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Do students in American schools read long books anymore?

VOA Learn English -
Teachers in many English classes across America are having students read fewer full-length books. Recently, the Associated Press explored the issue in education. It reports that students instead are given only short parts of books. Educators said this is because they believe current students have shorter attention spans than those of the past.

Matthew McConaughey shares how his Greenlights Grant Initiative aims to make schools safer

ABC News -
Last July, the McConaugheys co-founded the Greenlights Grant Initiative in a bid to improve school safety by providing school districts with free grant writing services and information on grants, aimed at boosting mental health and security resources in schools.

Indiana’s cellphone ban means less school drama. But students miss their headphones

NPR -
Last fall, about 7 in 10 U.S. high school teachers reported that students being distracted by their phones was a "major problem" in classrooms, according to a study by Pew Research Center.

10 years after Ferguson, Black students still are kicked out of school at higher rates

AP News -
Before he was suspended, Zaire Byrd was thriving. He acted in school plays, played on the football team and trained with other athletes. He had never been suspended before—he’d never even received detention.

Texas school tried to ban all black attire over mental-health concerns. Now it’s on hold.

USA Today -
An El Paso, Texas, middle school is facing some criticism after officials announced a new dress code policy that bars students from wearing all-black "from head to toe," pointing to concerns over mental health.

Ransomware recovery costs have more than doubled for K12

Micah Ward -
Although the number of ransomware attacks against education has been declining, cleanup has only gotten more expensive.

Is it possible to desegregate the nation’s biggest school system?

The New York Times -
The tactics for attacking segregation today are different from those employed in school districts generations ago. Across the city, some local districts and schools are trying other ways to mix student bodies without explicitly using race, as a way to avoid limits created by past Supreme Court cases.

3 important ways to make your profile of a graduate actionable

Sydney Schaef -
Creating a collective vision or “profile of a graduate” that reflects the hopes and values of your community is a vital step in leading district transformation.

Rural schools look for ways to bring more multilingual education into the curriculum

Arkansas Advocate -
Throughout rural America, non-native English speakers are less likely than their urban peers to get proper support in school, sometimes leading to a lifetime of lower educational attainment.

A GOP Texas school board member campaigned against schools indoctrinating kids. Then she read the curriculum.

The Texas Tribune -
After taking office and examining hundreds of pages of curriculum, Granbury ISD board member Courtney Gore, the co-host of a far-right online talk show, was shocked by what she found—and didn’t find.

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