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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The Children’s Literacy Foundation is inviting elementary schools in Vermont and New Hampshire to apply for $25,000 in Year of the Book grants
the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) received a $1,965,730 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help provide reemployment services to former coal industry workers who need to access jobs in emerging and growing fields
The grant aims to improve instructional practice and leadership in elementary science in northeastern California through the development of locally focused standards-aligned curriculum. It also aims to create partnerships among schools, the University, and science and technology resources in the region such as those in industry and agriculture
The award will fund the Pathways to Employment initiative, a new partnership with the North Central and Southern Alleghenies Workforce Development Boards and Adult Basic Education Coalitions that will focus on workers who lack basic skills in reading, math and communications that inhibit them from successfully completing occupational classroom training and sustaining employment
The grants help free up funds to enable the district to have a school police officer at each building, “without putting increased strain on your general fund”
Some Detroit schools were closed again Wednesday due to the absence of teachers, but it was the smallest number since a so-called sick-out gathered momentum this week over issues like pay and the condition of buildings
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students awarded Baltimore City School District a Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant totaling $292,647
A proposed penny sales tax to help boost the salaries of public school teachers and fund other areas of public education can be placed on a ballot for a statewide vote, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled
WorkForce Essentials received almost a $1 million grant to help implement a mechatronics program that trains students and soldiers about electronics and engineering systems in a modern manufacturing plant
The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday upheld as constitutional a state requirement that local governments help pay for education, reversing a lower court decision
A big focus will be combining IT systems and increasing efficiencies in hopes of saving schools tens of thousands of dollars
A south Alabama lawmaker threatened to make a Baldwin County school tax that pays for additional teachers and school employees “go away” after he was criticized over education budget language
While youngsters already use computers to play educational games and do homework, a new initiative - My.Future -is being implemented to make technology even more fun and engaging for club participants
The law enacted is designed to address shortages of full-time teachers in some subjects and substitute teachers
In blocking a 2013 city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene rule, state Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez sided with a group of mothers who sued last month, arguing that only the state Legislature has the authority to require certain immunizations
School officials believe this grant is the key to expanding and enhancing the educational opportunities available in the county
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