Superintendent Mike Miles said the district's principal evaluation plan is based on improving the quality of instruction and improving the student achievement gap.
More than a third of schools nationwide don't have a full-time nurse on-site, according to a 2021 survey by the National Association of School Nurses. The schools that don't have a dedicated nurse either share one with other campuses, or don't have one at all.
Not surprisingly, school officials in Charles County and elsewhere are alarmed at how social media affects child development and mental health. That concern is also reflected in the lawsuit, which alleges that companies are aware of the negative impacts the platforms have on children’s mental health, but they choose to prioritize profit.
Among several other education issues, the Kansas Legislature’s Special Committee on Education honed in on the results of a report this summer from the Kansas Legislative Post Audit that examined how schools used more than $400 million in at-risk funding during the 2021-22 school year.
A new Colorado Department of Education analysis says one in four students across the state missed roughly 10% of the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise known as chronic absenteeism.
"Never would I have imagined that students would today have contact with a substance where even just a small bit of a pill could kill you," says Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Proactive safety measures put in place Tuesday in the Cedar Rapids Community School District following a threat made on social media will remain in place through Friday.
Tracy Grit is just one of 30 new superintendents across North Carolina this fall, in a state with 115 school districts. Most of the new superintendents, like him, have never had the title before. This year, nine are serving in an interim role, and the ranks of Black, Latino and female superintendents have all declined slightly.
Houston Public Media confirmed that multiple Houston ISD campuses are not providing speech therapy, just over a month after the district slashed 21 special ed contractors. According to a spokesperson, the district is working to fill vacancies on its speech team.
States across the country have made some progress in math over the past two years, while in English language arts some states made gains while others fell further behind.
It's called the “Dream Stream”. It will be used by special education students through the transition from school to work program. Plus, the career and technical education marketing students will do the marketing for the "Dream Stream" too.
Banning books has become a top issue around the country, with many Republican states making it easier for parents to challenge what’s available on school shelves while Democratic states try to do the opposite.
The Department of Education reported that math proficiency among students in grades 3–7 increased from 33.3% to 34.7%. Fifth-graders showed the biggest gain of 1.9%.
"I think information provides people with a level of security. They know the bus is going to come, instead of waiting and not knowing where the bus is," said Sarah Powell, Senior Operations Supervisor with Baltimore County Public Schools.
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