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Pitt County School Faces Issues with Segregation

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GREENVILLE, N.C. — The UNC Center for Civil Rights (CCR) is representing a group of African American parents and the Pitt County Coalition for Educating Black Children in a case concerning racial segregation in a North Carolina school district. This district — Pitt County Schools (PCS) — put a plan into action in 2011 that redistributed students throughout the district for 2012. This redistribution left many schools with a disproportionately high number of minority students.

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Philadelphia Schools in Crisis

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PHILADELPHIA — Surviving with a $304 million deficit, teachers, staff and education activists of the School District of Philadelphia are calling the funding shortage of area schools a crisis.

In a letter addressed to Education Secretary Arne Duncan from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and education activist Diane Ravitch, Duncan is pressured to intervene.

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Louisiana Inspector General Cancels Contract With School

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NEW ORLEANS — A $1.2 million fraud oversight contract between the Inspector General (IG) and the Recovery School District (RSD) was recently canceled. The contract, which was originally expected to last three years, ended earlier in June, two years early. It was put in place to help develop and reshape the structure of New Orleans’ school landscape.

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D.C. Council Allocates Money for Education

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WASHINGTON — The D.C. Council recently decided that all students in D.C. will have free access to Metro buses starting in the fall of 2013. This is part of the council’s plan to use the $50 million of unexpected revenue from this year’s strong income tax, the growing population and a lasting city economy.

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Summer Season Greets Heavy Maintenance Projects

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LIMA, Ohio — With many school facilities empty during summer break, maintenance and repair teams are moving in to create a healthier, more productive environment for students come fall.

Lima, Ohio-headquartered Allied Environmental Services Inc is gearing up for the busy summer season to provide school facilities with services aimed at environmentally sensitive projects such as asbestos removal and repair, AHERA 3-year inspections, laboratory chemical management and disposal, neutralization tank cleaning and underground storage tank upgrades.

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California Bill May Allow Students Equal Access Based on Gender Identity

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California is considering a bill that would allow transgender students equal access to student facilities and programs that correlate with their gender identity rather than their biological sex.

The Senate Education Committee approved AB 1266 last week with the intention of allowing transgender students access to facilities and programs, such as locker rooms and sports teams, which are divided by gender. Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, introduced the bill.

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California Bill May Allow Students Equal Access Based on Gender Identity

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California is considering a bill that would allow transgender students equal access to student facilities and programs that correlate with their gender identity rather than their biological sex.

The Senate Education Committee approved AB 1266 last week with the intention of allowing transgender students access to facilities and programs, such as locker rooms and sports teams, which are divided by gender. Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, introduced the bill.

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