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Student Success

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho reflects on his ‘aggressive’ 100-day plan

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"Those goals are ambitious," he says. "They're a stretched goal. Every one of them. In the minds of some, almost unreasonable. But I don't think they are. They're going to force us to reinvent ourselves to really pivot away from the way business and the work were doing into a new reality of education."

4 reasons these states rank the highest—and lowest—for education

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3- to 4-year-olds not in school, 4th-grade reading proficiency, 8th-grade math proficiency, and on-time high school graduation rates are all contributing indicators in this state-by-state ranking on education in this new report from The Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Superintendents should know the 4 reasons students give school a B-

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Older students give their schools high marks for safety and respecting individual differences but the overall grade falls to a B- where several other aspects of education are concerned.

Why was this superintendent fired by her board during social studies clash?

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With students and teachers protesting Tuesday over the narrowing of a social studies curriculum, the Temecula Valley Unified School District's board fired its superintendent, Jodi McClay.

Coalition of principals to Congress: ‘Here’s how to help prevent school shootings’

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The Principal Recovery Network of building leaders who have experienced school shootings is pressing for several billion dollars worth of mental health and safety support for staff and students.

Nearly 2,000 colleges aren’t requiring SAT or ACT scores for fall 2023

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"Admissions offices increasingly recognize that test requirements, given their negative disparate impact on Black and Latinx applicants, are 'race-conscious' factors, which can create unfair barriers to access higher education," said FairTest Executive Harry Feder. "They also know that standardized exams are, at best, weak predictors of academic success and largely unrelated to college-ready skills and knowledge."

How this superintendent is helping students avoid the ‘summer learning slide’

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In this video, District Administration's Micah Ward sits down with Dr. Don Killingbeck, superintendent at the Hemlock Public School District, to reflect on the school year and learn how he's creating meaningful experiences for students this summer.

Surgeon General: Social media needs a warning label, a key driver of depression

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"I do think it would be appropriate... if Congress is willing to provide the legislative or regulatory authority to put that label on, then I'd certainly be willing to partner," he said during a Senate Health, Labor and Pensions Panel on Thursday.

What one superintendent learned on a door-to-door tour of her district

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When Verletta White became the superintendent of Roanoke City Public Schools at the height of the pandemic, she toured the community to ask families what was—and wasn't—working.

Pride Month kicks off with protests—some violent—in several school districts

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In Los Angeles, parents said they were protesting LGBTQ+ instruction in schools while holding signs that read, among other things, "No pride in grooming." Meanwhile, across the street, advocates of LGBTQ+ rights and education were counterprotesting.

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