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Buses from Chester Upland School District await dismissal from Chester High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
The Chester Upland School District is on the cusp of being dismantled and replaced with charter schools which would make it the first district in Pennsylvania to be almost completely under the control of charters. To a crowd of displeased parents and teachers, three charter school networks presented their proposals at a school board meeting Thursday night.
With a substantial number of families outraged and a parent-driven legal intervention aiming to impede the process, it’s important to understand how Delaware County’s only city became the epicenter of what many consider an education catastrophe.
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By Casey Nelson
Mar 2, 2021 4:17 PM
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) The Green Bay school board has selected a new member to fill an open seat.
Laura Laitinen-Warren will serve in the seat vacated by Kristina Shelton. Shelton announced her resignation in January. She was elected to the state Assembly last November.
“On behalf of the Board of Education I want to thank all the candidates that applied for the open seat. I am excited to announce Laura’s appointment to the Board,” board president Eric Vanden Heuvel said in a statement. “Her previous experience and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion will provide a great addition to the board as we work through the immediate crisis of COVID-19 and as we move forward to deeper conversations and efforts regarding equity for all students.”