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How a Texas superintendent is defending a dress code that bans dresses

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Ban on hoodies and dresses is meant to prepare K-12 students for the workplace by teaching them to dress professionally, according to a video created by Forney ISD.

3.65 billion reasons why ransomware is a costly threat to school IT systems

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$3.56 billion: That's what ransomware attacks cost U.S. schools and colleges–in downtime alone–in 2021. Administrators also faced additional "astronomical recovery costs" to restore computers, recover data, and fortify their systems against future attacks, a new report says.

Why education could convince voters to cross party lines in fall elections

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Education has become such a powerful political issue that some parents would vote for someone from another political party if that candidate shared their views, a new poll shows.

Staff shortages drive up labor costs that may cause a K-12 credit crunch

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K-12 leaders face a financial double whammy that could begin to impact districts' credit ratings as the expiration of ESSER approaches.

How 3 ed-tech leaders will help their districts avoid the ESSER fiscal cliff

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If the IT department is not preparing for the ESSER fiscal cliff by partnering with academic and financial leaders, your district risks taking a hard financial fall.

Why 14 states now require high schoolers to learn a lot more about money

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High school students are worried about their financial futures. That's likely because many don't think they know much about personal finance.

How far is your state from reaching racial equality in education?

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Analysts compared the difference between white and black Americans with high school and college degrees, and their test scores and graduation rates to determine levels of racial equality in education.

3 most popular school ventilation improvements are masking disparities

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There are steps underresourced district leaders can take–and steps they can urge local officials to take–to get the needed HVAC improvements made.

Feds lay out 5-point plan to help districts find more teachers

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The stats contributing to teacher shortages are glaring: the average teacher salary is so low in 38 states that even some mid-career educators qualify for government benefits based on income.

Enrollment rankings: A look at the 2030 forecast for all 50 states

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The first year of COVID wiped out a decade of enrollment growth in the nation's public schools, according to the first nationwide tabulation of the pandemic's impacts on attendance.

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