Business & Finance

Fiscal and administrative actions that determine how schools and universities operate.

Highlights

AASA

St. Paul (Minnesota) district superintendent is Superintendent of the Year

Feb. 16, 2024
Joe Gothard, who has led the district since 2017, received the honor for 2024 from the AASA.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Memphis-Shelby County board selects new superintendent

Feb. 15, 2024
Marie Feagins, an administrator in the Detroit school system, will lead the 106,000-student Memphis district.

Los Angeles board restricts which campuses can be shared with charters

Feb. 14, 2024
New charter schools will not be co-located with traditional schools that are among the lowest performing or have the highest concentration of Black students.

Fort Bend (Texas) district says its bond projects are $133 million over budget

Feb. 7, 2024
Voters approved a $1.2 billion package in May 2023, but administrators now say its cost projections exceed that by $133 million.
Newton Public Schools

Teachers strike ends, students return to school in Newton, Massachusetts

Feb. 5, 2024
Students missed more than 2 weeks of classes while the contract dispute was unresolved.

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