According to the superintendent, delays often happen at the start of the school year because drivers are learning their routes and Monday morning, more than 200 buses were trying to leave the bus depot at the same time, causing a major traffic bottleneck.
A loose coalition of 250 school leaders is experimenting with deeper learning, social-emotional skills, self-direction and career readiness as they and their teams seek new ways to equip students for success after high school graduation.
Dozens of Florida school districts have already closed as Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a major storm, and now systems in Georgia and South Carolina are shutting down.
Parental pressure appears to have played a major role in the sudden departure of the superintendent of North Monterey County USD in California and in a number of other districts.
Pandemic relief funds have been a game changer for districts desperate for the resources necessary to continue high-quality instruction amid teacher shortages and other issues. But leaders' spending habits will change once these funds run dry, a new survey suggests.
Citing lagging academic achievement, Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters threatened a state takeover of Tulsa Public Schools. He's keeping that option on the table.
It's late August, and the start of another school year in Poudre School District, where 33 of the 54 school buildings don't have air conditioning and security protocols prevent staff from opening most windows and all exterior doors to let in fresh air.
As counselors around the country struggle to cope with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, superintendents around the country are increasingly turning to expert AI-powered college and career counselors to transform post-secondary guidance.
Houston public school students start class on Monday, when the sweeping reforms enacted by state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles will be put to the test. Their teachers are already at work, learning the ins and outs of the so-called "New Education System"—and many of them are critical of the changes.
