Newport’s new education task force believes it has found a middle ground between tradition and reform —a lab school model that would bring university expertise into the classroom without compromising local identity. The Newport Education Task Force was established in 2019 to support the Newport Independent School District in improving performance. It created three reports […]
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Newport schools face intervention amid declining performance, test scores
Despite a five-year improvement goal set in 2020, Newport’s Education Task Force says too little has changed in the district. “Every year that we don’t improve our academics is another year that we let our children down, another year that they’re not college ready, another year that they’re not career ready,” said former education task […]
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Newport school board approves lower tax rate
The Newport Board of Education voted to take the compensating tax rate of $7.68, the lowest of four proposals, despite public opposition to the increase in property tax rates.