(The Center Square) – Wenatchee School District is closing the doors to Columbia Elementary following a unanimous School Board decision on Tuesday to "ensure the long-term sustainability" of the district. Enrollment has been declining throughout the district since 2015, with around 916 students having left since then. That loss of students is paired with a loss of funding, as the state sees the two factors as intertwined, according to WSD's website. While the...
(The Center Square) – The Seattle School Board has unanimously approved a plan to address a $104 million budget deficit that could include closing approximately 20 elementary schools. The district’s “well-resourced schools” plan finds the district would be better accommodated with approximately 50 K-5 sites, with 10 per region after the 2024-2025 school year. There are no plans for school closures or consolidations for the 2024-25 school year. According to the...
Tuesday is National Teacher Appreciation Day, and ABC7 Chicago is joining in on the celebration.
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Education officials say a Manhattan elementary school has a new principal Friday. The Manhattan-Ogden School District USD 383 announced on Friday, May 17 that Amber Cook will take over as principal of Oliver Brown Elementary School starting in July 2024. She has served as the Early Childhood Center principal for Geary County []
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, May 20, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A lockout placed on Stansbury Elementary Monday morning has been lifted. An initial statement from the Granite School District said the West Valley City school had entered lockout protocol “due to a homeless individual who wandered onto campus. Law enforcement is working to remove that […] The post Lockout lifted at elementary school in West Valley City first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – Representatives from Los Alamos National Laboratory stopped by Tony E. Quintana Elementary School in Española last week and brought along a special guest. The robotic team introduced the students to Spot the Robotic Dog. Some kids even got to try their hand at controlling Spot around the gym. "Kids are very intuitive with []
The Maryland school district's motto is "Belong, Grow, Succeed." Edward Martinez-Fernandez embodies just that.
The Maryland school district's motto is "Belong, Grow, Succeed." Edward Martinez-Fernandez embodies just that.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque elementary school teacher was recognized for her role in the community for Teacher Appreciation Week. Michelle Maynez, a 3rd grade dual language teacher at Dolores Gonzales Elementary, became the fifth educator to be awarded by McDonald's. She was nominated by her students who say she is a wonderful teacher and []
ATHENS, Ala. (WHNT) — For some people in Athens, they knew it was coming, but it doesn't make saying goodbye to the historic Piney Chapel Elementary School (PCES) any easier. Some call it the best-kept secret in all of Limestone County. For more than 100 years, PCES has graced the Athens community with its presence. []
The carnival would not have been possible without all the volunteers, including the school’s teachers and 28 Reading High School students, who are tutors for United Way of Berks County's Read Alliance program, officials say.
Seattle Could Shutter 20 Elementary Schools Due To Budget Constraints When happens when your city pisses away all of your tax revenue on trying to feed, shelter and coddle activists and homeless people? You wind up having to make budget cuts. And, in Seattle, those cuts could be coming in the form of closing up to 20 elementary schools. The district’s budget deficit has reached more than $100 million, according to new reporting from MYNorthwest. And Superintendent Brent Jones'...