"The amount of students who need mental health support and interventions outnumbers the amount of spots that we have available," one administrator said in a new report.
A key to the mission at Sea Lab is for students to work "as scientists" across disciplines. Recent projects have had students grow lettuce in a hydroponic aquarium and compose music based on the sinking of military ships. "There's a little bit of whimsy science thrown in," teacher facilitator Simone Bourgeois explains. "We do everything from meteorology to zoology to any content science a student might approach in high school or college."
The state expects to have a critical need of teachers in health, special education, computer science, music, social studies, early childhood, art, English, English as a second language, science and math next year.
In Bethel School District, like many others, the demand for after-school programs has surged. Here's how we scaled up while connecting to key goals and priorities.
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.
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,
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results showed U.S. students hit an all-time low in their math scores last year while reading scores appear to have plateaued. Out of 81 countries, the U.S. was sixth in reading and 26th in math.
What's in store for edtech this year? What should educators be excited about, and what challenges persist? Imagine Learning's Sari Factor says AI is the answer to all of these questions.
The ongoing teacher shortage poses severe consequences on K12 schools, including expanding classroom sizes and overwhelming workloads for teachers. Which states are suffering most?
