School issues haven’t drawn as much attention in the presidential race as many educators would like. But there are differences between John McCain and Barack Obama on education. And such issues figure in state and congressional races, as well as in state ballot proposals.
Education will be on the ballot Nov. 4, even if the [...]

Cesar Juarez rides the bus to school like so many college students — head against the glass, earphones streaming down his olive jacket, eyes straight ahead.
The 22-year-old was a full-time student until this semester, when he and his family discovered they were facing possible foreclosure on their San Jose home. That reality has left him [...]

The comments by Cook County Assessor James Houlihan (“If you care about schools and property taxes ?,” Commentary, Oct. 17) clamor to be supported by numbers. Currently, about 63 percent of your property tax bill pays for public schools and the state of Illinois pays an additional 28 percent. With those numbers, one can calculate [...]

Here’s the biggest difference between the education plans of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama: $18 billion.
That’s how much more Democrat Obama says he’d spend than Republican McCain to transform schools, from quadrupling the number of kids eligible for public preschool programs to strengthening long-neglected science education. Obama claims he can implement his long [...]

PARIS: Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris on Sunday to press demands that the French government scrap proposed education cuts and invest in schools as the best way to confront the financial crisis.
Organisers of the national day of protest said 80,000 people took part in the march but police put the figure at [...]

MAHOPAC – The community is getting a chance to have some input into what kind of individual will be the next leader of the Mahopac Central School District.
In July, Robert Reidy, 62, announced his plans to retire as of July 1, 2009. He joined the district in 2003 and lives in Mahopac. He said last [...]

Tip accused couple sold drugs to other employees
ELSA – The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Department’s Narcotics Unit raided a home in Elsa acting on tips.
Investigators say they had received information Luis and Hilda Segura were selling cocaine to Edcouch-Elsa I.S.D. employees.
The couple works for the district.
Inside the couple’s home, deputies found 14 grams of cocaine, packaged [...]

The Dallas, Texas, school district laid off hundreds of teachers Thursday to avoid a projected $84 million deficit.
“Today is a day of tremendous sadness throughout the district,” Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said in a written statement.
“These teachers and counselors are people who devoted themselves to helping Dallas students, and we will [...]

Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm, is hosting a customer education User Summit for Atlanta-area Scottrade customers. The regional conference to help Scottrade investors and traders make better informed investment decisions will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Sheraton Hotel in Atlanta.
During the free workshop, attendees will learn how to effectively use [...]

Behind every proposed cut contemplated by the School Committee is a story, and some of those tales are starting to emerge.
Students and parents have rallied behind embattled educators and administrators in recent days, talking about their value to the district and arguing that their positions should be kept.
Elizabeth Yokell, the School Department’s director of fine [...]