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

Highlights

AASA
joe gothard

National superintendent of the year is leaving the St. Paul (Minnesota) district

Feb. 27, 2024
Joe Gothard, who received the national honor earlier this month, has been hired as superintendent in the Madison (Wisconsin) district.
Clark County School District

Clark County (Nevada) board approves superintendent's departure

Feb. 23, 2024
Jesus Jara has led the 300,000-student district since 2018

Texas judge rules that district's suspension of Black student over hair length was allowable

Feb. 22, 2024
The Barbers Hill district suspended high school junior Daryl George over the length of his hair.
Google

Supreme Court declines to take appeal challenging Virginia high school's admissions policy

Feb. 21, 2024
The lawsuit contended that the admissions policy at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology was unfair to Asian American students.
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.

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Montgomery County (Maryland) School Superintendent resigns

Feb. 5, 2024
Monifa McKnight is leaving the 160,000-student district after completing two years of her four-year contract.
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Superintendent of Clark County (Nevada) district announces resignation

Jan. 31, 2024
Jesus Jara has led the district, the nation's 5th largest, since 2018.
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Outlook: Education 2024

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Some schools may face financial difficulties if they have not prepared for the end of federal Covid relief funding.
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Chicago board approves renewals for 49 charter schools

Jan. 26, 2024
Charter advocates had been seeking 10-year extensions, but most of the schools under consideration received renewals of 3 or 4 years.