School Closings: San Francisco, Oakland, North Bay Districts
Ahead of the big storm headed toward the Bay Area, several school districts in the North Bay, as well as San Francisco and Oakland, have announced they are canceling classes.
Mercer County region: School closings for Tuesday
MERCER COUNTY ��� Schools throughout Mercer County are starting to announce closures for Tuesday as the storm is expected to intensify. Heavy snow is expected to continue falling overnight into the morning, with accumulations of around 14 to 18 inches.
Swine Flu Spreads
Public health officials from around the world confirmed a growing number of swine flu cases, prompting travel advisories and school closures in affected countries.
Schools’ Supporters Fear They Weren’t Heard
Over protests, a city education panel voted Wednesday to close 19 schools around New York for poor performance.
Chicago School Closings Worry Poor Neighborhoods
When Chicago closed 50 schools last spring to save money, the closures immediately drew protests that children would be forced to cross gang boundaries to get to new schools.
Travel details, school closings, and power outages
School and work. School closures in many Massachusetts districts will continue Wednesday and potentially into the end of the week, officials say. A full list of school closures is here. Baker says he hopes private employers will offer staggered starts.
NJ Mayor: I Long Thought Closures Were Punitive
The mayor of a New Jersey town gridlocked by traffic jams that appear to have been engineered by a top aide to Gov. Chris Christie says he long suspected the backup was punitive.
Boston School Closings: List Of Public, Private Schools Closed Tuesday And.
All Boston public schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday as a massive blizzard was expected to blanket the city with up to three feet of snow, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Monday afternoon. School was open Monday, but all after-school activities, .
UPDATE: Snow causes more than 40 SCHOOL CLOSURES.
UPDATE: Snow causes more than 40 school closures across the Bradford district. School is closed so totally winning with a super snowman! tweets TandA reader @jonhardy59. Reader Jan Fairhurst took this picture of the��.
Philadelphia Officials Vote to Close 23 Schools
The closings are part of a plan by the school district to erase a huge budget deficit and reduce the number of underused schools.. Philadelphia officials approve closing 23 public schools, about 10 percent of citys total, largely backing plan by school district to erase huge budget deficit and reduce number of underused schools; teachers will be transferred but some other staff members will lose their jobs.
Storm Triggers Flash Floods in Arizona
Scenes of the severe rainfall and flooding that caused power outages and school closures in Arizona on Monday.
Large High Schools in the City Are Taking Hard Falls
Hearings have exposed anger over the Bloomberg administration’s decision to close many big schools, but officials say smaller schools tend to perform better.
One-third of students affected by CPS closures land at.
A report released by the University of Chicago is looking at where thousands of CPS students affected by school closures have ended up.
School Closings Threaten Several Cities in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 3 All of Ohios 2.4 million public school pupils will return to school Monday, but the financial problems that closed classes in 10 school districts during November and December continue to increase throughout the state.. 10 Ohio school dists, closed during Nov and Dec because of lack of operating funds, reopen; schools have been closed because of repeated rejection by voters of additional property tax increases; Ohio Educ Assn (NEA) officials warn that several large-size and medium-size cities may have to close their school systems unless voters approve additional taxes or State Legis aids schools; most dists plan to schedule additional days of school during 1st half of 70 but admrs fear additional cost of extra classes may cause more problems later; Ohio House Speaker C F Kurfess suggests some school closings were prompted by pol, rather than financial considerations; says Legis may consider bill forbidding local bds from committing dists to financial obligations if they can be met only by subsequent passage of property tax increase; assn spokesman W E Henry concedes pol considerations were likely in some school-closing decisions
After Closing Schools, a Principal Fights to Save a Bronx High School
Santiago Taveras, once the public face for many school closings during the Bloomberg years, is now working on turning around the troubled DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx.. Principal Santiago Taveras, former deputy chancellor who was the public face for many school closings during Mayor Michael R Bloombergs reign, is now fighting to keep DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx open; school is battling low graduation rates, plummeting enrollment and unsafe environment.
School Closures, Cleanings Over Ebola Concerns �� CBS.
Several North Texas school districts are responding to Ebola concerns, after learning students or parents have had contact with one of the nurses diagnosed with the disease.
Snow: School closures around Calderdale (updated)
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China School Bus Crash Kills 11 Kindergarteners
An overloaded makeshift school bus collided with a truck in eastern China on Wednesday, killing 11 kindergarteners and the bus driver, state media reported. Three other children were injured.
Greater Manchester school closures: Thousands of pupils told to stay at home.
Scores of schools have been forced to declare snow days as blizzards batter Greater Manchester. Schools in Oldham and Tameside were the worst hit with many pupils being told to stay at home. A severe weather warning has been issued for Greater .
SNOW: School closures in Derbyshire on Thursday, January 29
Hunloke Park Primary closing after lunch at 1pm. A member of staff will remain at school until all the children have been collected. If you would like to collect your child before this time, then please do so. Anthony Bek Community Primary. Please.
Chris Christie Returns to High School
. The press is now focusing on whether the governor was friends with his Port Authority appointee while in high school.
Subzero Temperatures Force District-Wide School Closures in
Numerous Midwest schools reconsidered the criteria for district-wide closures in 2013, when a piece of the arctic air from the polar vortex slipper farther south than normal, sending a blast of frigid air into the Midwest and East��.
School closures in Leeds and West Yorkshire
In severe weather, a list of schools affected in Leeds and West Yorkshire will appear below. Click on the links for local authority information about schools in your area. The BBC relies on schools and local education authorities to notify it of.
Northstate SCHOOL CLOSURES | Local News - Home
Some Northstate schools have announced classes are cancelled Thursday: -Los Molinos Unified School District. -Trinity Alps Union School District. -Bidwell Junior High School, Chico. -Castle Rock Union School District,��.
Education Dept. to Hear School Closing Complaints
Plans to close or reorganize public schools in Philadelphia, Detroit and Newark have drawn complaints of discrimination against black and Hispanic students, and those with disabilities.. Plans to close or reorganize public schools in Philadelphia, Detroit and Newark are drawing complaints of discrimination against black and Hispanic students, and those with disabilities.
As it happened: Pembrokeshire school closures
Pembrokeshire councillors vote on school closures on 29 January 2015; U-turn on decision to fully close Ysgol Dewi Sant, St Davids - just the sixth form could shut; 300 protesters gather outside meeting; Plans to close five secondary schools discussed .
Logan Center to screen film on Chicago SCHOOL CLOSURES
The School Project is hosting the second of its six-part screening series on education issues in Chicago at the University of Chicago Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts performance hall on Jan. 22. The University of��.
Parents United prevails in getting BCG school-closings list
What could possibly justify the closing of Northeast High School, the largest school in the city and each year bursting at the seams? Why would anyone suggest closing four elementary schools in Olney, a neighborhood that once housed some of the most .
Watch for a Historic Auto Pact
LEAD: The collective bargaining that begins today between the United Automobile Workers and General Motors and the Ford Motor Company could be the most critical labor talks in the last half century.
Still Waiting for a Mea Culpa from the Champions of School.
We ultimately saved our school, but the process was brutal, and we could find no newspaper columnist or editorialist willing to question the underlying assumptions behind school closures. The ���serious people��� accused us of��.
Boos and Personal Attacks as City Panel Prepares to Vote on School Closings
On the agenda for the Panel for Educational Policy: The Bloomberg administration’s plan to close 19 schools for poor performance.
Top Christie Aide Says Had No Prior Knowledge of Bridge Lane Closures
A top aide to Governor Chris Christie on Thursday told the New Jersey panel investigating lane closures on the George Washington Bridge that she had no prior knowledge of, or participation in, the incident that sparked a political firestorm.
School board to take vote on school closures | Education.
The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners may decide whether to close half a dozen buildings.
Huntington Beach School Closed by Asbestos Scare. - KTLA
Students displaced from a Huntington Beach grade school will begin returning to campus on Tuesday, more than three months after three schools were closed because of an asbestos scare. Many of the students who��.
Complete Bay Area School Closure List: San Francisco.
Schools across the Bay Area are announcing closures in anticipation of a powerful storm moving in early Thursday morning, including all the schools in Marin County, San Francisco Unified schools, and Oakland Unified��.
Strain for Teachers Runs Deeper Than Budget Cuts
With $5 billion in financing cut from the Texas public school budget, and standardized testing rules, educators report lower morale and increased stress.
Levitt Audit to Assail Fees Of School Board Members; Conflict of Interest Seen Wifes Role Defended Charges Ridiculed Levitt Studying Books Records Available Statute Explained
State Controller Arthur Levitt will publish an audit, possibly next week, that is expected to conclude that perdiem payments to members of the New York City Board of Education had been made without adequate documentation, according to sources in Mr. Levitts office.. NYS Controller Levitts office on July 12 says it will soon publish audit, prompted in part by NYS Bd of Regents member Dr K Clark, that will conclude that $100-per-day payments to NYC Bd of Educ members have been made without proper documentation; sources in Levitts office say money was apparently paid without presentation of detailed vouchers; bd pres S P Lachman and members M Bergtraum and J Monserrat say state auditors have not asked them for detailed accountings of their per-diem records but that such records are available and will be provided on request; Clark has charged that bd members exceeded maximum number of working days beyond time allotted for vacation despite fact that Lachman, Bergtraum and Monserrat hold other full-time jobs; Clark himself has recently been criticized for receiving full-time pay from both CUNY and Metropolitan Applied Research Center; Lachman and Bergtraum charge Clarks accusations all stem from Clarks bitterness over bds decision on school desegregation controversies in Canarsie and East Flatbush, Bklyn
Passaic County SCHOOL CLOSURES for Jan. 27
PASSAIC COUNTY ��� School districts in Passaic County have called off school for Tuesday as a blizzard continues to dump a significant amount of snowfall in the area. Heres a list of districts that have announced school closings on Tuesday.
What Pittsburghers are Really Saying about School Closures
Now to be fair, the PPS administration has made some attempts to engage the public in its ���Envisioning��� strategic planning process, which we now know will include a list of proposed school closures. The district had a few��.
SCS explains winter weather school closures | WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ��� Shelby County Schools is bracing for this round of cold winter weather like everyone else. Wednesday, Business Operations Chief Hitesh Haria explained the districts decision-making process for closing��.
BLIZZARD GUIDE: When Roads, Rails and Schools Will Reopen
Governments, school districts, transit authorities and other bodies prepared for the worst, closing schools, shutting down mass transit and even barring vehicles from the roads. WATCH: Wintry Weather in Times Square · Snow Totals in Your Neighborhood.
School snow closures in N.J.: How and when do they decide?
According to Giel, whose job it is to get the word out about Washington Townships school closings, after the superintendent makes a decision, he calls me and then we send out a robo call to the parents and it goes up on our website so everyone knows.
Chicagos Closures Drove Most Students to Better-Rated Schools
A student walks down a hallway at Chicagos Jean de Lafayette Elementary School on its final day of operation in 2013. Lafayette was one of 50 schools that closed as part of a cost cutting and consolidation measure by the citys school officials.
Scotland weather: 41 Highland school closures
Snow fell across the Highlands over night and several schools have been affected by the wintry weather. Yesterday Balloch Primary School and nursery was closed due to power failures but it has re-opened again as normal this morning. In total, 5,291.
STORM ALERT: School, College Closures
STORM ALERT: School, College Closures. Heres the list of school and college closures, compiled from the schools themselves, News12, as well as various news sites. SCHOOL CLOSURES. Most school districts in New Jersey announced early dismissals .
UPDATE: Schools Across Bay Area Announce Closures.
���Closing schools is a serious decision,��� said SFUSD Superintendent Richard A. Carranza in a written statement. ���I did not arrive at this lightly. First and foremost, we dont want to risk having our students injured or seriously��.
Essex County school closings for Monday, Jan. 26
ESSEX COUNTY ��� In advance of what forecasters are predicting will be a monster snowstorm, school districts across the county have announced closings and early dismissals Monday. Check the below list for announcements about closures in Essex, and .
State Approves School Closings, but Puts City on Notice
Shortly before a judge ruled on Thursday that the city could proceed with its plans to close 22 schools next year, the new state education commissioner, John B. King Jr., put the city on notice that it would have to do better in making sure that its new schools serve the citys most vulnerable students.. John B. King Jr., the new state education commissioner, cautioned that the new schools should continue to serve poor students, disabled students and students who do not speak English fluently.
University Of Chicago Researchers Examine Impact Of 2013.
According to the study, nearly all of the students ��� approximately 93 percent ��� ended up at a school with better academic ratings than their original school. One-fifth of the students whose schools were closed were transferred��.
Why School Choice Fails
School reforms that promote choice and competition inevitably hurt working-class and minority students.. Author Natalie Hopkinson Op-Ed article contends that school reform programs that promote choice and competition inevitably hurt working-class and minority students, as resources are funneled to wealthy, and well-performing, districts; says such programs, which play on parent psychology, are gaining in popularity despite lack of evidence that they yield an aggregate good.
A storm of misery in the Northeast
A heavy winter storm bore down on the U.S. East Coast, disrupting travel, causing school closures and creating power outages. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
School closings and delays - ABC11.com
Get the latest information on school and business closings across the viewing area.