Reports out of Lansing indicate the current form of the Education Achievement Authority (EAA) bill may be dead on arrival in the State Senate, where Senate Republicans aren’t happy with what was passed in the House.

ISD boards of education that hold elections under section 614 of the Revised School Code were not affected by Public Act 233 of 2011, which moved popular school elections to even years in November. Section 614 elections for ISD school boards are still held biennially on the first Monday in June at a meeting of representatives from constituent boards of education. In 2013, the elections will be held on June 3.

Kathy Hayes

A re-post from MASB's 2007 Special Report on school security.

Items being discussed in Lansing have the public education community on high alert as the Legislature's lame-duck session heads into high gear today.