Public Education
Oregon districts scuffle over school budget challenges after ‘eroded trust’ from communityThe Eugene and Springfield school districts in Oregon are endeavoring to re-engage their local communities after “a tornado of top leader resignations, midyear teacher layoffs and a union vote… Read More
Public Education
Quarter of all North Carolina districts ‘openly flout the law’ with school calendar violationsOver one in four North Carolina school districts are violating state policy by starting their academic calendars before the legal date of Aug. 24, a recent report discovered. Read More
Public Education
Louisiana schools wrestle with increased staffing numbers, falling enrollment amid budgetary woesLouisiana’s public-school system is grappling with a problem repeated nationwide: burgeoning staff numbers even with student enrollment plunging, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. “In Louisiana, the school workforce… Read More
Public Education
Sexual harassment allegations filed against New York district board member, multiple news outlets confirmNew York’s Buffalo Public Schools is doing damage control after multiple allegations of sexual harassment were filed against a board member, according to recent reports. “Two members… Read More
Public Education
Ohio failing to meet students’ transportation needs, work group concludesOhio’s school transportation system must adapt to meet the changing needs of students, a state work group concluded in a recent report. “The draft, written by an outside… Read More