The first mockups for the new Lafayette High School were unveiled to the community during a Tuesday town hall in the school’s auditorium, garnering interest and concern from the parents of student athletes, frustrated by the projected loss of two sports fields. The designs featured the planned campus footprint, including where the academic building would […]
DENNIS BUCKLEY For the Lincoln Journal Star Something for every kid is included in this year’s Lincoln Journal Star Summer Planner, with a few new listings, too. Check under specific topic headings like art, sports or enrichment for camps of interest. ART Lincoln Parks and Recreation, Adaptive Recreation Day Camps for individuals with intellectual/physical disabilities. […]
New Mexico lawmakers approved measures this month pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into raising teacher pay to mitigate what the state Public Education Department has called an educator workforce crisis. The increases, a high priority for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham during the recent legislative session, also were lauded by attorneys representing plaintiffs in the […]
Bent Elementary parent Mark Weaver talks to the Bloomington District 87 school board at its Feb. 9 meeting. CONNOR WOOD BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington District 87 heard from members of the public regarding its continued enforcement of the mask mandate in school buildings. The district has held to the mandates despite a ruling last week by […]
The UNC Board of Governors met Thursday for the first time this semester and discussed the UNC system’s five-year strategic plan, which is in its final year. Peter Hans, President of the UNC system, suggested that the BOG should revise and expand the plan’s framework, preserving the original basis and adjusting where necessary. The board […]
Voters mark the ballot papers on July 14, 2020 at socially distant polling stations in the Augusta Civic Center. Joe Phelan / Kennebec Journal File AUGUSTA – A seat on the Education Committee that has been vacant since October remains vacant until June after Augusta City Council rejected a plan last week to add the […]
What was it that preoccupied you most at the age of 11? For most of us, this age is a time of transition and growth – making new friends, discovering hobbies, or being successful in sports, for example. This is also an important age for Monty Hernandez, an 11-year-old from Phoenix, Arizona, but for different […]
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WATERLOO – Fewer students are attending Waterloo Community Schools this fall after a change in law made it easier for families to enroll their children in other districts. The certified school enrollment number published by Waterloo Schools shows that as of October 1, there were a total of 10,114 students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Adopting a “heart-based” approach to developing future leaders must be considered as part of a strategic plan for students with special educational needs (SEN), said Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia Chairman Nori Abdullah (pix). In this context, she said that a heart-based approach means that the quality and affairs of the heart are conscientiously […]
Today’s big budget bonanza is likely to be sparse when it comes to the fuller details of the exact distribution of the country’s education spending, based on last year. The speeches held on budget day 2021 adhered to general statements and headlines: the hiring of 990 special educational assistants (SNA), smaller class sizes, 270 million […]
In-person lessons could possibly return to schools before the end of the year as the Ministry of Education finalizes a “roadmap” for resumption, explained Head of Education Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw on Friday. When the ministry accepted 41 mobile-enabled tablets and other school supplies from CIBC First Caribbean International Bank, she said the ministry was aware […]
