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Make some room in the trophy case, Stoughton High School.

SHS has just won another Wisconsin Association of School Councils (WASC) “Spirit of Excellence Award,” which honors schools for achieving excellence in leadership, sportsmanship, and service to their schools and communities. Other state recipients were Stevens Point Area Senior High School, the state recipient), Bay Port High School and South Milwaukee High School.

According to a WASC news release, schools across the state submitted a detailed portfolio to the Wisconsin Association of School Councils (WASC) highlighting their achievements in various venues, including service; sportsmanship and positive culture; leadership in academics,

The Northern Territory government has promised to gradually phase out middle schools in response to a sweeping review of the territory’s secondary school system. 

The review into secondary education in the NT, produced with Deloitte Access Economics, delivered 15 recommendations aimed at improving public education.

Among them was a direction to eventually scrap middle schools in

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A decade ago, Latisa Kindred fought to bring back the electricity program at Simeon Career Academy, which had been shut down by the school’s principal due to low enrollment. The efforts by Kindred, students, alumni, and elected officials paid off – and the program was reinstated.

Now, Simeon’s career and technical education program, where Kindred continues to teach electricity to high school students, is being held up as a model. Last week, Major Brandon Johnson toured the high school, visiting carpentry, electricity, and culinary

Badung, Bali (ANTARA) – Indonesia needs a special education system for people who cannot complete schooling normally, Secretary General of the Education, Culture, Research, and Education Ministry Suharti said during the Inclusive Lifelong Learning Conference (ILLC) here on Tuesday.

According to the ministry’s data, people who do not complete their education up to the middle school level generally work in the informal sector, she informed.

The higher a person’s level of education, the more likely it is that he/she will be employed in a formal job and earn a higher salary.

Since 2020, the proportion of the population seeking informal

No school, child or local authority is the same and school funding needs to reflect that. That’s why sometimes it can seem complicated.

Here’s what you need to know about school funding.

How are schools funded?

Most state-funded schools in England receive funding through two main funding pots which determine what the money can be spent on – revenue funding and capital funding.

Schools can decide how they spend their revenue funding. It is used to pay for the day-to-day running costs of a school, such as teacher pay, support staff pay, energy bills, minor maintenance, and teaching materials.

Capital

EDMONTON — Health care and education came out ahead Thursday in a generally constrained Alberta provincial budget forecasting a paper-thin surplus that could easily go up in smoke.

“It is a solid budget based on measured choices,” Finance Minister Nate Horner told reporters.

Horner followed instructions from Premier Danielle Smith in delivering the 2024-25 budget, keeping spending increases below 6.2 per cent, a figure derived from the province’s rate of inflation and population growth.

That has led to a total spending forecast of $73.2 billion, a 3.9 per cent increase from last year. Horner expects a surplus of $367 million.

Colorado data shows just one year of taking a Career and Technical Education Center course can increase graduation rates, becoming a new, stable option for today’s K-12 students who don’t plan to attend a traditional college.

The Weld RE-4 School District hosted a groundbreaking ceremony of the Severance High School addition and Career & Technical Education Center on Wednesday afternoon.

Severance High School’s CTE center will provide students with space for in-demand, hands-on technical education classes. Severance Mayor Matthew Fries believes the new CTE center will innovate how the school prepares youth to enter the workforce.

His only criticism about