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Orange Center Elementary transforms with groundbreaking Lift Orlando partnership
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (375+ words) Every morning, Dana Wallace walks into Orange Center Elementary School with her kids on her mind. She works there. They learn there. And like many parents in this West Orlando neighborhood, she's been hoping for more. On Tuesday night, that…...
Opinion: CT homeschool advocates seek answers after committee vote reversal
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (481+ words) At least four Connecticut legislators changed their votes on a homeschool regulation bill last month, switching from "no" to "yes", reversing the outcome and allowing the measure to advance the bill out of the Education Committee. What had initially appeared…...
Midtown International School's unexpected closure leaves parents with unanswered questions
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (34+ words) Yahoo Parents at Atlanta's Midtown International School were left shocked when the private school announced it would be closing at the end of the week....
FULL: Comal Co. sheriff on Bulverde school shooting
1+ week, 2+ day ago (42+ words) Yahoo Comal County Sheriff Mark Reynolds spoke on a shooting at a Bulverde college prep high school Monday morning. A student shot a teacher and then turned the gun on himself, according to Sheriff Reynolds....
Increased police presence at Mass. school follows cleared shooting threat
2+ week, 2+ day ago (355+ words) A potential shooting threat at a Tantasqua Regional School District school was found not credible after officials said "the student does not have access to firearms." The Sturbridge Police Department investigated a situation involving a Tantasqua student and a potential…...
Parents, students speak out about possible school closures in San Jose at meeting
2+ week, 5+ day ago (38+ words) Parents and students were warning the San Jose Unified school board about the harm of closing their neighborhood schools. Parents and students were warning the San Jose Unified school board about the harm of closing their neighborhood schools....
Corpus Christi families among 100, 000 Texas school voucher applicants
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1121+ words) As a basketball game wrapped up at St. Pius X Catholic School'on Feb. 12, a handful of families'headed inside'to'apply for'state funds'to cover the cost of private school tuition. With a few laptops and staff on hand to'assist, the Corpus Christi Catholic…...
Concerned about Cumberland County school closures? Town hall planned this week
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (562+ words) Community members will have a chance to share their thoughts this week at a public town hall on proposed school closures and consolidations in Cumberland County Schools. The Cumberland County Board of Education, on Feb. 9, voted to recommend closing nine…...
Alaska Senate bill spurs debate over funding of homeschool programs
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1635+ words) Mar. 19 JUNEAU Lawmakers in the Alaska Senate have introduced an omnibus education bill that would overhaul the administration of publicly funded homeschooling programs. Senate Bill 277, introduced last week, would increase Alaska's annual $1. 3 billion public school budget by roughly $100 million by…...