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Two candidates are running to fill the Springfield City Council Ward 5 seat after councilor Marilee Woodrow will not be seeking reelection

Innovative program that allowed rural districts to collaborate to create and expand community school programs runs into a surprising roadblock.

Nearly $3 billion in grants from the California Community Schools Partnership Program provide a unique opportunity for schools to work with families and communities to turn their school into a vibrant community school.

EASTHAMPTON — Mayor Nicole LaChapelle will run for a third term in the coming municipal election, setting her sights on four more years as the city’s mayor.For the first time, the next mayoral term will be for four years, rather than two. LaChapelle,...

The Hoopeston Area Board of Education tabled school reopening plans and remote learning plans for next school year at last week’s board meeting.

Upgrading ventilation systems is a key way schools can reduce the spread of the coronavirus when campuses reopen, but some districts in California are finding the cost of those upgrades to be insurmountable. Some districts have recently been able to upgrade their HVAC systems using local bond money. Some hope that the Legislature will place a multi-billion bond on the 2022 state ballot to provide new money for school facilities. Others are hoping President-elect Joe Biden will push through infr...

Information about exactly what happened in that cafeteria. >> and obviously were getting -- we got conflicting reports early on and now two hours after the shooting happened we are getting the same story from police from the superintendent and from students who were there that there was one shooter. hes been taken into custody. lets listen in to our local nbc station there. >> are police still there? are they searching the property? >> evidence is being collected and statements are being taken f...

Chris jansing, theres a report there may have been a second gunman at least according to the reports and that person is in custody as well. >> yeah. as i understand it, thats correct right now. and they may be taking that school off lockdown. theres another school right across the street there and they may be -- they had some parents there moving some of the students there now. they believe they have the situation under control. as you know, chuck, in these types of situations, its a very fluid ...

We had four victims taken. they have all been transported. three via ground. one was lifted out. we have that shooter in custody at this time. they are still in the process of putting the parents with the seniors and juniors from the high school over at maple elementary which is across the street and we are also sending the children home from the middle school and at both locations the process now is collecting evidence, getting statements and putting the parents back with children. >> i thought...

we can also tell you that the injured students were medevaced off campus and taken for treatment. we dont know what level of injury they have sustained. stephanie there is talking with authorities and gaining all of that information as she is doing just a terrific job bringing us up to date. stephanie, did you learn something new you want to share with us if you can hear us? >> reporter: yes, i do. i just spoke with the superintendent. he says he does believe that the shooter was in fa...