The district has tried but failed to increase local taxes to better support the schools in recent years.

But the district is trying to take a more aggressive stand on the matter, she said.

They were told, staff members said, that the district was trying to do something about the problem.

Some districts have tried to ease the burden on parents.

Now districts are trying to find ways to strike a balance.

The district is now trying to do just that.

The district is also trying to reach out to families.

She explained how her district tried to deal with holidays.

The district has tried several times to shut the school, to no avail.

Other districts are trying to make summer school more palatable.