(Chicago Sun Times) — The Chicago Teachers Union was among seven organizations Wednesday to demand that Chicago move to a 13-member elected school board that would strip the next mayor of the power to appoint board members. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis and others contended an array of reforms under a board appointed by […]
(AJC) — An ethics panel voted unanimously Thursday to close its investigation of five Atlanta school board members. It made no findings of fault. he investigation stemmed from complaints filed Nov. 4 by two Atlanta parents, who alleged the five — new board Chairman Khaatim Sherrer El, Yolanda Johnson, Nancy Meister, Courtney English and Brenda […]
(AJC) — After four hours behind closed doors with a Fulton County judge, warring Atlanta school board members agreed Tuesday to stop fighting one another in court over the board’s leadership. Later in the day the board met in emergency session, took a vote on new leadership and agreed to work with an outside expert […]
(AJC) — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution asked the state attorney general Friday to investigate Atlanta Public Schools for withholding a critical report largely confirming the newspaper’s findings last year that test results in a dozen schools were highly suspicious. The AJC asked Attorney General Thurbert Baker to determine whether the district’s denial in July of a […]
(AJC) — On the heels of Beverly Hall’s weekend announcement that she will step down as superintendent of Atlanta schools in June, talk is already turning to who may replace her and what the school board should do to find the right candidate. City Councilman Kwanza Hall said Sunday a community coalition should be formed to […]
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) — Atlanta school board Chairman Khaatim Sherrer El proposes paying an outside company as much as $23,000 over three months to provide “crisis communications counsel” and help plan community meetings. The firm, Atlanta-based Alisias Group, has done work for the lawyer who represents El and other board members in defending against […]
(AJC) — Two Atlanta parents have filed ethics complaints against five city school board members, alleging policy violations by each in their fight for control of the board. Kim Kawach and Allison Adair filed the complaints Thursday, three days after one of the nation’s top accrediting agencies notified Atlanta Public Schools that its board’s capacity […]
(AJC) — The last two weeks have been high drama for Atlanta Public Schools and the district’s board, marked by threats to pull accreditation and funding, a lawsuit that had the school board’s two opposing factions facing off in court and repeated failed attempts at mediation. To help readers, parents and taxpayers understand how it […]
(Washington Post) — On Monday, David Murray stood on a sidewalk in front of the College Park Community Center. Early voting had begun in Maryland, and the candidate for the Prince George’s County Board of Education was trolling for votes. “Hi, I am David Murray. I’m running for the Board of Education. May I ask, […]
(AJC) — The three candidates vying for state school superintendent butted heads Sunday night over who is best qualified to raise student achievement and teacher morale in an era of government cost-cutting. All of them are longtime devotees to education, although only two — Republican John Barge and Libertarian Kira Willis — are career public […]
(AJC) — Four dissenting Atlanta school board members have hired their own legal counsel and, in a formal letter, said they were ready to go to court should the board not act Monday to reverse a takeover by five other members. The move, which was expected, comes a week after Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker […]