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School closures ‘back on the table’ after CUSD parcel tax fails Zoe Morgan/Town Crier File Photo Montclaire Elementary School in Los Altos reopened last month, above. Its district faces substantial financial challenges. The Cupertino Union School District will once again consider permanently closing schools, along with a host of other impactful cuts, after voters rejected a parcel-tax proposal from the district last week. Measure A would have levied a $398 annual tax on each parcel of ...

A Polk County, Florida, substitute teacher had a history of complaints reporting aggressive behavior, as 10 Tampa Bay reporter Jenna Bourne discovered.

BARTOW — The Polk County School Board, along with district staff, have a message for voters: “Thank you for renewing the half-cent sales tax in November 2018!”  Without the 15-year tax, they say the school district could not afford to build new schools, modernize old ones and do much-needed improvements on others. The initiative passed 68% to 32%.  As part of the district’s plan to keep people apprised of what the tax is paying for, on Tuesday, Assistant Superintendent for Fa...

LAKELAND — Frederick Heid is ready to bolt from the gate once he begins his tenure as the new Polk County Public Schools superintendent after being unanimously selected Tuesday night by the School Board.  One of his first priorities, he said, is to figure out who to hire for his executive leadership board – one that currently has several openings.  “I need to understand the vacancies and why those vacancies exist,” Heid said in an early morning telephone interview a little more than...

Cupertino Union reopens schools over a year after closures Jennifer Clark works with a fifth-grader at Montclaire Elementary School last week. Students were back on campus at Montclaire Elementary School in Los Altos last week, working at their desks, getting help from teachers and playing outside with friends. The Cupertino Union School District is reopening campuses for the first time in over a year. The district’s attendance area spans six cities and includes parts of south Los Altos....

Megan V. Winslow/Town Crier File Photo Student cyclists pedal against the flow of traffic on Almond Avenue near Los Altos High School in 2019. A controversial “cycle track” was the centerpiece of discussion last week as the Los Altos City Council approved a $157,300 street-striping project. The cycle track, a first for Los Altos, involves a two-way bike lane on the north side of Almond Avenue between the San Antonio Road intersection and Los Altos High School. It is designed to improve cycl...

UpdatedFri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:02 am PT Replies(8) Students take part in a rally to reopen schools in front of Fremont High School in late February. (Photo by Gilli Yahalom) CUPERTINO, CA — Deepa doesnt believe that her son, who attends a public middle school in Cupertino, had experienced mental health issues prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. A few weeks ago, while in remote instruction, the sixth-grader turned his camera off while the teacher was talking and, according to his mother, started "...

Posted By: Staff Writer March 4, 2021 Plans to reopen schools in Cupertino Unified School District are causing an uproar among local parents seeking a more complete return to the classroom. During the February 25 school board meeting, the Board presented Phase 3 reopening plans to parents that include a hybrid approach of in-person instruction and distance learning. Beginning in April 5, some returning students will attend school on campus for between 75 minutes and 2.5 hours per day, depending...

National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Notice Of Removal From St. Clair County, Il, Case Number 20-l-0935 ( Filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number 0754-4351405), Filed By National Railroad Passenger Corporation (amtrak). (attachments: # 1 State Court Complaint State Court Complaint, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(kurz, Mark) Notice Of Appearance By Mark R. Kurz On Behalf Of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (amtrak) (kurz, Mark) Notice Of Appearance By Mark R. Kurz On Behalf Of Bnsf ...

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Kendrick H. Ingram against Dr. Lyn Pitman, Jeremy Kohn, Lori Cuningham and Ms. Jane Doe on Dec. 8.