Enrollment at charter schools increased by 492,210 students nationwide from the 2019-2020 school year to the 2024-2025 school year, according to preliminary data from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
As schools face declining enrollment, many are also dealing with the fact that their federal coronavirus relief funds have been used up and they lack the money to continue paying all their staff.
One prominent educator told ABC that "public education is on life support." Another said the greatest current education challenge is the need for it to "reset," which the educator projected could take five to 10 years to achieve.
Most of the misconduct involves lower-level disturbances that educators and advocates say show that many students are still having a hard time emotionally after the stress of the pandemic.
Myriam Rogers' first budget request as superintendent comes as Maryland prepares for a slowing economy and federal coronavirus pandemic funding is set to expire this year.
The rehabilitation of the special education program at Austin ISD has been called priority 1A by school officials and board members since the newest trustees took office in January.
With about 66,000 students—more than the public school enrollment in Boston or Seattle—the Pentagon's schools for children of military members and civilian employees quietly achieve results most educators can only dream of.
Just nine days into the new school year, attendance at one Kentucky school district dropped to 81% as COVID and other illnesses are beginning to sweep the nation.
Juab School District says it "took care of kids," while the Wasatch School District says it "didn't change anything." Here's how that affected learning in the two districts.
For many families, the learning loss and emotional trauma caused by remote learning linger, a painful reminder of what is now widely considered one of the biggest policy mistakes of the pandemic.
