One year after Phenix City Schools superintendent Janet Sherrod was hired, her job appears to be on the line. The Phenix City Board of Education is scheduled to conduct a called meeting today at 5 p.m. in the Success Academy, 1700 17th Ave. In an email late Friday afternoon from board secretary Rachel Ham, the […]
A white dad rushed the stage and pushed the Black superintendent out of the way so he couldn’t shake his daughter’s hand during her high school graduation yelling ‘I don’t want her touching him.’ The shocking incident took place Friday at Baraboo High School in Wisconsin – the same school that drew national headlines in […]
Mayor Cavalier Johnson declined to weigh in Monday on whether Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley should keep his job following revelations that the school district jeopardized millions of dollars in funding by missing financial reporting deadlines and erroneously reporting costs for the 2022-23 school year. “That’s a question for the school board,” Mayor’s Office […]
The Fayette school board on Thursday unanimously approved an addendum to Superintendent Demetrus Liggins’ contract, but district officials would not make the document publicly available before or immediately after the vote. The addendum was not attached to Thursday’s school board planning agenda in advance of the meeting as are most documents under consideration. Prior to […]
MIAMI, Okla. — Some Miami residents say the school superintendent should resign, following comments about the direction the district is headed at tonight’s school board meeting. Roughly seventy people packed the school board chambers this evening, with several speaking either for or against Superintendent Nick Highsmith. Those speaking against the superintendent brought up questions about […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay school district on Wednesday released the recording of its first Black superintendent’s appearance on an Atlanta radio show in which he made blunt comments about race relations, criticized the community and derided one of the district’s principals. Claude Tiller Jr. resigned on Saturday after a closed-door meeting with […]
BAYTOWN, Texas — Two dozen protesters gathered near a Texas superintendent’s home on Wednesday to support a Black teen who has been suspended for most of the school year over the length of his dreadlocks. Hairstylists, children and activists filled a neighborhood entrance in Baytown, about 26 miles east of Houston, chanting “Justice for Darryl […]
The battle to lead North Carolina’s public schools is putting issues such as school choice, education funding, learning loss, Critical Race Theory and the Parents’ Bill of Rights in voters’ faces. The two Republican candidates for state superintendent of public instruction are positioning themselves as conservatives who largely support the education decisions taken by the […]
Feb. 10—Last week, the state’s School Bus Safety Working Group issued 17 recommendations to improve safety. The recommendations included a wide variety of recommendations relating to driver training and wellness, performance reviews for drivers, safety orientations for students and parents, education for drivers on state laws related to buses, and a safety audit of bus […]
A poll of 93 Kentucky public school superintendents shows the vast majority of them think the House GOP’s current budget plan falls short of its own mandate on teacher retention and attraction. Of those surveyed by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators, 96% said the increased funding of the per-pupil state education funding formula in […]
Jan. 23—SOUTHERN INDIANA — As state leaders debate the topic of school district consolidation, several Southern Indiana superintendents are emphasizing the advantages of smaller school districts. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has long advocated for lawmakers to consider incentives for the consolidation of school districts with fewer than 2,000 students. The chamber commissioned a recent […]
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The new year brings some changes in how Michigan public schools are ranked. Passed by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in May 2023, House Bill 4166 eliminates the grade system for public school rankings. Those rankings have traditionally been used by school administrators and parents to evaluate and […]