Minnesota schools will not be punished if they fall short of the state's instruction time laws because of last week's dangerous weather, Gov. Tim Walz's office said. Classes have already been canceled across the Minneapolis metro area for a fourth consecutive day due to snow and cold.
For educators, the big challenge is figuring out how best to teach students not just to receive knowledge but to apply it. Educators are also experimenting with approaches like “project-based” and “student-centered” learning, that encourage collaboration and solving complex problems that have applications for the real world.
Cumberland County High School students filed a lawsuit against the Mechanicsburg ASD after the Pennsylvania district refused to rescind its policies preventing the students from handing out Bibles on campus during non-instructional hours.
The Denver Classroom Teachers Association rejected the latest offer from the Denver Public School District. The district proposed adding $3 million to the deal during the 2020-21 school year by eliminating 100 positions in the central office. The new proposal would have committed an estimated $50 million in teacher increases over three years.
School mental health services are expected to get a boost from new money the Michigan Legislature appropriated last year. Many public school districts and school-based health centers are expected to tap into $30 million in new state mental health funds to address unmet needs at more than 1,500 schools.
SICO has introduced the Enriched Dining Experience, with the goal of helping K12 schools create more exciting, profitable and efficient dining spaces. The portfolio includes free interior design consultation, and a product line of dining tables, booths, chairs, signage, trash receptacles and serving line accessories to manage queue lines.
My-way-is-right stubbornness is gnawing away our core values during this era of polarized everything. Caught in this adult cross fire are those of high school age and younger who should be learning how to be productive citizens. Whether speaking loudly but respectfully or silently expressing their beliefs, high school students have to fight harder than they should while learning to be active, engaged students.
Fuel Education has put together a step-by-step guide to implementing online credit recovery solutions in your school or district. Their solutions are designed to help students recover credits, stay on track for graduation, and can be delivered in an online or blended learning environment.
Effective questioning is a key pillar of sound leadership coaching. But what is effective questioning and how can it help you keep coaching conversations forward-thinking and constructive? This webinar will demystify the art of questioning by exploring the tactics NYC Leadership Academy has developed and refined over the last 15 years.
Lawmakers heard testimony on a bill to overhaul the state's current school discipline law. It would limit the length of out-of-school suspensions for theft, destruction, violence or possessing a firearm to 10 consecutive days. If students were suspended for longer, their school would be required to provide them with an assessment and services.
A House panel next week will take up a proposal that would ask voters to place eight-year term limits on county school board members. If approved by Florida lawmakers during the spring session, the measure would go on the 2020 ballot because it is a proposed constitutional amendment.
Michigan is currently under a state of emergency due to dangerously low wind chills, which have led many districts to cancel school this week. If those closures lead schools to exceed the state's six-day cancellation limit, districts can submit an additional forgiven time waiver.
More teachers in grades 4-6 and new funding for school security are among the financial needs for Alabama public schools, State Superintendent Eric Mackey told lawmakers. The budget request also includes more state funding to teach students who are learning English as a second language, and more for school nurses and transportation.
The Georgia district's board of education members named Robert Downs, who currently serves as assistant superintendent of Cobb County Schools, as the sole finalist. He replaces former Buford Superintendent Geye Hamby, who resigned in August.
Ann Schloss, currently Elyria's associate superintendent, is stepping into the leadership role after the Ohio district's board members voted to reassign positions. Superintendent Tom Jama will step down as superintendent due to medical reasons and assume the title of assistant superintendent pending his retirement.
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