A planned July 22, 2026 exercise at Williams Memorial Elementary in St. George brought together school officials and multiple emergency-response disciplines before the 2026-27 school year. The district said the increased emergency activity was training only, with no actual emergency or threat.
Construction is underway at Liberty Elementary and Tillamook High School as Tillamook School District 9 begins projects approved through the May 2025 Measure 29-182 bond.
Pittsylvania County reports $402,256.68 in combined expenditures for completed security upgrades at Gretna Elementary and Gretna Middle, part of a countywide project totaling $6,084,595.62.
Bridgeport Public Schools reported about 50 teaching vacancies in late July and has scheduled open interviews at City Hall on August 6 and August 13.
Peoria Unified’s school year began August 3 during an NWS extreme-heat warning. Here’s when the district’s heat policy can change schedules, outdoor activities and athletics.
KPD says automated speed cameras are being installed in 41 Knoxville school zones, but its latest cited notice does not provide a fixed launch date or confirm whether citations are being issued on August 3.
Duplin County’s adopted $79.43 million FY 2026-27 budget keeps the countywide property-tax rate at 58 cents per $100 of valuation and directs major funding to public safety, social services, schools and health programs serving residents throughout the county.
Kentucky’s enacted 2026-2028 highway plan programs $975,000 for a Barbourville Independent Schools aquatic-center access road, $7.8 million for KY 1487 improvements and $210,000 for KY 11 planning.
Georgia’s K-8 bell-to-bell device restriction is active for the 2026-27 school year. District rules vary, while a statewide high-school mandate begins no later than July 1, 2027.
Cibolo Creek rose to approximately 22.5 feet on July 16, prompting a voluntary Guadalupe County evacuation notice, Schertz evacuation orders and closures at crossings serving Cibolo-area travelers.
John P. Holland Elementary in Dorchester returned to Boston Public Schools governance and its former name on July 1, 2026. UP Education Network will continue supporting the school for at least one year, while BPS moves related-services funding and delivery into its Office of Specialized Services.
A proposed Alaska Marine Highway System schedule would leave Cordova without scheduled ferry service from October 1, 2026, through March 5, 2027, while the M/V Aurora undergoes an extended overhaul. The plan remains subject to review and possible changes.
Hanover Borough says selected curb and sidewalk repairs are underway between York and Baltimore streets, with temporary parking and traffic changes expected near Hanover Elementary School.
Bridgeport’s City Council is scheduled to review proposals involving borrowing, labor, health care, infrastructure, sanitation, schools and utility assistance on Monday, Aug. 3.
Ohio districts had to adopt new attendance policies by Aug. 1, changing when families are notified, what supports schools offer and how absences are counted.
Heber-Overgaard Unified School District is listed by the Arizona Auditor General as no longer in formal USFR noncompliance, but outstanding financial-control and procurement deficiencies remain, and a July 2026 board agenda scheduled an exit review.
Alaska officials detected wild-type measles RNA in Anchorage wastewater samples collected July 7, 8, 9 and 14, but said the finding is not a confirmed human case or proof of transmission.
Anderson voters will decide an eight-year school operating referendum on November 3, with a maximum $2.9 million annual levy and a state-estimated $54 annual tax-bill reduction for a median $100,000 residence if it fails.
Columbia County announced July 23 that Google LLC will be the sole end-user and operator of a proposed data center in Appling. Evans residents may be affected through county taxes, schools, utilities and land-use decisions, but key financial, employment and infrastructure details remain undisclosed.
Cleveland families face school mergers, program changes and transportation updates in 2026-27, while 12 former CMSD sites move through a separate redevelopment-selection process.
Keams Canyon Elementary is part of a planned seven-school Hopi School System, with candidate filings due August 27 for a Keams Canyon attendance-area seat scheduled for the November 12, 2026 election.
HISD says 10 of 12 grades 3-8 math and reading tests met or exceeded the state average, while TEA preliminary accountability reports are scheduled for August 12 and August 14.
