Our Schools: Despite economic gloom, some bright spots in Tri-Valley education (Contra Costa Times)
THE KIDS ARE BACK in school after a long winter's break, and dark shadows loom from the uncertainties of the state budget crisis and the impact it will have on education.
State education board will decide next week whether to take over 11 underperforming Caddo schools (KTBS Shreveport)
Caddo Parish's schools superintendent has been meeting with Louisiana's education chief about his plan to head off a state takeover of 11 underperforming schools in Shreveport. The effort comes 10 days before the state education board decides whether the Caddo plan is good enough. The schools have been deemed academically unacceptable because of student performance. They are Bethune Middle ...
Final Glance: Education companies (INO News)
Apollo Group fell $.70 or .9 percent, to $77.67. Career Education fell $.65 or 3.6 percent, to $17.25.
Education Realty cuts dividend, secures $222M credit line (BizJournals)
Education Realty Trust Inc. has secured a $222 million line of credit and received an extension on a $100 million revolving line of credit. (EDR)
Education Union Proposes Sales Tax Increase (NBC 6 Miami)
The Florida Education Association is pushing for a sales tax increase to help struggling schools in the face of the state budget crisis.
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