District News Briefs

The District of Columbia school board voted last week to forgo a pending pay raise following criticism from residents and the local news media. Board members cited the district's financial woes in declining retroactive pay increases that would have boosted their base pay by about $3,400 per year.

At a special meeting, the board members rejected the cost-of-living increases and called on the city council to freeze salaries for the city's other elected officials. Several board members noted that they had not requested the pay increase.

Even without the pay increases, Washington's school board members remain among the highest-paid in the nation,...