Mauston High School Assistant Principal Joel Heesch has accepted a contract offered by the Mauston School District's school board to serve as superintendent. He will succeed current Superintendent Christine Weymouth, who is retiring.

In a bid to increase funding put in place last year for school safety, Gov. Bill Lee is asking for another $30 million to be placed into the school safety grant fund for the nearly 500 schools that do not have a campus resource officer.

As an effective disciplinary tool, suspensions have also been largely discredited. Rather than deter future behavior problems, studies show, getting kicked out of school is twice as likely to spark anger as remorse. Given all that we've learned about the roots of problem behavior, it's high time for a more supportive approach.

The state House of Delegates's Education Committee passed a bill making major changes to the public school calendar when it comes to when students start and end school. The bill would now require the school year in all counties to take place between Sept. 1 and May 31.

Three years after launching an expensive education experiment, the District is eliminating extended school years at 13 campuses after city leaders said there was scant evidence of improved academic achievement.

As part of his plan to cut state spending, Gov. Ned Lamont is proposing a plan that would strongly encourage certain small school districts to regionalize or face a possible reduction in the state's education cost sharing grant. The budget would also establish a School Services and Redistricting Commission.

The Texas House Democratic Caucus laid out a $14.5 billion plan for school finance reform and property tax relief, releasing a list of priorities that include increasing teacher pay and benefits, paying schools more for educating low-income students, and providing more counselors for school districts.

The Magnetar Capital UChicago Financial Education Initiative launched finEDge, a single-semester program designed to prepare high school students to navigate financial decisions with confidence.