Published Online: September 23, 2015 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Six-foot-long stop arms on school buses haven’t deterred some drivers from trying to illegally pass. Kanawha County Schools executive transportation director Brette Fraley tells The Charleston Gazette-Mail (http://bit.ly/1V9aDQ7 ) that the

Published Online: September 23, 2015 CHESTER, S.C. (AP) — The superintendent of Chester County schools is refusing to answer questions about a state investigation into possible grade tampering or plans to change school security. The Herald of Rock Hill reports

Published Online: September 23, 2015 MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A new ruling from the Vermont State Board of Education restricts school choice for some districts seeking to merge under the state’s new unification law. The board ruled Sept. 15 that

Published Online: September 23, 2015 PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey’s Classroom First Initiative Council has released the preliminary findings of a plan to overhaul the state’s school finance laws. The council, which is responsible for improving the state’s 35-year-old

Published Online: September 24, 2015 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Catholic elementary school in Philadelphia primarily serving immigrant students has received a $1.4 million grant for improvements and expansion. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports (http://bit.ly/1QA54n4 ) the grant was awarded to St.

Published Online: September 22, 2015 Published in Print: September 23, 2015, as Research Agency Faces Deep Cuts in Budget Bills IES ‘Took a Hit’ in House, Senate Proposals Education research advocates took it as a hopeful sign in June when

Published Online: September 22, 2015 Published in Print: September 23, 2015, as Despite Research on Teens’ Sleep, Change to School Start Times Difficult Students arrive at The School of Creative Studies, a magnet school for grades 6-12 in Durham, N.C.,