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Admin & Management

Should seniority determine layoffs? Perhaps it’s time to change the narrative

Micah Ward -
While experience is important, a district's mission to honor diversity and effectiveness is often contradicted by its reliance on seniority when it comes to teacher layoffs.

Are your school counselors being pushed beyond their job descriptions?

Matt Zalaznick -
School counselors are frequently performing tasks such as building student schedules, maintaining student files and coordinating 504 plans, according to a new survey of K12 administrators.

District’s first Black superintendent is accusing school board of discrimination

Matt Zalaznick -
Omar Easy filed a formal complaint against Wayland Public Schools in Massachusetts after he was suspended "without explanation" earlier last week.

Superintendent shifts: 2 big retirements, one sudden dismissal and lots of new leaders

Matt Zalaznick -
Superintendents of the Wake County Public School System—North Carolina's largest district—and of the schools in Wisconsin's capital will both step down this summer.

3 superintendents to watch: They’re applauding their teams for big achievements

Matt Zalaznick -
Three education leaders say their awards celebrate public service and highlight the achievements of their students, staff, and communities.

Did Florida shrink African American Studies? College Board is firing back

Matt Zalaznick -
College Board denies trimming AP African American Studies curriculum based on Florida's complaints and says it never even received any formal feedback from the state's education officials.

Question of the week with ChatGPT: How can we attract—and retain—teachers?

Micah Ward -
While many schools are back to "normal" this school year, staff shortages persist. Learn from ChatGPT about how you can create incentives using creative solutions.

U.S. joins international partnership to shine light on growing cyberattacks

Micah Ward -
The U.S. joined Australia, India and Japan in the Quad Cyber Challenge, a resource-sharing initiative to raise attention around cyber threats against education and government institutions. Education is a key focus of the initiative, as it is now the single-most targeted industry for cyberattacks.

3 of K12’s main enrollment problems are unsolved mysteries

Matt Zalaznick -
Moves to private schools, homeschooling, and a reduction in the school-age population, are a few of the factors behind the pandemic-driven declines. But that's not the whole story.

Half of all students started this school year one grade level behind

Micah Ward -
Most notably, nearly every school that reported having students that were behind academically cited English (99%) or math (99%) as the most common subjects students are struggling in.

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