School violence and teacher strikes dominated education news during 2018. But last year also saw empowered students voicing their frustrations: Youth activism surged around gun control, safer schools, immigration, voting and LGBTQ issues.
Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing what he says is the biggest increase in school construction in Maryland history. He plans to ask the General Assembly to add $1.9 billion in new school construction spending to the already budgeted $1.6 billion over the next five years. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing what he says is […]
Initially billed as a cost-cutting measure, the New Jersey superintendent salary cap failed to save money and instead resulted in a higher probability that superintendents across the state would quit, according to new research from Rutgers University. Initially billed as a cost-cutting measure, the New Jersey superintendent salary cap failed to save money and instead […]
One legislative priority for Elsie Arntzen, Montana's public schools chief, is to make it illegal for teachers to have sex with students, including those who have reached the age of consent. Another priority is to restore more than $20 million cut from K12 schools by the 2017 Legislature and the budget-cutting special session. Student safety […]
Oakfield-Alabama CSD's board of education chose John Fisgus as the New York district's next superintendent. Fisgus is currently the principal of Royalton-Hartland Middle School in the Royalton-Hartland CSD, where he has served since 2008. The Oakfield-Alabama Central School District's Board of Education announced Friday it has selected John Fisgus as the district's next superintendent. "I […]
The more education goes digital, the more important it is to safeguard digital assets and data. But security and privacy issues are more critical and complex than ever. With budgets stretched to the breaking point, how do you implement a privacy and security strategy that makes the most of scarce resources? Intel Education can show […]
Faced with budget challenges, shrinking municipal and state support, and intense public scrutiny, public schools may find allies in organizations that have traditionally supported charter schools and private providers. Now, foundations are questioning their investment in charters and turning their attention to public school systems that are committed to innovation, equity and success for all […]
Mentorship programs: Pair young officials with veterans to ease their entry into the field. Higher pay: School athletic budgets are often strapped, but better compensation would attract more officials. Improved security: Ensure that each official has a security officer walk them from the field to the locker room and to their car after a game, […]
Districts increasingly look outside of existing budgets to supply IT teams with the apps, technology and professional development today's K12 environment demands. Leaders who are solving this funding puzzle turn frequently to regional and national grant opportunities. "On the one hand, it's the best of times, and on the other, it's the worst of times" […]
In her book, After the Education Wars: How Smart Schools Upend the Business of Reform (The New Press, 2018), Andrea Gabor shows how corporate philanthropists have hurt, rather than helped, public education. From limiting the ability of teachers to do their job, to making poor-quality test results bellwethers of effective teaching, this influence has alienated […]
