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Blue Hills Regional Technical School announces superintendent

Jill Rossetti began as the new superintendent of the Massachusetts regional school district. She replaced James Quaglia, who retired in September 2019, on an interim basis until the Blue Hills Regional District’s school committee appointed her permanently.

Maine district rehires retired superintendent

Alan R. Smith is back as SAD 61’s superintendent of schools. The school board rehired Smith, who retired in September and was replaced on an interim basis.

Connecticut district’s teachers to deliver immersive lessons

Norwalk Public Schools will use Nearpod’s technology to deliver digital citizenship instruction, offer a virtual reality resource for the district’s world language students, and include as an instructional tool for its library media and digital support staff.

Newark schools awarded funding for student mental health supports

Newark schools are putting an additional $6.5 million toward student mental health starting this year, thanks to two grants from the federal education department.

What we know about targeted school violence

The Secret Service and National Threat Assessment Center’s new report focused on targeted school violence, including school shootings. While attackers were predominantly male, 17 percent were female. Sixty-three percent were white. And when it comes to motivation, the report found a variety of “stressors.”

Tenn. department prepares budget for education savings account rollout

The education department plans to put aside $15 million for the education savings account and spend $2 million on administrative costs. The $15 million will be used in the program's first year to provide money to offset the students leaving the districts.
Mon Nov 11th, 2019

Boys and girls are equal when it comes to math, study finds

Boys and girls experience learning math in the same way. The study, published in Science of Learning, discovered that young boys and girls use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems.
Mon Nov 11th, 2019

Districts can pre-approve fundraisers from crowdfunding sites

With the implementation of a new Livingtree feature, school districts will be able to directly pre-approve requests made for any fundraising website by a teacher or school program and access data regarding the district's fundraising activities.
Mon Nov 11th, 2019

Will Dallas ISD install cameras in special education classrooms?

A Dallas ISD trustee wants to require each special education classroom in the district to have video cameras to protect vulnerable students as well as teachers if they are falsely accused of wrongdoing. Texas public schools are required to place one in a special education setting if a parent requests it.
Mon Nov 11th, 2019

Kentucky parents apply for what could be the state’s first charter school

Charter schools have been legal in Kentucky since 2017, but no one has tried to open one—until now. A group of parents applied to open the first charter school in Kentucky. River Cities Academy, through Newport Independent Schools, would accept students from six towns.
Mon Nov 11th, 2019

Many say high school diploma enough to succeed

Although most young Americans believe in the value of higher education, many still consider a high school diploma alone to be enough for success, according to a survey of teens and young adults by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Mon Nov 11th, 2019