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$22.8M budget approved for Sayre schools

Wednesday, June 18 by Matt Hicks

The Sayre School Board Monday signed off on a nearly $22.8 million budget for the upcoming school year. The 2025–26 plan includes a small property tax increase of just 1 percent. Business Manager Barry Claypool previously reported that overall revenues and expenses both increased by around... Read More.

LAUSD orders its police to block federal immigration operations at schools

Wednesday, June 11 by The Center Square

Alberto M. Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, ordered the district to deploy its police officers to defend schools and school events, including graduations, from... Read More.

Corning Inc. awards $1.8 million grant to Corning schools to help with budget

Tuesday, June 3 by Pat McDonald

Corning Incorporated has awarded a $1.8 million dollar grant to the Corning-Painted Post School District in support of its 2025-26 budget.Corning school district residents voted down the original school budget proposal, which included a 7.89 percent tax increase, on Tuesday, May 20th.The school district... Read More.

SF schools postpone plans for easier grades after backlash

Wednesday, May 28 by The Center Square

The San Francisco Unified School District delayed its plans to adopt “equity” grading at 14 schools after national, bipartisan backlash over the proposal to eliminate grading for attendance,... Read More.

Windsor schools closed Friday due to lack of bus drivers

Friday, May 16 by Pat McDonald

The Windsor Central School District is closed today due to a lack of bus drivers.According to the school district’s website, eight drivers are scheduled to be out today and the district is not able to operate with that many missing work.The district is in... Read More.

DEI on Campus: Schools have no updates to their responses to Trump’s executive order

Sunday, May 11 by The Center Square

Colleges and universities have provided no updates in regards to their efforts to comply with President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order terminating diversity, equity and inclusion. ... Read More.

New York Gov. Hochul announces statewide, bell-to-bell smartphone restrictions in schools

Wednesday, May 7 by Pat McDonald

Governor Kathy Hochul this week announced that New York is becoming the largest state in the nation to require statewide, bell-to-bell restrictions on smartphones in K-12 schools.The policy is part of the agreement on the FY 2026 State Budget. Following this agreement and enactment... Read More.