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The district’s board of education approved the one-time bonuses, calling them a thank you gift after “the craziest quarter of your career.” All contract educators will receive a 1% bonus. And hourly employees will get $100.
When parents are asked which of a series of factors affect their attitudes toward in-person instruction, cleanliness and sanitation procedures, requirements of daily health screenings, effectiveness of remote learning and mask-wearing requirements are the most important.
In Tennessee, 1,307 teachers had filed retirement applications through September, state records show. That figure is down 31% from the same period last year.
Although cuts to school budgets have not yet been severe as originally predicted, the evidence indicates that much more severe challenges lie ahead.
“Should they be arresting a 16-year-old child knowing he already has a medical condition?”
The undeveloped mental potential and stunted careers will be concentrated disproportionately among low-income and minority students.
The incident led to the child being suspended for six days for what the Jefferson Parish Public School System said was a violation of its policy forbidding weapons at school.
A key part of the Portfolio Defense framework is the Graduate Profile. This is the framework through which our students create the portfolio of work that they will defend at the end of eighth, 10th and 12th grades.
Teachers are being told to remove homemade desk shields from their classrooms after Palm Beach County public school leaders decided some partitions could violate fire codes or impede air circulation.
Making good on its promise, the West Virginia Education Association announced it had filed for an injunction to block the current version of metrics used to make school re-opening decisions.
Students across Michigan are learning virtually this year amid the coronavirus pandemic and inclement weather may no longer stand in the way of getting to class safely.
The research that fuels dire warnings, which largely extrapolates from claims about “summer learning loss” (SLL), is much less persuasive than most people realize.
According to the researchers’ calculations, only social studies — among all the subjects — made a positive impact on reading over the long term.
Teachers are moving away from diagnostic testing as a way of assessing strengths, weaknesses, knowledge and skills, and instead are looking at past trends and essential skills to track students’ ability to meet expectations.
The proposed plan -- which requires state approval -- includes the closure of all nonessential businesses, private and public schools and daycares.
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