SAN JOSE — When the school year wraps up next month, Downtown College Prep will close its three remaining campuses — a decision made by the school’s board of directors that was driven by declining enrollment and financial woes.

Cox Communications and Charter Communications have announced an agreement to merge companies. This will allow for a singular industry leader in communications and provide customers with seamless entertainment and high-quality customer service.

The first immigrants who agreed to self-deport and accept a $1,000 stipend left on a chartered flight out of the United States on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security said.

Districts are dealing with bus driver shortages and other transportation challenges associated with busing kids to schools outside their district.

Charter Communications is building a different sort of bundle. The U.S. cable operator agreed to acquire smaller rival Cox Communications in a $35 billion deal, including net debt. Hefty cost savings would come in handy as the industry wrestles with cord-cutting customers and other challenges.

The leader of New York’s largest charter school network compared teachers’ union activists and lawmakers to segregationists “barricading” children from quality schools.

For parents with children in multiple New Orleans charter schools, misaligned school calendars can be a burden.

A budget passed by the SC House of Representatives would increase funding for traditional school districts, shrinking virtual charter's share of tax funds.