• Tax hike proposal to avoid job cuts in Corning-Painted Post School District

    PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WETM) - The Corning-Painted Post Area School District unveiled its 2024-2025 budget proposal on Wednesday night. On May 21st, residents will vote on a budget that calls for raising the property tax rate from 3.89% to 4.97% to avoid any cuts to jobs or programs. The alternative is lowering the tax rate []

  • job cuts: Top IT companies cut over 72,000 jobs in FY24

    Once known for hiring hundreds of thousands every year, five of India’s top six information technology services companies reported a reduction of 73,600 in their total headcount in the last fiscal yearHCLTech, the third largest, was the only exception among the top six, as it added 1,537 employees in the year ended March 31, even as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and LTIMindtree reported a fall in their headcount. After accounting for the addition at HCLTech, the...

  • Horseheads School District holds budget meeting

    HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) - The Horseheads School District Board of Education held a special meeting on April 17 ahead of April 18’s budget vote. “It's the community that will ultimately decide,” said Superintendent Dr. Thomas Douglas. Among the topics discussed were knocking down the cut jobs from 49 to 4 and decreasing the deficit. “Our []

  • Salem-Keizer Schools Looking at Hundreds of Job Cuts

    SALEM, Ore. — The Salem-Keizer school board and administration are preparing for $71 million in cuts in next

  • Medford School District proposes to cut 32 positions after budget shortfall

    MEDFORD, Ore. – The Medford School District is rolling out what they are calling a comprehensive proposal, which includes cutting 32 positions, to address a $15 million shortfall. Under the proposed budget, the district is suggesting a $7.5 million budget cut as well as utilizing $1.9 million of MSD’s reserves for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. […]

  • Lockdown lifted on several Nebo School District schools

    SANTAQUIN, Utah, April 29, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A lockdown has been lifted after it was placed on several Nebo School District schools Monday. “Today the Santaquin Police Department received notice of a potential threat in Santaquin,” says a social media post from the Santaquin Police Department. “All Santaquin schools were placed on lockdown and […] The post Lockdown lifted on several Nebo School District schools first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Orangeburg County School District breaks ground on new high school

    The new OW High School will be built on 90 acres off of Cooke Road. The two-story building houses up to 1,600 students and will cost around $125 million.

  • Dozens of New Mexico school districts and charter schools sue over 180-day rule

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More than 50 school districts and charter schools are bringing a lawsuit against the state over a new rule requiring a 180-day school year. The state's Superintendent's Association says more are signing on. The suit claims the requirement of 180 instructional days conflicts with the state's rules allowing districts to opt for []

  • Bibb County School District students to see new school meal standards by 2027- 41NBC News

    BIBB COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Less sodium and fewer sugars are two school meal standard changes students will see once the new menu is fully implemented by the 2027-2028 school year. The Executive Director of School Nutrition for the Bibb County School District, Condus Shuman, says the district’s efforts are underway to meet the new requirements. “We’ve already been working

  • Oak Hills High School student arrested after loaded firearm found, lockdown lifted, Hesperia Unified School District says

    An Oak Hills High School student was arrested after a loaded firearm was found, prompting a lockdown of the campus that was later lifted, officials said.

  • Google restructure leads to job cuts

    Alphabet's Google trimmed an unspecified number of employees from its workforce, a move it stated is part of a wider restructuring intended to simplify operations and increase efficiency.

  • Scranton School District issues statement on violence

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Superintendent of the Scranton School District (SSD), Dr. Erin Keating, issued a statement on Monday, regarding violence going on in recent weeks. Dr. Keating says recently the school district has received several reports of fights and threats of violence in West Scranton and at Memorial Stadion at Scranton High []