New Albany School District Superintendent Lance Evans says they've hired someone to direct workforce development not for their teachers, but for students.
Data suggests that we've already surpassed last year's record-high 305 incidents of a shooting occurring on school grounds. This expert says school leaders "have an obligation" to prepare for and prevent these inevitable situations. "We're not going to solve a problem with a technology or hardware product," he says. "Any security technology and target hardening will only be as good as the weakest human links behind them."
When a student with a disability speaks a language other than English, a district may face challenges in determining what his special education needs are versus how his limited English proficiency status affects his learning.
San Antonio ISD in Texas is on the verge of closing 15% of its schools. Jackson Public Schools in Mississippi may shutter a dozen buildings. Grand Rapids Public Schools in Michigan is considering 10 closures.
California's forthcoming Master Plan on Career Education will, among other steps, help incoming high school students begin exploring well-compensated careers—including professions that don't require college degrees.
Illinois school seeing results from adopting a highly effective instructional framework When the principal of Wayne Thomas Elementary School in Illinois received surprisingly low state assessment scores, he knew significant change was needed. The school had the culture and staff to drive much higher levels of academic achievement, but what was missing was a more […]
While CFOs and federal programs directors have done a good job guiding districts through the last three years of budget tailoring, now it's time for superintendents, cabinet members and board members to take a longer-term, strategic approach to ensure that only the most effective strategies—those with the strongest (LOI)—are retained as resiliency is drained from the system.
Anonymous reporting and resolution platforms where employees can feel comfortable giving honest feedback allow educators to focus on what matters most—teaching their students in a safe environment, free from worry.
