In a passionate Facebook Live address spanning nearly 20 minutes, Bibb County Schools Superintendent Dan Sims drew attention to chronic absenteeism within the district.
The teaching profession got much more attention than school safety did in the "State of the State" addresses delivered by governors so far this year. And early learning was a far more frequent topic than the culture wars.
Chronic absenteeism, student misbehavior, accelerated learning and youth mental health are some of their biggest priorities this year. But one crisis in particular is slowing down progress in all of these areas.
"We were in utter disbelief," Superintendent Carol Birnbohm said. "We thought that perhaps it maybe was a mistake, and when we double-checked that it wasn't a mistake, our disbelief turned into shock and devastation."
Music and the performing arts helped Superintendent Amy Carter find her voice in high school. Now she is passing the gift on to her students in Mississippi's Meridian Public School District.
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 3rd at 2 pm ET <br><br> In this 20-minute DA Ed Talk, the superintendent of the Pulaski County Public Schools (Va.) will discuss his district's initiative to use high-dosage tutoring - an intervention method proven to quickly close learning gaps by specifically targeting each student's specific needs and learning style - as an extension of classroom instruction, and how it is providing personalized support, complementing the work of teachers, and increasing learning outcomes.
Recent research has uncovered two crises in public education: both staffing levels and student enrollment are on the decline. New data from Scholaroo reveals which states are impacted the most,
Brockton Public Schools is facing a myriad of challenges, including a deficit of potentially millions of dollars and safety concerns at Brockton High School. Earlier this month, some school committee members called for Gov. Maura Healey to dispatch the National Guard after injured teachers called for action.
Superintendents and school boards are solidifying their spending plans as ESSER expires and other financial pressures mount, says Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University.
