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Sheffield: 1,000 more Detroit kids to have after-school program access with $2.2 million city investment
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (627+ words) Seven new after-school sites will open across Detroit this school year using $2.2 million in city funding, Mayor Mary Sheffield announced Thursday. As part of Sheffield’s initiative to improve life for the city’s youth, the funding will allow the existing after-school…...
How a proposed data center could impact one of the city’s oldest charter schools
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (954+ words) It’s quiet in the back yard of Irvington Community Elementary School, which sits along the Pennsy Trail on the east side of Indianapolis. Inside, students are writing in notebooks — a break from screens in an effort to limit technology instruction....
‘The students are watching us’: Denver school board discusses alleged use of antisemitic language
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1096+ words) A discussion of alleged policy violations by two Denver school board members began with a quarrel about whether the board was properly following the policy on alleged violations. It ended with most members saying they take such accusations seriously, especially…...
Rules for homeschool enrichment in Colorado are about to get stricter. But how strict will they get?
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (719+ words) Should private contractors be allowed to run state-funded programs for Colorado’s homeschoolers? If so, what guardrails should exist and how much public money should the contractors get? These are some of the questions Colorado’s nine-member State Board of Education will…...
‘So much history’: Students watch lawmakers in action, open time capsule to celebrate America’s 250th
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (743+ words) To mark America’s bicentennial in 1976, the names of 816 children were sealed in a time capsule in Philadelphia. On Wednesday, at the visitor center for the city’s storied Independence Hall, a new crop of elementary school students opened that capsule. In…...
Can you find out if your child’s school is at risk of an outbreak?
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (1005+ words) As Pennsylvania’s growing measles outbreak gets closer to her community on the west side of the state, Amanda Clear is taking actions to assess the risks to her son Dylan. One of her first stops: A new state website that…...
Denver school board president accuses fellow members of policy violations, including antisemitic language
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (636+ words) The Denver school board president is accusing two board members of a long list of policy violations, including that Vice President Monica Hunter allegedly used antisemitic language and board member DJ Torres repeatedly missed meetings. The allegations against Hunter and…...
Memphis parents say some students aren????t receiving personal laptops this year
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (817+ words) Has Memphis-Shelby County Schools quietly ended a yearslong policy of giving every student their own personal laptop or tablet? Parents and educators at Memphis’ White Station High School were taken by surprise last month when school began without students receiving…...
Chronic absenteeism, attracting students, improving schools: Here’s what Detroit school board candidates have to say
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (389+ words) Thirty-four people are vying for five open seats on the board for the Detroit Public Schools Community District, a pivotal race that could result in multiple new people overseeing the largest district in Michigan. It’s the largest slate since 2016, the…...
NYC student OMNY cards are supposed to last all year. So why did they stop working this month?
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (539+ words) Many New York City students last week were caught off guard when they tried to use the OMNY cards they received last school year and found they no longer worked. Now, families are scratching their heads, asking: When do the…...