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More than half of Minnesota school districts that asked voters to approve operating levies and bond questions to pay for K-12 education costs got the support they were looking for this election cycle.  “I think our districts made the case” for more local funding, said Kirk Schneidawind, executive director of the Minnesota School Boards Association.…

Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers has proposed to the Lee County school district that the Fort Myers Beach Elementary School be turned over to the town to be operated as a municipal charter school and that the school district provide the town $12 million to build a new municipal charter school. The proposal was…

Vermilion voters rejected a 30-year, $47 million school bond levy Tuesday, leaving the district’s long-delayed maintenance projects – including leaking roofs, failing HVAC systems and deteriorating infrastructure – in limbo. Issue 25 failed with 59.74% of voters rejecting it, according to unofficial results from the Lorain County Board of Elections. Vermilion Local School District hadn’t…

In Fayetteville, AR, parents at McNair Middle and Vandergriff Elementary are voicing concern after a cell tower was built directly on school property, specifically on a playground, according to KFSM-TV Students call it an eyesore and say it’s eating into their play space. But parents, like Courtney Norton, worry about something bigger: radiation exposure. “We…

The district held a town hall meeting on Oct. 28 and presented information on the state of its school buildings, which are in need of repairs or expansions, in preparation for a possible $335 million bond that officials say won’t increase a tax rate. The McAllen school district partnered up with MGT, an education facilities…

North East Independent School District is asking voters to consider its first bond in 10 years, but unlike many other recent proposals across the region, this one doesn’t fund new schools. Instead, it focuses on maintaining and upgrading existing campuses. It all started with a costly equipment issue at Madison High School. In 2021, the…

The Eastern Local School District is reproposing a tax levy for school renovations to avoid funding cuts within the schools. According to Eastern Superintendent, Nick Dettwiller, the schools’ facilities including lighting, HVAC, roofs, plumbing, windows, and mechanical systems are nearly 30 years old. Replacing the elementary school’s roof alone would cost over $2 million, which…

Parents and volunteers say new insurance requirements are shutting community programs out of local schools, with youth leagues and booster clubs struggling to afford coverage to use town fields and gyms. At last Tuesday’s School Committee meeting, resident Valerie Fleury said the district’s building-use rules have become so restrictive that fundraisers, senior projects, and after-school…

The vast majority of urban, public grade schools in California are paved-over “nature deserts” sorely lacking in trees or shade — leaving most of the state’s 5.8 million school-age children to bake in the sun during breaks from the classroom as rising global temperatures usher in more dangerous heat waves. That’s the conclusion by a…

In the southwest part of Grand Island, developing -- including housing -- continues to be built. What does this mean for the city as it goes 5, 10, 15 even 25 years into the future? It's a question Grand Island Public Schools is working to answer as part of a master facilities plan. Grand Island…