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Student Success

Leadership series: How Florida’s 2023 Superintendent of the Year raised graduation rates by nearly 30%

Micah Ward -
"We are a district on the rise now," says Putnam County Schools Superintendent Rick Surrency, after taking graduation rates from 54.9% to 92.5%. "We just passed a bond referendum of $300 million to essentially rebuild every school in our district."

Second staffer threatened after administrator targeted by anti-Semitic message

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The just-hired Michigan middle school dean whose family was targeted by an anti-Semitic death threat that closed Richmond Community Schools for all of last week has resigned.

Wave of respiratory illnesses forces mask mandates in districts across the U.S.

Matt Zalaznick -
New rules are popping up in districts across the country as educators enter 2023 grappling with a wave of COVID, flu and RSV.

Mental health crisis: Why Seattle schools are suing 4 social media giants

Matt Zalaznick -
They are demanding action from TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook—the social media giants they see as key culprits in the rampant mental health crisis affecting today's youth.

Do LGBTQ students in your state feel safer at school or at home?

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More than half of the LGBTQ youth identified their schools as affirming spaces compared to less than four in 10 who said the same about their homes, according to a national survey.

Virginia superintendent “in shock” after first-grader shoots teacher

Micah Ward -
Abby Zwerner was taken to a local hospital with "life-threatening" injuries after she was shot by her 6-year-old student during an altercation.

Fake news: New Jersey becomes the first state to mandate media literacy for K-12

Micah Ward -
"It is our responsibility to ensure our nation's future leaders are equipped with the tools necessary to identify fact from fiction," said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, referring to students receiving their information—and disinformation—online.

Death threat against staff member’s family closes district for a full week

Matt Zalaznick -
Richmond Community Schools in Michigan shut down after a threatening note was discovered just as staff returned from winter break.

Are the apps students use at school actually safe? Research may prove otherwise

Micah Ward -
A new report by Internet Safety Labs reveals that 96% of education apps share students' personal information with third parties, including advertisers.

How Dora Palfi is preparing girls to become tech’s future leaders

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Says the CEO and co-founder of imagiLabs, "What excites me is a future where no child is left behind to gather the essential skills for the digital age simply due to a lack of access to tools and teachers who can help them to code."

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