"Be so bold in your approach to work that you actually invite termination for being so passionate," says Carvalho, superintendent at the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest in the country.
From enrollment declines to changes in teacher pay, a new report sheds light on some of the key characteristics of public schools in each state to showcase the condition of K12 education across the country. For varying reasons, these states stood out.
Small changes to instructional practices can drive big growth. Teachers in two diverse schools are proving that personalized learning can jibe with state standards learning time is maximized.
"I do think it would be appropriate... if Congress is willing to provide the legislative or regulatory authority to put that label on, then I'd certainly be willing to partner," he said during a Senate Health, Labor and Pensions Panel on Thursday.
In Los Angeles, parents said they were protesting LGBTQ+ instruction in schools while holding signs that read, among other things, "No pride in grooming." Meanwhile, across the street, advocates of LGBTQ+ rights and education were counterprotesting.
More than 10% of 2023's graduating class contemplated whether to go to college this year, according to a new report. To no surprise, COVID is largely to blame.
The Frazier Community Library has recently found itself at the center of a dispute after a Pennsylvania district's school board voted to evict the facility over security concerns.
"I dropped out of school—actually, they kicked me out—because I didn't want to give them my hat," said one student featured in a new report. "And I had bad experiences since preschool, so it was easy for me to be like [forget] this."
Snapshots of working conditions in California, Florida, New York, Texas and Washington offer keys to how administrators can intervene to retain and recruit teachers during these most challenging of times for the K12 labor market.
