It's not enough to focus on student performance in school. Educators must measure students' soft skills and their ability to learn, say Joseph S. Renzulli and Sally M. Reis of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut.
Five academic esports leaders at the Future of Education Technology Conference say giving students opportunities and monitoring them well is key to success.
While nonprofits provide assistance to low-income districts, school teams work to recruit girls and students of color, and educators teach inclusivity.
Districts across the U.S. are starting to adopt farm to school programs that connect schools to locally grown foods, promote agriculture education and encourage student-tended gardens, following National Farm to School Month in October.
Guest columnist Shomari Jones describes how his district has created a multitude of initiatives aimed at closing stubborn achievement gaps and what they have learned along the way.
School closings continue to be a fact of life for districts across the U.S., as changing demographics force administrators to make unpopular decisions about shuttering underused buildings or starting the school consolidation process due to declining enrollment.
K-12 and higher education leaders continue to collaborate in new ways to share resources and give graduating high school students a boost as they make the transition to college.
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to spend $600 million to raise the minimum new teacher salary to $47,500 from $37,636. Florida currently ranks 26th for starting teacher pay; the increase would place the state second.
