Schools

Darrington schools wrestle with drastic cuts (Everett Herald)

6 Jul 2008

DARRINGTON -- With fuel and food prices skyrocketing and the economy in a slump, schools across the country are cutting back. In Massachusetts, districts are saving money by closing schools. In Los Angeles, teacher training is being cut.

'Tipping point' at Danbury schools (The News-Times)

6 Jul 2008

DANBURY -- When city school officials sit across from state education commissioner Mark McQuillan on Thursday, they'll talk about how to raise test scores and find new ways to reach all of the 10,000 students in the city's 18 schools.The local educators hope the process brings more state aid to pay for more services, not more tests or bureaucracy.

Schools seek better edit following yearbook prank (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)

6 Jul 2008

Local schools will revise editing standards after racially offensive names were discovered in the Charter Oak High School yearbook.