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50 points for Gryffindor! Harry Potter has won another court victory, and his books will be allowed to stay in the Gwinnett County, Ga., school libraries. The case was heard not by the Wizengamot, but by a muggle judge in Georgia, who upheld the school district’s decision to keep the six- (soon to be seven- […]

Should a school district run its own bus fleet, or should it contract with an outside transportation company? In the Dysart (Ariz.) Unified School District, officials have to decided to end its contract with Durham School Services. The district will get its own buses and need to hire about 140 drivers. The district says it […]

A lawsuit settlement will allow a group of private schools in Hawaii to continue to admit only those who can prove that at least one of their ancestors lived on the Hawaiian Islands in 1778. The legal challenge to the Kamehameha Schools‘ Hawaiians-only admissions had been pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The admissions policy […]

Constantine Baranoff became associate superintendent of facilities of the Elk Grove (Calif.) Unified School District in 1981. In the 26 years he has held the job, the school system grew from 12,000 students to 65,000. He has overseen construction of 40 new schools, as well as the renovation of 19 others. Six other campuses […]

A plan to consolidate school districts in the state of Maine is scheduled to go before the legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee. Several proposals for merging districts have been put forth since Gov. John Baldacci’s proposed consolidating the state’s 290 school districts into 26 to save $250 million in the state budget in three […]

A tornado destroyed their school earlier this month, and 18 of the 25 graduating seniors were left homeless. But over the weekend, the Class of 2007 at Greensburg (Kan.) High School completed their commencement exercises and prepared to rebuild their lives as 1,500 people cheered them on.
Here are profiles of the graduates.

Click here to check out the latest edition of Green School & University, our monthly e-newsletter on green design and construction strategies at schools and universities. Projects mentioned include a law school in Colorado, a high school in Idaho, a middle school in Washington, D.C., and an elementary school in California.

Rutgers? Where’s that?
Too many people are asking that question, according to lawmakers in New Jersey (pssst–that’s your hint). A legislative committee has asked the university to redesign its “R” logo to include “NJ” so Jersey can get its props regarding Rutgers‘ recent success.
“What successes?” I hear you ask. Well, there was the Rutgers football team […]

Earlier this week, the news that 27 students who attended public schools in Chicago have been killed during this school year gained some attention. But here’s a reminder from Mary Schmich of The Chicago Tribune that some positive stories emerge from the city’s schools.