As the state's Education Department studies the effectiveness of New York City's 20-year-old system of mayoral control, locals aired their views at five hearings held across the boroughs over the past two months.
While Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Jose Dotres has proven himself to be more than a capable leader, job security as a superintendent in Fla. has never been more fraught. Here's what's on his agenda for his last three years on the job and how he's learned to navigate a new political environment.
District Administration's Micah Ward sat down with Dan Fitzpatrick, former educator and bestselling author of The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education, to learn what artificial intelligence has in store for K12 education. Rest assured, teaching jobs are not on the line.
"As school principals and district administrators, you have credibility in your community and trust in your schools and districts that uniquely position you to help save lives," U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona wrote in a letter.
Schools trailed only homes and roads as the most common locations for reported hate crimes over a five-year period that includes the pandemic, according to an FBI study that also looked at the ethnicity and religion of the victims.
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.
