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N.J. District Considers Mandatory School Uniform Policy

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 3:03pm
School hallways may become a sea of red, black and white with the district's proposed uniform policy.

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NJ.com

Elected School Chiefs Mean Limited Choices in Miss.

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 11:27am
Moving to a system of appointed superintendents in all school districts in the state has been advocated by groups like the Mississippi Economic Council for decades.

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DJournal.com

Mississippi School Discipline Too Harsh on Students: Report

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 2:01pm
Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled and even incarcerated for minor infractions, policies that disproportionally affect minorities.

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Huffington Post

Under-Enrolled Sacramento District May Close Multiple City Schools

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 4:03pm
Trustees in the Sacramento City Unified School District will begin discussions this week on closing what one official said is a "significant" number of under-enrolled schools, nearly a year after the school board wrangled over closing three elementary campuses and ultimately voted to close just one.

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The Sacramento Bee

Atlanta School Board Considers Own Police Force

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 4:00pm
Superintendent Erroll Davis proposes forming Atlanta Public Schools’ own police force, as other metro Atlanta districts have done. Armed school resource officers would replace school security now provided by Atlanta police officers.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Carmel Senator Authors Bill to Allow Schools to Set Class Schedules

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 9:05pm
A Carmel state senator is again trying to give administrators at top-performing schools the flexibility to set class schedules as they see fit.

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IndyStar.com

Ga. District in “Conflict and Crisis,” Put on Probation by Accreditation Agency

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 4:26pm

An accrediting agency is accusing the DeKalb County School District of a decade of “poor, ineffective governance,” announcing Monday that it’s placing the district on probation, leading to possible removal of the school board.

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Atlanta Journal Constitution

Lawsuits Detail Troubles in Breathitt (Ky.) Schools

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 12:14pm

Two administrators in a troubled eastern Kentucky school district filed lawsuits offering some details about the management and financial problems that resulted in a state takeover.

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AP via Seattle PI

Texas Ed Commissioner Removes El Paso School Board

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 3:54pm

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams announced today he's stripping all power from El Paso Independent School District trustees, citing a lack of trust from the community they represent. Williams plans to appoint a five-member board of managers to replace the school district's seven elected trustees, who have come under fire for failing to catch a districtwide cheating scheme devised by former Superintendent Lorenzo Garcia.

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El Paso Times

Chicago Public Schools Closing Meeting Sparsely Attended

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 3:22pm

About 100 people came to a cavernous South Side church Monday for a meeting of a Chicago Public Schools commission charged with gathering community input on school closings.

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Chicago Tribune

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