Election 2005
Read 澳门跑狗论坛鈥檚 comprehensive and continuing coverage of the 2005 state gubernatorial elections.
School & District Management
N.J. and Va. Governors-Elect Turn to Preschool Promises
Timothy M. Kaine, the newly elected governor of Virginia, told a crowd of supporters during his election-night acceptance speech that one of his first plans is to carry out his campaign promise to start a universal prekindergarten program.
School & District Management
N.Y.C. Mayor鈥檚 Makeover of City Schools to Continue
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York won a chance to expand his makeover of the city鈥檚 schools last week, as voters overwhelmingly chose to keep him in office for a second term. In Detroit, schools moved from appointed to elected leadership. And the Los Angeles Unified School District won approval to raise billions of dollars to ease crowded classrooms.
Education
San Francisco Voters Go on Record Against Recruitment
San Francisco voters approved a nonbinding ballot measure last week that opposes, but doesn鈥檛 ban, military recruiting in the city鈥檚 public schools and colleges.
Education
Foes Seek Cooperation After Calif. Showdown
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger needs to look for ways to join with his political opponents to improve California鈥檚 failing schools, observers in the state say, instead of pushing proposals like the ones state voters firmly rejected in a special election last week.
Education Funding
Backers of Economic Integration Win in Wake County, N.C.
Supporters of a policy in Wake County, N.C., that seeks to integrate the district鈥檚 schools based on family income levels celebrated the outcome of school board elections last week.
Science
Evolution Loses and Wins, All in One Day
The forces seeking to subject the theory of evolution to greater criticism tasted both victory and defeat last week. Kansas officials approved an overhaul of their state science standards to do just that, while voters in a rural Pennsylvania district ousted advocates of 鈥渋ntelligent design鈥� from the school board the same day.
Education
Local Election Results
A roundup of key education-related races in cities across the nation.
States
State Election Results
California Rejects Education Measures; New Jersey and Virginia Pick Governors
School & District Management
Detroit鈥檚 First Elected Board in 6 Years to Face Challenges
Detroit residents are voting this week for the city鈥檚 first elected school board in six years, but local observers said it was unclear how the change would affect the struggling school district.
Teaching Profession
Denver Voters Pave Way for Incentive Pay
Starting this week, Denver teachers will be able to sign up for a groundbreaking new pay plan that city voters endorsed Nov. 1 by accepting $25 million in new property taxes.
Teaching Profession
Fate of Denver鈥檚 Pay Plan Rests With Voters
Denver voters go to the polls next week to decide the fate of a new pay plan for teachers, with only a small band of opponents challenging the property-tax hike that would finance the change.
Education Funding
Calif. Teachers Rally Against Ballot Measures
The campaign over California education measures pits a political superstar with sagging approval ratings against the state鈥檚 most powerful education group in a no-holds-barred bid for power that could leave the loser badly hobbled.
Education Funding
Colorado Referendum Targets Revenue Cap
To some Colorado residents, Referendum C is the best chance to spare the state鈥檚 schools from deep budget cuts. To others, the ballot measure鈥攚hich will go before voters Nov. 1鈥攔epresents a steep tax increase and gives lawmakers too much power over how state revenues are spent.