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Baltimore school system passes $1.2B budget

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:45am
The last budget of outgoing schools CEO Andrés Alonso includes cuts to per-pupil funding and high schools but retains spending power for principals and adds academic programs.

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The Baltimore Sun

Fewer than 5 Chicago schools expected to be spared

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:39am
Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down.

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Chicago Tribune

Richmond (Va.) School Board Again Debates Closing Schools

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 3:02pm
The talk of closing schools in Richmond is back on — and there’s a third school on the list.

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TimesDispatch.com
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Half of Closed Flint Schools in Last Decade Mostly in Black Areas

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 05/12/2013 - 4:52pm

Nearly half of the more than 20 school closures announced by the Flint School District over the last decade have been in predominantly black neighborhoods on the northwest side of the city, according to an MLive-Flint Journal analysis.

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mlive.com

Enrollment In Bristol (Conn.) Schools Continues to Drop Slowly

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 04/29/2013 - 2:20pm
The school system is poised to end the year down about 150 students compared to last year, continuing a gradual decline in enrollments.

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The Hartford Courant

Baltimore County Budget Would Add New Seats for Crowded Schools

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 2:22pm
Baltimore County would add classrooms for thousands of students under a budget proposal unveiled Monday by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz — a plan advocates hope signals a commitment to solve the overcrowding that has plagued the school system.

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The Baltimore Sun

Charter School Demand in Mass. Disputed

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Mon, 04/08/2013 - 11:43am
Waiting list totals can count students more than once, a review of state data found.

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The Boston Globe
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Chicago School Closings Ignite Furor and Fears

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 1:50pm

Curtis Johnson cried when he heard that the public school where he works as a security guard and where two of his children are students will close at the end of this school year.

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USA Today

Report: Iowa City High Schools’ Capacity Lower Than Believed

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 12:38pm
The old way of calculating a school’s capacity no longer applies in the 21st century, a consultant for the Iowa City school district said Monday night.

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TheGazette.com

Difficult Time, New Opportunity for Chicago Public Schools

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 9:16am
CPS closings offer chance for reinvention.

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