Baltimore County cuts back on school leadership positions

Some department chairs in middle, high schools will lose stipend and position next school year Baltimore County school officials told middle and high school principals last week that they must limit the number of leadership positions next year to save $814,000, a move teachers say means schools have again been targeted for cuts.

Exeter Superintendent: ‘I don’t want them back’

As police work to identify a fifth suspect in a series of bomb threats at two Exeter Township schools, life at the high school is settling down a bit.

Boyertown student to be recognized for perfect attendance K-12

BOYERTOWN — When it comes to having a day off from school, not all students will jump at the opportunity—evidently, some will go out of their way to show up.

G-A school board to consider possible property tax increase

Tempers rose Thursday night when the Greencastle-Antrim School Board began discussing future budgets. Joel Fridgen, board member, proposed three additions to the agenda and after nearly 30 minutes of discussion, they were added. The board made no decision, but there is the real potential for a 2-mill property tax increase in support of the final 2012-13 budget. One mill is equal to $1 for every ...

Kansas House approves local tax option for school extracurricular activities

The Kansas House on Thursday handed school districts a new way to pay for extracurricular activities with higher property taxes.