Author: JohnValbyNation

Lyons Township High Backs Phone Mandate

LA GRANGE, IL – Lyons Township High School board members said this week they want a state law mandating schools to ban the use of phones during class time. Later this month, members of the state school boards association plan to vote on a resolution that supports a state law. Many schools require students to…

By JohnValbyNation November 8, 2024 0

Paper Source Opens New Store In Encinitas

ENCINITAS, CA — Paper Source has opened a new store in Encinitas. The stationery and gift retailer opened its doors Wednesday in Encinitas Ranch Town Center. The store, located at 1040 N El Camino Real Drive, brings the company back to San Diego’s North County after the retailer closed its Carlsbad location in February 2022.…

By JohnValbyNation November 7, 2024 0

Possible Beverly Teacher Strike Vote Looms Amid Contract Impasse

BEVERLY, MA — Beverly school teachers, administrators, parents and students are bracing for a potential teacher strike vote amid a contract impasse more than two months after the expiration of the last collective-bargaining agreement. While Beverly Teachers Association co-President Andrea Sherman told Patch that the BTA is “committed to bargaining with the School Committee and…

By JohnValbyNation November 7, 2024 0