Columbus school board holds community roundtable to discuss building closings A total of nine schools was suggested in June by a community task force, though a final list of which schools will close has not yet been determined. 11/14/2024 - 9:12 pm | View Link
CPS board presses Acero officials for plan to keep charter schools open The proposed closings have led to fierce protests from students, parents and staff who are hoping for Acero to reverse course or CPS to provide a solution. 11/14/2024 - 1:44 pm | View Link
Share your thoughts with the Journal Sentinel on potential MPS school closings, mergers, expansions, upgrades If you might be affected by future MPS school closings, expansions, mergers or upgrades, we want to hear from you. 11/13/2024 - 5:47 am | View Link
Chicago Board of Ed. to hold special meeting as some try to blame CPS CEO for Acero school closings The mayor asked CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign because he refused to secure a short-term high interest loan to pay for a new teachers contract and pension payments. 11/12/2024 - 4:14 pm | View Link
Special CPS school board meeting aims to prevent closings of Acero schools The resolution demands that Acero Schools, a charter network of 15 campuses, appear before the board on a yet-to-be-determined date to discuss alternatives to closings. It also threatens Acero, saying ... 11/12/2024 - 11:29 am | View Link
St. John Vianney Catholic School closing due to storm damage St. John Vianney Catholic School to permanently close at end of school year due to damage sustained from Hurricane Helene and Milton. ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — It came as a surprise to parents ... 11/15/2024 - 9:48 pm | View Website
Denver school closures: DPS looks to enrollment zones to make ... DPS school closure list. Superintendent Alex Marrero recommended DPS close the following schools: Castro Elementary, 845 S. Lowell Blvd. Columbian Elementary, 2925 W. 40th St. Denver School of ... 11/15/2024 - 12:22 pm | View Website
Is there a right way to handle school closures? Closing under-enrolled, half-empty schools is an obvious way for school districts to save money. A bit of the savings comes from facilities costs, such as utility bills and maintenance, but the bulk comes from staff. By reassigning or laying off teachers, districts can consolidate programs and lower their payroll costs. 11/15/2024 - 12:27 am | View Website
CPS board presses Acero officials for plan to keep charter ... The Illinois Network of Charter Schools advocacy group called the board’s special meeting on Acero “political games” and blamed the closings on rising costs due to the charter’s CTU contract. 11/14/2024 - 9:35 pm | View Website
School district in San Jose to see nearly half its campuses ... "Closing a school saves you approximately $1 million," explained Cerda. "And so, that's what we're looking at. But also staff reductions at the district office, reductions at the school site level ... 11/13/2024 - 2:48 pm | View Website
The Mai-Kai is once again ready to rum, baby, rum.
Four years after a burst sprinkler pipe tore a hole in the ceiling in October 2020 — and three weeks after its original reopening date — Oakland Park’s tiki icon has marked its long-awaited rebirth with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday and started taking reservations for service to begin on Friday.
“The Mai-Kai’s legacy is iconic,” new managing partner Bill Fuller said in a company statement.
MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins second-year running back De’Von Achane continues to be one of the NFL’s most electric, exciting players to watch.
And better yet, he is seen with the ball in his hands more and more as he handles his increased workload in Year 2 without issue.
Achane has stormed past last year’s total touches, 168 in 10 games this year after having 130 in 11 games in 2023.
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
WASHINGTON (AP) — A high-ranking leader of a Mexican drug cartel who lived in the U. S. under a phony identity after faking his own death has been arrested on federal charges, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Cristian Fernando Gutierrez Ochoa — the son-in-law of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation cartel boss known as “El Mencho” — was arrested this week on drug trafficking and money laundering offenses in Riverside, California, where he had been living using a fake name after fleeing Mexico, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors say Gutierrez Ochoa, 37, faked his own death and fled to the U.
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVIN FREKING
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill rallied around Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, on Thursday even as new details surfaced about allegations that he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
The GOP embrace of Hegseth came as another controversial Trump nominee, Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration for attorney general.
U. S. intelligence officials warned American defense companies on Thursday to increase security precautions following several acts of sabotage in Europe that officials have blamed on Russia.
The public bulletin issued by the National Counterintelligence and Security Center advised companies involved in defense work — particularly those providing support to Ukraine in its war against Russia — to step up their defenses in the face of Russia’s escalating aggression toward Ukraine’s allies.
“Russia’s sabotage activities in Europe increase the risk to U.
A week ago, Matt Gaetz was on his way to becoming Donald Trump’s avenging angel as U. S. Attorney General, the nation’s top law enforcement official.
But now that the former Florida congressman has withdrawn his nomination amid persistent questions about his involvement in a sex scandal involving a 17-year-old girl, his political prospects are not so clear.
“His future is not as bright as it once was,” said Aubrey Jewett, a political science professor at the University of Central Florida.