What's News
Facing a huge budget deficit, the Dallas board
votes to close 11 schools. Read
more
A study recommends that Washington, D.C., overhaul or close
more than three dozen traditional public schools in its poorest
neighborhoods, The Washington Post reports. Read
more
The Jefferson County (Ala.) district has found temporary
classroom space for 620 students whose school was severely damaged in a
tornado, WVTM-TV reports. Read
more
Some Memphis suburbs don't want to be part of a merged
Memphis-Shelby County (Tenn.) district, and state legislation has
been proposed that would make it easier for those municipalities to
create their own school systems, The Memphis Commercial Appeal
reports. Read
more
Harper College, a community college in Palatine, Ill.,
is dropping football because the sport did not fit the school's mission,
The Chicago Tribune reports. Read
more
Baltimore City schools CEO Andres Alonso wants the district
to borrow $1.2 billion for a massive overhaul of the city's
deteriorating school buildings, The Baltimore Sun reports. Read
more
The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15
years means most menus will have more fruits, vegetables and whole
grains and less sodium, The Associated Press reports. Read
more
The Michigan State University board of trustees has approved
the next phase of the Facility of Rare Isotope Beams, despite
some uncertainty over federal funding for it, The Detroit Free
Press reports. Read
more
The former superintendent of Beverly Hills (Calif.) schools
has been convicted of misappropriating district funds in 2005 and 2006,
The Los Angeles Times reports. Read
more
Thieves in Lincolnwood, Ill., have stolen an elementary
school statue that honored the memory of students who had died of
cancer, The Chicago Tribune reports. Read
more
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Construction Corner
St. Louis University will move its law school
to an 11-story building in downtown St. Louis donated by a local couple,
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more
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy
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AS&U Resources
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the new year must concentrate, as they have for the last four years of
economic woes, on setting priorities, aiming for greater efficiency, and
managing wisely the resources they have....
Read
the entire article, "Top Ten School Survival Strategies."
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Calendar
Feb. 13-16: Association of Community College
Trustees, Community College
National Legislative Summit, Washington, D.C.
Feb. 15-17: School Safety Advocacy Council, National Conference
on Bullying,
Orlando, Fla.
Feb. 16-19: American Association of School Administrators, 2012 National Conference on Education,
Houston
For more upcoming education-related
events and conferences, visit our online
calendar.
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