The concept holds untapped promise yet has been overlooked for many years. For whatever reason, the private sector and public education have never come together academically.
Research shows that one-third of novice special education teachers in the United States will quit within the first three years of employment. Before the feelings of burnout crept in, these professionals had passion.
“A lot of folks have been asking for it,” school Director Jamie Piotrowski said. “We know the research behind it, I think it’s a great idea. I know not everybody’s going to be happy but until we get past this post-pandemic situation that we’re in I appreciate that the administration is doing the best that they can.”
"Rising food costs, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions, coupled with the return of charging for meals, have contributed to reports of declining participation in many school districts," a new report reads.
At the end of District Administration's conversation with Carvalho, we asked what his preparation and mindset looked like to begin a career of leading school districts with student enrollments in the hundreds of thousands from day one. Here's what he had to say.
Leaders in district after district, sometimes with prodding from state legislators, are now rolling back more lenient restorative discipline policies and relying again on suspensions and other measures to address disruptive behavior.
The increasingly popular STEM strategy "socio-scientific instruction" integrates social and ethical considerations into the curriculum, which gives students the chance to apply the skills they're learning to address weighty issues.
While the evidence suggests that armed teachers are an unlikely solution to districts' school security needs, where is it technically allowed? See if your state made this list.
The gap between California charter and district schools in reading achievement has widened since the first report 14 years ago by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University. There has been steady progress in math as well.
