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Mar 25 2024
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Champaign school board meeting cancelled after members walk out
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A meeting of the Champaign School Board was cancelled Monday evening after two members walked out. The seven-person board currently has two vacancies. With less than four members, the board cannot meet in order to be compliant with Illinois’ Open Meetings Act. The two members, Amy Armstrong and Betsy Holder, walked out of the meeting after Armstrong objected to the
WCIAMar 15 2024
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School Board Candidate Suspends Campaign, Teachers Endorse Opponent
"I have just learned that TAAAC is choosing to endorse another candidate in the District 1 race," Lacey told Patch in a Thursday email. "While I had hoped they would make a different decision, I do not desire to run without their support. Therefore, I am suspending my campaign, effective immediately." TAAAC has not yet publicly announced who it endorsed in the District 1 race. Patch asked
Patch.comMar 25 2024
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Future of Hills Elementary to be decided Tuesday by Iowa City school board
HILLS — The Iowa City school board will vote Tuesday on the recommendation by district officials to close Hills Elementary School at the end of this year. But families of children in the school — past, present and future — are asking the school board to keep Hills Elementary open. It is the only school in the town of about 1,000 residents and also serves a large immigrant population. Mayte
Cedar Rapids GazetteMar 01 2024
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North Hampton School Board candidate Frank Ferraro
Political or civic experience highlights: North Hampton Municipal Budget Committee, 6 years; North Hampton Capital Improvement Plan Committee member; Exeter Select Board member; Select Board representative to the Planning Board; and Municipal Budget Advisory Committee member. What would be your top three priorities if you are elected?: • Deliver academic excellence to students and families. •
Seacoast OnlineMar 25 2024
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JCPS board members likely to end busing for magnet school students
Superintendent Marty Pollio will ask Jefferson County school board members to vote Tuesday in favor of a plan to end busing for 16,000 magnet students next year, and it appears the measure will pass. Three board members told The Courier Journal they will vote yes, and a fourth indicated he would vote in favor of what the administration thought was best. Only four members need to vote yes to
The Courier-JournalApr 21 2024
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Pennsylvania Girl Demands Accountability from School Board Who Allowed Trans Teen to Assault Students
A Pennsylvania middle schooler bravely spoke out against school faculty she said allowed a male student who identifies as transgender to brutally attack female students on a “hit list.” The Pennbrook Middle School 13-year-old transgender student allegedly “blindsided” the 12-year-old on Wednesday by savagely beating her with a metal Stanley cup, causing an open wound, the Daily Mail reported.
Breitbart NewsFeb 29 2024
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OKC School Board Approves Superintendent McDaniel's Resignation
The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Sean McDaniel. The board approved the resolution by a vote of 5-3 on Thursday night at a special board meeting. The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Sean McDaniel. The board approved the resolution by a vote of 5-3 on Thursday night at
News 9 OklahomaMar 16 2024
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School board weighs school resource officer, teaching supports in proposed 1.8% budget increase
The Concord School Board will hold public hearings on Monday and Wednesday next week to gather community input on its proposed budget. In the preliminary budget, the general fund — 95% of school spending — would increase about $1.78 million, or 1.67%, to a total of $108 million. About $73 million of that is sourced from local and state education taxes, and would prompt an increase in overall
Concord MonitorMar 14 2024
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Central Bucks School Board Settles Retaliation Lawsuit With Teacher
"The board, after consideration of all factors, has determined that it is in the best interests of the school district to approve the settlement agreement," reads the agreement approved by the board on Tuesday. The school board provided no additional details. Burgess was suspended in May 2022 for violating district policy after he allegedly failed to report the bullying of a student to
Patch.comMar 13 2024
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Powhatan County announces date of rescheduled school board meeting
POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Powhatan County Public Schools has announced a new date and location for the school board meeting that had to be called off due to overcrowding. According to a Facebook post from the school district, the rescheduled school board meeting will take place at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 18 in the Powhatan High School auditorium. According to the school district, a “larger
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