Activists to US Education Department: Stop school closings now
Activists fighting school closings across the country converged at the U.S. Education Department on Tuesday to demand federal action to stop the shutdowns, which they say disproportionately affect poor and minority students. In a raucous meeting
There are an overwhelming number of reports that hundreds of schools across the country are scheduled to be shut down. Host Melissa Harris-Perry discussed with her panel on Sunday the type of schools that are being targeted, and if race and
With a hectic weather-related school closing on Tuesday morning following bus delays and the late closing of Farms Intermediate and all the elementary schools, some questioned the school-closing procedures in Hartland Schools. In response, Hartland
Enlarge Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com Norwood Elementary School supporters on the steps of the school. From left are: LaNell Camacho-Santa-Ana, Pamela Johnson, Damian Camacho-Santa-Ana, James Clark, Rickell Grayson and her 8 year old daughter
National education officials are investigating how Chicago Public Schools has handled closing schools in recent years. A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Education confirmed Tuesday that CPS is one of six urban






