Chicago Public Schools moved a step closer to finalizing a new school safety policy Thursday, following a Board of Education vote in February to remove uniformed Chicago Police Department officers from all district schools as of the end of the school year. The Board approved a new “Whole School Safety Framework” presented by the district […]
It was one of the most unsettling Enquirer editorial board meetings I’ve been a part of. Sitting at the head of our conference room table was Iranetta Wright, the embattled Cincinnati Public Schools superintendent who was hours aways from resigning as the leader of Ohio’s second-largest public school district. It had been a long week […]
It was an emotionally charged day in court. Both the victim and his mother testified at the hearing for a former Child Protective Services investigator during a sentencing hearing. On March 1, Slade Dean King of Abilene pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child, and at that time 350th District Judge Thomas Wheeler ruled […]
The six unions that contract with Cincinnati Public Schools will hold a press conference Monday afternoon to announce the results of their votes of no confidence in Superintendent Iranetta Wright. Julie Sellers is president of the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers. The unions − which represent thousands of employees for the school district including teachers, principals, […]
CHICAGO — A lawsuit was filed against Chicago Public Schools Wednesday where a former student alleged she was groomed and sexually abused by the dean of students at her high school, and the school did nothing to stop it. According to the lawsuit, former Little Village Lawndale High School (LVLHS) Dean of Students Brian Crowder […]
Apr. 3—”This gives us an opportunity to kind of show the people that voted for our bond that we’re doing what we say we’re going to do. We want to earn their trust and we want to be good stewards of their resources.” — Colby Cagle Coyle Public Schools Superintendent {related_content_uuid}5d33e5cd-4399-4629-b786-84260e0b27bc{/related_content_uuid} Coyle Public Schools has […]
Hello and welcome to your Daily Briefing. I’m Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer’s education reporter. Cincinnati Public Schools’ board of education is still chipping away at a multimillion-dollar budget gap that needs to close by June. At the same time, the district is pushing ahead on a plan to implement middle schools – possibly as early […]
Mar. 7—TRAVERSE CITY — A Grant Township couple were arrested Thursday after local law enforcement received a tip from Child Protective Services about alleged child abuse. Initial investigations conducted by the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office state that the 40-year-old woman and her 31-year-old husband were involved in alleged child abuse and neglect involving the […]
Recent attacks involving schoolchildren in Cincinnati’s Downtown have local leaders and community members alike scrutinizing Cincinnati Public Schools’ transportation plan, again. The district hasn’t caught a break on the transportation front ever since Metro stopped providing specialized school routes in 2021. The current protocol leaves kids across the city to wait around for bus transfers […]
The survey says: Columbia Public Schools residents have less favorable views of the school district than they did on surveys conducted before the pandemic. District spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark on Thursday said she expected worse during Thursday’s Columbia Board of Education meeting. “I was pleasantly surprised,” Baumstark said. “We did OK.” Presenting the results was Rick […]