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Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons

AP News -
The curriculum—designed by the state’s public education agency—would allow teachings from the Bible such as the Golden Rule and lessons from books such as Genesis into classrooms. Under the plan, it would be optional for schools to adopt the curriculum though they would receive additional funding if they did so.

FETC 2025: How to grow when things don’t go our way

Matt Zalaznick -
A lot has changed, and a lot has stayed the same for educators since the turbulence of the COVID years, says FETC 2025 featured speaker and former superintendent Jill Siler.

SEL in high school: How K12 leaders provide better support

Matt Zalaznick -
Along with ongoing political pushback in some parts of the country, one barrier to SEL programs is that mental health positions are often funded by grants and other short-term sources, a new report contends.

On the move: Several superintendents elected to new posts

Matt Zalaznick -
Several superintendents were also on the ballot on Election Day. See the incumbents and newcomers who won their races.

On the move: Districts are locking in new leaders

Matt Zalaznick -
Nearly a dozen K12 districts chose new leaders over the past week, with many educators stepping into the superintendency for the first time.

How to give students power to make important decisions

Matt Zalaznick -
The Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union on Vermont's Canadian border took the extra step of letting high school students help craft its portrait of a graduate."

Why I am hopeful about the future of public education. You should be too

Duke Bradley, III -
Public schools are among the most resilient institutions that we have and their significance should be highlighted, not doubted.

On the move: San Francisco USD suddenly has new leader

Matt Zalaznick -
After former superintendent Matt Wayne's resignation last week, San Francisco USD moved quickly to hire Maria Su, who had been the executive director of the city's Department of Children, Youth and Their Families for the last 15 years.

On the move: Superintendent lands in new home, first-timers hired

Matt Zalaznick -
Superintendents are steadily on the move this fall, with a wave of new hires and retirements rolling across the nation in recent weeks.

How this superintendent passed three bonds in a row

Matt Zalaznick -
Guthrie Public Schools had failed on nine straight bond elections before Superintendent Mike Simpson arrived more than a decade ago. Simpson just passed his third straight bond since 2014, with nearly three-quarters of the vote.

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