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FRHSD board puts $197.7M budget in place for 2021-22 academic year The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has adopted a $197.7 million budget that will fund the operation of the district for the 2021-22 school year. District administrators said the budget will be supported by the collection of $143.2 million in taxes from residential and commercial property owners in the district’s eight sending municipalities: Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Fre...

FCPS Chinese teachers at the 2019 Confucius Classroom Day (Fayette County Public Schools) Students proudly displayed their paintings (Fayette County Public Schools) Students performed dance at 2018 the FCPS STARTALK Program final showcase (Fayette County Public Schools) Students demonstrated martial arts at the 2018 FCPS STARTALK Program final showcase (Fayette County Public Schools) Students enjoyed the hands-on experience of making moon cakes (Fayette County Public Schools) A poster about Bei...

At the 2016 NCHS graduation ceremony. Credit: Michael Dinan District officials said this week that they’re hopeful New Canaan High School’s class of 2021 will be able to have a graduation ceremony at Dunning Field with at least parents in attendance and possibly others. The state issued guidance on end-of-year events and it includes many of the strategies long in place at New Canaan Public Schools, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bryan Luizzi told members of the Board of Education during thei...

Gower School District 62 recently issued the following announcement. Summer Art Challenge for students in ECE-4th grade to be able to access various videos of Mrs. Holland’s throughout the summer months.  It can be a pick and choose, at your own pace or a rainy day resource.  There are also links for parents to see additional Art Resources if their children enjoy drawing and want to do more at your own pace Art clubs. Dates are on your own.  Here is the link for this resource.   Cost is f...

She brought the world to her classroom, inviting graffiti painters, authors, exchange students and artists to North County High School. She took them on trips to Germany and encouraged to pursue scholarships that took them somewhere unfamiliar.

14. Superintendent’s Report – Maria Libby 15. Administrative Reports b. Jaime Stone, CRMS Principal • Summary of Feedback • Summary of Feedback 16. Standing Committee Reports a. Joint Curriculum – Has not met. b. Joint Negotiations – Met February 25 and March 11. Next meeting March 25, 4:30 p.m. c. Finance – Met February 24, minutes attached. Meets prior to the Board Meeting March 17. • FY20 Audited Financial Statements d. Joint Personnel – Next meeting March 18, 4:30 p.m. e...

FRAMINGHAM — After at least 90 years, Latin may be on its final chapter in city schools. During a Teaching and Learning Subcommittee meeting on Monday, Framingham High School administrators said they plan to phase out Latin 1 and Honors from the program guide. That would mean that incoming freshmen could no longer choose Latin when they sign up for classes. Current students could continue pursuing the language until graduation. Principal Carolyn Banach said demand from students is low and r...

‘It’s very unfair’: NYC teachers blast in-person requirement for AP World Language exams Michael Elsen-Rooney, New York Daily News New York City foreign language teachers are furious that their star students might miss the all-important Advanced Placement World Language exams because of an “unfair” policy requiring the test to be taken in person. Roughly 700 students across the city are scheduled to take an AP World Language test this spring. The exam is the culminatio...

Carol Feingold/Correspondent Last June, when Sofia Juste graduated Newburyport High School, her diploma featured a little something extra—the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL)—a new distinction awarded to students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages by high school graduation. “The program was piloted in the state for two or three years before it was opened to public schools,” Assistant Superintendent Angela Bik said. “We had to meet requireme...

Ann Marie Gunter; World Languages Consultant Program Description North Carolina Public Schools serve approximately 1.5 million students in grades K–12, in 115 school districts and over 160 charter schools. Enrollment in Chinese language instruction has grown significantly in traditional and immersion classrooms as well as online. This profile describes the growth of Chinese language instruction in the state and the steps taken by the State Board of Education, the North Carolina Department of ...