Fighting and other behaviors that end in simple assault charges are down nearly 25 percent in Memphis’ 14 most violent middle and high schools. After three years of investment — including stepped-up officer presence and intangibles like exposure to nonviolence training inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — Memphis City Schools officials believe they [...]

The state budget for Oregon schools would get a $100 million boost from reserve funds under one of two bills filed Thursday by a pair of House Democrats.SALEM — The budget for Oregon schools remains far from settled. Two Democratic House members filed bills that would pull money from state reserve funds to boost spending [...]

Earlier this year, 32 Missouri schools were identified as the most persistently low-performing and became eligible for aid under the federal School Improvement Grant program.  The schools, all located in the St. Louis, Kansas City and southeast Missouri areas, are a mix of elementary, middle and high schools, and charter schools. The schools were eligible [...]

DAVIE — Police activity that began about 1 p.m. was restricting traffic through a Davie neighborhood Thursday afternoon, officials said. Meanwhile, five nearby public schools have been placed on lockdown. The restrictions involve local streets in the vicinity of Southwest 61st Avenue and 38th Court. The area is just east of Davie Rd. Motorists through [...]

Authors of a bill that would clear the way for Shelby County Schools to gain special-district status have said they’ll delay the legislation a year if city and county school leaders promise to talk. State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said Tuesday that he will not introduce a bill in 2011 to create any new special [...]

The City Council slashed $57 million from its annual contribution to Memphis City Schools two years ago but put no money aside in case of unfavorable court rulings in its dispute with the school district. Instead, the council delivered a property-tax-rate reduction to citizens and increased city spending by more than $40 million. City employees [...]