(The Center Square) – A decade after the first public charter schools opened in Washington state, there are approximately 1,200 students on waiting lists to get into them, according to this year’s Charter Schools Report prepared by the Washington State Board of Education. Despite the demand and annual reports of high student achievement in charter schools, state lawmakers have been reluctant to expand the number of schools or offer equal funding. Liv Finne,...
The Republican-led city of Taunton seeks $115,000 from the 155-room Clarion Hotel for housing more migrant families than it can safely hold, thanks to a deal with the Democrat-run state.
"We're working to make Minnesota the best state in the country for a kid to grow up and our work extends far beyond the walls of this school," Gov. Tim Walz said.
Superintendent Tommy Byler presented a report to the Vermilion Parish School Board regarding the impact of the new charter school in the north Vermilion area on public schools. Byler informed the board members that around 600 students are expected to move from the public school system to the charter school. The construction of Vermilion Charter Academy, a kindergarten through eighth-grade school with a capacity of 900 students, is currently being built on Hwy. 92, located to the west of Maurice....
Oregon State and Washington State will split $65 million withheld from the other 10 programs that are exiting the Pac-12 under a settlement finalized Monday.
DPI chief Jill Underly has injected herself into local issues, campaigning for progressive candidates and propagandizing bomb threats.
While Washington State and Oregon State will watch the other 10 schools in the Pac-12 depart for different conferences this year, they will at least receive
Several states are making progress empowering their citizens with access to education freedom and opportunity. Earlier this month, Alabama became the 15th state in the Read More
Of all the ailments afflicting our public schools, few are worse than the dumbing down of students. This casts a pall on the country’s future, and this ominous cloud is cast by design. That’s why you can look at pretty much any state in the country, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress results are similar — […]
The Danish government has announced a plan to reform the country’s state schools (folkeskoler). What is in the plan and how will it change lessons at schools in Denmark?
Modified football will be returning to the Jamestown Public Schools‘ athletic program. The Jamestown School Board approved funding the return of the sport. Athletic Director Ben Drake and Varsity Football Coach Tom Langworthy said bringing back modified football is to, “enhance the development of our modified student-athletes by adding more games to the modified schedule […]
Divisions III and IV were released on Wednesday. Divisions I and II to be announced on Thursday