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County Fiscal Advisor Reverses Sacramento School District’s Solvency Plan

County officials say the proposal trades short-term cash for higher long-term costs, prompting an immediate governance standoff.

Austin ISD Board Votes to Close Paredes Middle School

Andrés Chait Named LAUSD Superintendent

Cincinnati Public Schools Cuts 111 Jobs to Close Nearly $59 Million Shortfall

Austin ISD Board Approves Deep Cuts to Close $181 Million Shortfall

Montgomery County Board Approves $3.72 Billion School Budget, Cutting More Than 400 Jobs

Milwaukee Board Approves $1.6 Billion Budget to Close $46 Million Shortfall

Pittsburgh School Board Approves Plan to Close 12 Schools and Nine Buildings

CPS Releases Leaner School Budgets, Raises Class Size Targets to Confront $732 Million Gap

Phoenix Union Renames Cesar Chavez High School to Cactus Canyon

Palm Beach County Board Approves 3.5% Teacher Raise in 6-1 Vote

Philadelphia School Board Sets Thursday Vote on Scaled-Back School Closures Plan

Houston ISD Approves Nonprofit Control for 4 Top High Schools and Pre-K Centers

San Jose Unified Board Votes 3–2 to Close Five Elementary Schools

West Bend to Combine East and West High Schools Into One in 2027

Peoria Unified Board Closes Two Elementary Schools, Will Reconfigure Cactus High to 7–12

JCPS Board Rejects Special Education Reorganization, Orders New Plan After Audit

JCPS Board Tables Vote on Central-Office Cuts, Sets Feb. 13 Meeting

Peoria Unified Floats School Closures and Grade Reconfiguration in Draft Plan for Board Review

Chicago School Board Lifts Property Tax Levy to Legal Cap, Securing About $25 Million