The South Bay Union School District (SBUSD), which had to make the tough choice of whether to close three of its eleven elementary schools, was able to save two on Wednesday, at least for the time being. Board members unanimously changed Superintendent Jose Espinoza’s plan to close Berry, Central, and Sunnyslope primary schools over the…
On Wednesday, school officials in San Francisco abruptly changed their minds about a plan that would have allowed students to skip assignments, skip class, and retake tests. As soon as the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) introduced the experimental “Grading for Equity” program on Tuesday, parents and politicians alike, including SF Mayor Daniel Lurie,…
According to authorities, the State Department has put a stop to the planning of new visa interviews for international students who want to study in the United States as it gets ready to increase the scrutiny of their social media activities. The delay, according to a U.S. official on Tuesday, is only meant to be…
President Trump intensified his criticism of Harvard University on Monday, stating that he is thinking of allocating $3 billion in grant funds that the Ivy League university receives to trade schools around the country. “I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a very antisemitic Harvard, and giving it to TRADE…
A bill that would enable Newark to impose a $50 per-student, per-semester tax on the University of Delaware (UD) is approved by the General Assembly. Early last year, the Newark City Council overwhelmingly decided to collect the tax; but, the city needs state legislative approval to modify its charter. The only thing left to do…
After overcoming a significant legislative obstacle on Sunday, a bill that would mandate that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every Texas public school classroom is now closer to being approved by Governor Greg Abbott. After a week of debate and delay, the state House of Representatives passed a version of the Ten Commandments bill…
The proposed budget and a plan to purchase another school bus were both rejected by voters on Tuesday, which was a setback for the Caledonia-Mumford Central School District. Superintendent Rebekah Chenaille emphasized how important it is to steer clear of a budget that is set aside for unexpected expenses. “The thing, I think, that is…
The City of Aurora is committed to preventing youth violence, and they are now putting their money where their mouth is by working with the local school districts. Cherry Creek School District and Aurora Public Schools have each been given $50,000 by the City of Aurora’s Youth Violence Prevention Program to offer at-risk youth violence…
In a widely followed case that presented a test for the separation of church and state, the Supreme Court, which is evenly divided, blocked the effort Thursday by upholding a lower court ruling that declared a contract approved by the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board that established the country’s first religious charter school to be…
In an increasingly heated dispute with the Ivy League university, the Trump administration banned Harvard University from accepting international students, stating that thousands of current students would have to transfer to other universities or leave the nation. The action was announced Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security, which claimed that Harvard had allowed “anti-American,…
