Public Education
Massachusetts district recovering from cyberattack closing schools; Social Security numbers may have been compromisedOne Massachusetts district has suffered a rocky start to the academic year – a series of cyberattacks that closed schools for several days and leaked information the FBI is… Read More
Public Education
Portland school reeling after student hospitalized from inhaling toxic mixture of chemicals brought from homeA public high school in Portland is reassuring its community after a 15-year-old student inhaled a toxic mixture of chemicals that caused him to be hospitalized, but police confirmed… Read More
Public Education
Nashville district denies pattern of grade changing despite further teacher allegationsMetro Nashville Public Schools is denying allegations from a growing number of teachers who say they faced undue pressure to change student grades – even when they believed the… Read More
Public Education
Portland mulls closing up to 20 schools amid rising costs, falling enrollmentSchool closures and consolidations are key to long-term sustainability, the Portland Public Schools (PPS) board has concluded. “We have fewer students today spread across a system designed to serve significantly more in too… Read More
Courts
Former New Mexico Democratic lawmaker pleads guilty in multimillion-dollar public school kickback schemeBribery, money laundering and fraud – these were just a few of the federal charges to which former New Mexico House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton pleaded guilty in… Read More