3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (814+ words) The Meridian School District recently held its first back-to-school resource fair. The event was put on by the Family Support Center. Pictured are Alicia Roberts and Elvira Trautman, who run the Meridian Family Support Center. (Racquel Muncy/Lynden Tribune) LAUREL…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (828+ words) America has nearly 7 million unfilled jobs. Some of those positions remain open because employers can’t find workers with the right technical skills. But ask business owners directly and you’ll hear something different. Too many candidates can’t show up on time;…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (513+ words) Olathe Public Schools officials on Thursday unveiled a proposal to close five elementary schools and one middle school at the end of this school year amid ongoing concerns about declining enrollment. The schools that would close their doors permanently are…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (108+ words) The hyper-politicization of California’s public schools over the last half-century matches up almost exactly with the decline in educational achievement of its students. Just coincidence or cause and effect? Take your pick. However, it’s demonstrably true that school districts have…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (153+ words) The Joplin Globe - Download the Globe app to my phone or tablet Brookside Charter School in Kanas City is receiving $55,000 in a rebate from its sponsor the Missouri Charter Public School Commission. Missouri’s largest charter-school sponsor entered August with…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (405+ words) The hyper-politicization of California’s public schools over the last half-century matches up almost exactly with the decline in educational achievement of its students. Just coincidence or cause and effect? Take your pick. However, it’s demonstrably true that school districts have…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (419+ words) By Carl Stagner | Read Time: 3 minutes Intended as a hub of hope for the community, The Market Place certainly includes all the necessary components in its blueprints. But the backstory proves a remarkable symbol of God’s redemptive work. After all,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (708+ words) Years later, the authors behind “A Nation at Risk” acknowledged they looked for data that supported their conclusions. School has changed a lot since many parents were young. And it’s not just the technology. Though many kids now do most…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (401+ words) Over 60 years ago, 125,000 Michiganders gathered on Woodward Avenue in Detroit to demand equal opportunity for every American. There, months before he spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a simple dream: Where you…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (500+ words) School Board members, district leaders and Enrollment Center employees marked the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, August 24. The center is located inside the district’s Educational Service Center at 2727 North Ferry Street in Anoka. School Board co-chairs Linda Hoekman and…...