Health Board
MILFORD, MA — The Milford Town Clerk is out with unofficial results from Tuesday's spring 2024 election.
There were three contested races on the ballot: school committee, health board and a 1-year term on the Vernon Grove trustees board. Here's where candidates stood as of Wednesday morning:
Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery (two 3-year terms, one 1-year term)
We’ve
Patch.comApr 13 2024
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Embattled State School Board member Natalie Cline loses reelection bid
Delegates at the Salt Lake County GOP Convention voted for Amanda Bollinger instead of Cline, 63% to 37% Saturday, with Bollinger garnering 211 votes to Cline's 123. Cline faced widespread rebuke earlier this year from Utah lawmakers, state and local school officials and others after coming under fire for a social media post seemingly taking aim at a high school student in the Granite School
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