School Board

On October 25th members of the Cleveland School Board voted on a $13 million dollar budget plan that sacrificed transportation for high school students, funding for textbooks, and the district’s preschool and summer school programs.

Education is everyone's business and each stakeholder has a role in the decision making process.

What happens when school boards influence textbook publishers to make changes in classic works of literature or to rewrite history? Do our children learn more effectively if they are sheltered from injustices of the past, or are we just fooling ourselves?

A school paper I wrote

Concerned parents protested outside the Republic (Mo.) School District's offices in response to a recent lawsuit alleging the rape of a student on school grounds.

The L.A. Unified School Board recently enacted a new district-wide homework policy, where homework can only count as 10% of a student's grade. This sends the wrong message to students about the value of homework toward academic success.

The Pasco County School has run out of ideas and options as they face a $60 million dollar shortfall in the budget. The board is holding Town Hall meetings to seek the communities input on where to make the cuts

Pasco County School Board is seeking input from the community on where to cut $60 million dollars from its budget. No announcements have been made but layoffs and cuts to arts, sports and music are at the top of the list.

The Amanda-Clearcreek school board is threatening to eliminate the formal lunch program if the new tax levy does not pass in May.

After a successful tenure as a School Board Member, Rick Marsico took over as the School Board President.

The Providence school board has threatened to fire every teacher in the city and voted to send termination letters to nearly 2,000 of them.

You may be surprised by how many choices in tertiary education exist. This is great for parents who want the best education for their children. Of course, it can also be a little overwhelming to sort through but in the end it is important to do so.

On Dec. 14, a man who claims his wife was fired was caught on camera opening fire on a school board meeting before killing himself. His actions were wrong, but further illustrate how badly the American education system is crumbling.

A man who held the male members of the Bay District School Board at gunpoint Tuesday evening, saying they were responsible for his wife being fired from her job, eventually seemed to grow impatient and opened fire on the seated members.

Several news outlets are reporting that the gunman aimed directly at school board members and missed but video captured from a live internet screening of the meeting tells a different story.

The last thing that any human being should have to worry about is harassment. That said, earlier this week, Arkansas Midland School District Vice President Clint McCance wrote on his private Facebook page that all gay people should commit suicide.

Boards of Trustees, Board of Education, Governing Board are all names for your local school district board. But who makes up your local school board? How did they become board members? And what exactly does a school board do?

Two candidates are seeking spots on the Birmingham School District school board this fall.

With significant concessions and third-party mediation just days away the Royal Oak Education Association teachers' union and school board settled a three year contract. Higher deductibles and no pay increase for veteran teachers were major concessions.

What you need to do before becoming a school nurse.

All of the people who strive to make education work are recognized during American Education Week.

In February a Rhode Island school board voted to fire the majority of staff, including teachers and administrators at the high school due to low student performance. When teachers are blamed solely for student failure, what kind of message does that send?

When a city school board protests immigration policy in another state, is it overstepping the bounds of what city voters elected its school board members to do?

The teachers strike at North Penn School District in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, continues despite advice of arbitrators.

North Penn School District, Lansdale,PA on the brink of a teachers strike. School Board has closed school for Monday April 19th. Is it worth it to the community?

This article refers to the Davison (Michigan) Board of Education. This district is one of the largest and highly regarded in the state.

The Farmington Public Schools Board of Education is set to shutter schools Feb. 24 to help make up an $18 million revenue shortfall.