The fuel savings are a benefit, the buses are not as noisy, and they align with the community-wide focus on clean energy. But the electric buses can't be used on out-of-town trips because of limited charging options in rural areas, one superintendent says.
During a recent conversation with Savannah Morning News, Watts said, "Had I known attendance was as dismal as it was, I would have said we have to fix attendance first…we can't teach the kids if they don't come to school."
Over the past decade, the teacher shortage crisis has grown in the United States and many other countries. There is much to be done before the situation is under better control and new common-sense solutions are installed.
When the Austin school board in December 2022 appointed Matias Segura to temporarily run the district while members searched for a superintendent, he was focused on stabilizing the 73,000-student organization after years of turmoil wrought by leadership changes and the COVID-19 pandemic, he said.
Students have the natural talent to fill the nation's most in-demand careers in healthcare, manufacturing, technology and finance. Education leaders may, however, be concerned that not enough students are being exposed to these fields, according to YouScience's 2024 State of the Future U.S. Workforce report.
Bad Axe Public Schools Superintendent Greg Newland said that a collaborative effort helps keep as many students safe as possible, since there are students who travel across the Huron County for school.
Most superintendents and other administrators share two views of generative AI: the technology will improve instruction and educators need more guidance in adopting it, a new survey has found.
Meet Philip Brown, superintendent at the Jackson County School System in Georgia, who was recently named one of the NSPRA's 25 "Superintendents to Watch."
The Boise School District in Idaho has promoted Deputy Superintendent Lisa Roberts to serve as the district's first female leader. District elsewhere are also giving administrators their first shots at the superintendency.
