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Some schools embrace on-demand college counseling, courtesy of AI
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (1428+ words) By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report At 16, Khloe Watson-Barrett already knows she wants to be a lawyer. She also knows she'll soon have to run the gauntlet of the high-stakes college admissions process, now that she's past the halfway point…...
Colorado lawmakers want a fairer process in considering charter school construction on ballot measures
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (766+ words) Charter school students account for more than 15% of Colorado's public K-12 enrollment, but advocates say that many charters get far less from local voter initiatives meant to fund construction than the share of students they serve. A new bill filed last…...
One of Michigan’s oldest charter schools is faced with an uncertain future
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (924+ words) One of Michigan's oldest charter schools, Barack Obama Leadership Academy, will likely not be approved by the Detroit school district to operate for another year. The charter's current contract ends June 30. "The improvement is sad," Board member Bessie Harris said…...
IPS school board taps Hasaan Rashid to fill vacant District 2 seat
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (372+ words) Indianapolis Public Schools board members tapped Hasaan Rashid to fill the vacant District 2 seat on the board in a 4-2 vote on Thursday. Rashid, who founded a music festival on the northeast side to benefit high school students, will serve on…...
Philadelphia moves one step closer to slashing school spending
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (573+ words) The Philadelphia Board of Education adopted a preliminary plan Thursday to cut district spending by $225 million next fiscal year. The plan follows the budget cuts Superintendent Tony Watlington proposed earlier this month. Watlington said the cuts are necessary to plug…...
Faced with shrinking enrollment, this Colorado district hopes new preschool classrooms will help.
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (965+ words) One wing of Bradford Elementary in Pueblo School District 60 is dead silent in the middle of the school day. A darkened classroom at the end of the hallway doubles as a storage room, with a wooden play oven peeping over…...
Tennessee bill would block Memphis school board from funding state takeover lawsuit
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (579+ words) If Tennessee Republicans move forward to impose a state-backed takeover of Memphis-Shelby County schools, the district's hands may be tied from challenging the state intervention's legitimacy in court. Tennessee school districts would be blocked from using their budgets to pay…...
Too young to buy cigarettes, old enough to patrol schools: NYPD hires assistant safety agents
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (806+ words) Walk into a New York City public school, and you may be greeted by a police official who is not old enough to buy cigarettes or order a drink. The Police Department has deployed 114 assistant school safety agents as young…...
How zoning has become part of the fight over Philadelphia’s planned school closures
1+ day, 13+ min ago (1177+ words) A second member of Philadelphia's City Council wants to introduce zoning changes that could influence the school district's school closure plans and what would happen after closures. Councilmember Jeffery Young Jr., whose district includes parts of North Philadelphia where the…...
Chicago Board of Education’s to consider hiring interim chief Macquline King permanently
23+ hour, 28+ min ago (411+ words) After a yearlong national search for Chicago Public Schools" next leader, the Board of Education will vote Monday on whether to permanently hire interim CEO Macquline King, a Chicagoan who rose up through the district"s ranks. If approved by…...