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Student Success

How the accelerating pace of school book bans is swallowing up new topics

Matt Zalaznick -
Censorship targets are expanding from racism and LGBTQ topics to abuse, health and well-being and grief, PEN America warns, PEN America warns.

LGTBQ instruction has now been silenced throughout K12 in Florida

Matt Zalaznick -
Gender identity, sexual orientation and other LGTBQ instruction have been pushed out of Florida classrooms as the state's board of education extends controversial "Don't Say Gay" rule through 12th grade.

Is math curriculum outdated? Parents say it’s unengaging and disconnected from reality

Micah Ward -
"For students, math is a boring subject," said one Florida parent. "If they don't get it, they get turned off; they don't want to deal with it."

These 2 barriers are getting in the way of K12 leaders’ pursuit toward equity

Micah Ward -
Since the start of 2020, teachers and education leaders alike say they understand the importance of equitable education. Yet, they cite having difficulty implementing inclusive solutions due to several external factors.

How a life-changing museum visit is helping BOCES build DEI culture

Evelyn Lafontaine -
Among the very first steps a new director of diversity, equity, and inclusion took was a leadership trip to the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama.

School discipline problems are predictable. Here is how to disrupt the forecast.

Matt Zalaznick -
Behavior and discipline can be forecasted based on the time of year, standardized testing and, unfortunately, the color of a student's skin, a new study asserts.

4 federally approved ways to use funds for school security

Micah Ward -
"Leaders in government and beyond must redouble efforts to end, once and for all, the scourge of gun violence in and around our schools," wrote U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

Why this urban superintendent is worried about sustaining a post-COVID rebound

Matt Zalaznick -
Outcomes are improving for students in the long-underresourced Pottstown School District but funding uncertainty is clouding the prospects for continued success, Superintendent Stephen Rodriguez says.

Leadership series: ‘It was the best professional development that I had ever been through’

Micah Ward -
When Superintendent Jonathan Prince took the helm at St. Lucie Public Schools in 2022, he described it as being passed the torch by Bear Bryant. Fortunately, he had the experience from District Administration's Superintendent's Academy to rely on.

Finance education requirements reach an all-time high, but inequities still exist

Micah Ward -
Eight states require students to take one semester of a personal finance course, and 10 more will soon join this effort. Until then, only 23.6% of students are required to receive finance education.

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