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Down a narrow staircase at Presque Isle High School, a cast iron steam boiler towers over visitors in the same place it has sat for the last six decades. Eleven presidents and tens of thousands of students ago, the boiler — and the high school — were new. They’re not anymore. But replacing the boiler…

Four separate elementary schools in Martinsville, all built before the 1960s, will soon be closed for good as the school district consolidates into a single, new elementary school building. The Metropolitan School District of Martinsville Board of Trustees will soon approve the consolidation plans which will shutter Centerton Elementary, Green Township Elementary, Poston Road Elementary…

Spring ISD's Board of Trustees approved the closure of two schools Tuesday as part of the district's broader "optimization plan" following a $13 million deficit. According to the district, Link Elementary and Dueitt Middle School, both located north of Houston, will be closed for the 2026-27 school year. The decision is part of the "District…

Constructed nearly seven decades ago in 1958, O’Fallon Township High School’s Smiley Campus is experiencing growing pains that district leadership say demand action. The school community gathered Monday evening at the Smiley Campus, which houses grades 10-12. The newer Milburn Campus hosts only freshmen. Superintendent Beth Shackelford presented key concerns and potential solutions, all of…

Three tornado-damaged schools in the St. Louis Public Schools district will reopen in January. The Board of Education voted unanimously to reopen Washington Montessori Elementary, Yeatman-Liddell Middle and Beaumont High schools. Beaumont is home to some of the district’s career and technical programs. The schools are set to reopen by Jan. 5. The board also…

One of DeKalb’s oldest high school facilities has been approved for a multi-million dollar modernization. In a 5-2 vote, the DeKalb County Board of Education approved plans to revamp Druid Hills High School, which has portions of its building dating back 98 years, according to a board of education report. Druid Hills, built in 1919,…

Eureka City Schools has successfully refinanced $8.6 million in general obligation bonds, resulting in over $1.5 million in savings for district property owners. According to the district, they took advantage of favorable interest rates to refinance a portion of its Election of 2014, Series 2015 Bonds. Initially approved by more than 57% of district voters…

During a brisk November recess, four giggling fourth graders sat atop a slide embedded in a shrub-covered hillside. They inched down as one, arms and legs intertwined, to elude monsters lurking among the nearby boulders. “There’s the monster!” said Monroe Forgues, pointing at a stand of tall native grasses. The girls shrieked. “Oh no! I’m…

In the summer of 2021, Duval Pre-K through 8 school in Lincoln County closed its doors due to issues with settling ground and flooding, making the school unsafe. As a result of the closure, students were moved into temporary classrooms, other schools and the central office of Lincoln County Schools. "I'm sure the students are…

Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Public Schools Chancellor Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee, and community leaders recently celebrated the completion of a $63 million renovation of Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Ward 4. The 86,000-square-foot facility serves students’ academic needs and honors civil rights leader Dorothy Height. The renovated school, which opened for the 2024–2025 school…