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The Duval County School Board met Tuesday evening to consider renaming six schools named after Confederate generals.

Duval Schools Superintendent Diana Greene thinks six Jacksonville schools should be renamed, her recommendations obtained by the Times-Union said.  The news comes after nearly a year of debates prompting locals to reckon with the citys ties to Confederate leaders and colonizers. After a contentious set of community meetings and balloting, voting results showed that Jaxsons wanted to see schools tied to the Confederacy renamed. Now, through a formal set of recommendations to the school board, G...

Looking for something to do on National Trails Day? The grand opening of The Creeks Recreational Trail System in Jackson and Butts County will take place on Saturday, June 5, 2021. The opening ceremonies will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the trail head in the city of Jackson located off Brownlee Road and just before Jackson Elementary School. Look for the sign and Jackson Police Officers directing traffic. This opening is Phase I of The Creeks and includes 10.75 miles of trails connecting users to man...

School board watchers, buckle up, Wednesday’s meeting is going to be a meaty one. After several months in which the Teton County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees considered two or three action items at each meeting, the board has eight things to vote on at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Included in that heavy slate are a few thorny issues. School district administrators have recommended amending the boundaries for Kelly Elementary School to reduce class sizes and crowding at the outlying school....

While zoning for Community Montessori and Madison Academic may make the schools more accessible, perception continues to impact neighborhood schools.

There is some progress — and hope — in the latest data. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High lets out on a rainy day on Monday, April 26, 2021. Salt Lake City School District has seen an improvement in grades, including at its high schools, since students have begun returning for in-person learning this spring.   | May 3, 2021, 1:07 p.m. Student grades have started to rebound in Salt Lake City School District after taking a dramatic dive this fall when lear...

Coronavirus in Tampa Bay schools: a weekly update Cases are falling areawide as school districts prepare for in-person graduations.     A classroom scene at east Hillsboroughs Dowdell Middle School, posted on the school Twitter site in November. The school has reported 23 COVID-19 cases so far in March, boosting its year-to-date total to 42. [ Hillsborough County Public Schools ] Because of spring break, there will be no weekly report on March 20.) For the first time in months, the weekl...

SHEBOYGAN - Voters will choose from six candidates to fill three seats on the Sheboygan Area School District School Board in the April 6 election. The six candidates are: Santino Laster (a former teacher and coach), Sheboygan Police Chief Christopher Domagalski, incumbents Marcos Guevara and Ryan Burg and two parents running on a shared goal of always having in-person learning five days a week as an option for families, Katie Checolinski and Rebecca M. Versey. On March 11, the candidates wi...

  John Kerry / US special presidential envoy for climate DC connection: The former presidential candidate was a military brat who spent part of his childhood in the District, attending Jackson Elementary and St. Albans. Random fact: His family lived across the street from newspaper columnist Joe Alsop. Kerry was also a Cub Scout with Brit Hume. Photograph courtesy of U.S. Senate Susan Rice / Head of the Domestic Policy Council DC connection: Rice was born and raised in Washington. She graduate...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than half of Wisconsin schools restrained or isolated...