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The largest bond issue in Joplin’s history unofficially has passed by less than 1 percent, allowing the Joplin School District to afford to rebuild schools that were destroyed in the May 22 tornado.

The complex issues in education require an understanding of all sides when it comes to being a success in our education ventures.

The Florida Senate will have an opportunity to vote on Senate Bill 1718, the Parent Empowerment Act.

The Obama administration is trying to foster more public-private partnerships to help low-performing schools.

Superintendent of Danbury (Wash.) Schools Sal Pascarella has proposed a "work in progress" spending plan for 2012-13 of $122.1 million, which is $7.2 million or 6.33 percent more than current spending.

Last week, North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue proposed an increase in the state sales tax, taking more than $800 million out of the pockets of North Carolinians. She tries to sell the plan as a tool for education funding, but she fails to offer any meaningful strategy ensuring the money will be spent wisely.

For the New Jersey State Department of Education, the cost of withholding public information from the public has a steep price tag: $40,290.80.