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Author: Matt Higgins

Frustrated parents wait hours to enroll children in schools, only to be turned away

July 9, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
About 800 parents showed up; the Recovery School District was expecting about 100.

Crescent City charter group expects 2014-15 surplus even after dipping into savings

June 18, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
The charter management organization is awarding itself a 20 percent raise.

Crescent City Schools charter management group reviews rosy financial report

June 4, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Absent a quorum, Crescent City Schools board discusses ongoing need for donations

April 10, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
With or without Common Core standards, the school needs to upgrade computers and associated technology.

Crescent City Schools board hears about Akili’s response to death of first-grader

March 1, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
An original member of the board is leaving, and a new member was elected.

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