Education & Schools
Education & schools are central to the mission of local and state government agencies. They focus on providing quality education, ensuring equitable access, and supporting the development of students from early childhood through higher education. Governments work to create policies, fund programs, and oversee the operation of public schools to foster academic success and prepare students for future challenges. This directory offers articles on education and schools and related topics like Education Grants, which explore funding opportunities that support educational initiatives and resources.
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Worthington schools are dangerously overcrowded, but residents have not been able to pass a referendum to fund expansion. Many fear this opposition is related to the city’s large immigrant population.
A new NCPERS report shows that the notion that governments can’t afford both pensions and education is a false dilemma.
Broad outlines include a 16% raise for teachers during the five-year contract, a new committee to investigate and enforce classroom sizes that surpass limits in the agreement and funding to add social workers and nurses to the city’s schools.
An eight-day strike by Chicago teachers has hit students with disabilities and their families hard, but many say they support educators’ demands.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s challenge is steep: close an $838 million budget deficit while also appeasing the striking Chicago Teachers Union. Chicago public schools have been closed for five days, affecting 300,000 students.
The strike that began Thursday is now about much more than class size and staff pay: If the city is unwilling to do more to tackle the sky-rocketing cost of housing, teachers will remain off the job.
With 25,000 Chicago public school teachers picketing this week and likely into next, the heat is on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to negotiate a resolution.
Good information about lead in school water is too hard to find; the Lead in School Water Project wants to change that
As the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission prepares its second annual report, it is recommending a dramatic overhaul of Florida’s mental health system, which, it argues, is failing to meet the long-term treatment needs of the vast majority of referrals.
According to a new report, the number of publicly-disclosed security incidents in K-12 schools reached 160 in the months of July and August 2019 alone
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Law enforcement leaders are at a crossroads in regard to active shooter response. PoliceOne’s Mike Wood suggests several proactive measures communities can take to preserve life between the start of an attack and police arrival on-scene.
Dr. Judy Riffle breaks down the anatomy of funded school safety grants with tips and tactics that will sharpen your grant writing efforts and make your application highly competitive.
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