A transgender middle school student has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Elkhorn Area School District for denying her access to girls' restrooms for the last two years.
Earlier this year, a "mid-year screening" found nearly half of HISD principals fell short of proficiency. Some 117 were warned to improve their performance or risk removal, though Superintendent Mike Miles emphasized he expected the "overwhelming majority" of campus leaders to return.
The $1.25 million grant will award six students per year a scholarship that covers nearly 100% of their in-state tuition and other fees, including textbooks and housing. Better yet, the scholarship doesn't require students to commit to teaching in Texas out of college.
"Kids are already using it," Superintendent Minerva Garcia-Sanchez says. "To them, it's no big deal. It's us making a big deal of it, and causing it to be more than it really is."
For K12 superintendents and educational leaders, staying abreast of technological advancements is particularly important when it comes to addressing the unique needs of special education programs.
The upheaval comes as the district's finance officials have floated tapping a heretofore lightly-used program that allows public agencies to borrow money against future revenues that must be repaid in the short term, with interest.
The state superintendent race is heating up months after state lawmakers expanded the voucher program, which uses public dollars for private education.
