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North East School District Seeking Bids for Vacant Land

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The North East School District will accept Sealed Bids for a parcel of vacant land, .03 acres or 1,129 square feet, which is presently part of the North East School District property, Erie County Tax Parcel 37-005-046.0-003.00 adjacent to Gold Drive and near Catawba Drive. The sealed bid package may be obtained from the Administrative […]

“End DEI” Portal Launched by Department of Education – NESD Must Act Now

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Two weeks ago, the US Department of Education notified school districts they have 14 days to remove all DEI programming in all public schools. Institutions which fail to comply may face a loss of federal funding. Well, time’s up. Yesterday, the US Department of Education announced an “End DEI” portal. … the U.S. Department of […]

NE School Board Meeting Runs 3 Hours in Long and Often Contentious Session

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You should have been there. The school board meeting Thursday evening, 2-20-25, covered a wide range of topics and ran over three hours in length. Anyone interested in recent issues and controversies would have found the discussion and comments from the administration, the board and the public enlightening, frustrating and concerning. Hmm … where to […]

NE Borough Council Agenda Includes Discussion About School Arch Project

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The agenda for this coming Monday’s NE Borough Council meeting, 2-17-25, includes an interesting item, a discussion about the North East School District’s Gateway Arch project. This may shed some light on a couple of questions raised at the last school board meeting and provides an opportunity for school board members and the public who […]

When Will North East Schools Remove DEI?

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Did you know the North East School District promotes DEI, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? The highlighted text above comes from the school district’s comprehensive plan, right up front on page 2. DEI programs are being struck down all across the country in organizations of all kinds, including the Department of Education and for good reason. […]

A Simple Suggestion for More Productive School Board Meetings

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School board meetings in North East are held twice monthly and begin at 6:30PM. Once per month, or every other meeting, the superintendent passes out a number of student awards for various reasons at the beginning of the meeting, a process that can easily consume 20 or 30 minutes. When members of the public come […]