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On Tuesday, millions of voters across the nation will have the opportunity to decide the fate of billions of dollars of school construction projects. Bond elections are a normal course of business for many districts, but in other areas, school systems can acquire money for construction and renovation projects without having to persuade their constituents […]

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Los Angeles school officials say the projected funding shortfall for their construction program is $2.4 billion. The district, the nation’s 2nd largest, is in the midst of a $20 billion school-building program.

So what’s worse? A year-round school calendar in the school you’re assigned to, or a traditional calendar in an unnamed school that may or may not be close or convenient to where you live? Or would you prefer schools with double shifts that begin before the sun rises and end during the evening rush […]

…a group with the name Mecklenburg Citizens for Public Education says it won’t be leading the referendum campaign because some of the members of the group are opposed to the proposal and may campaign against it. That’s the uphill battle the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County (N.C.) school system faces as it tries to persuade county officials to […]