In 2004, former special education teacher Michael Bennett was the victim of a gunshot wound by a student. Twenty years later, he's prioritizing safety as a superintendent.
New initiative allows districts to bridge the gaps in access to career exploration that aligns with student aspirations and meet the state's workforce needs.
Students may still be experiencing heightened levels of election-related stress and anxiety as they process its outcomes and implications due to a non-stop, 24-hour news feed of information enabled by personal devices.
A lawsuit challenging the EdChoice voucher program was filed by a coalition of over 130 school districts across the state and is scheduled to go to trial next year.
A wave of new laws and mandates in states, particularly in the South, is stirring debate and testing the bounds of what may be legally permissible. Officials, educators and parents in those states are now being confronted by what, if any, amount of religious-infused lessons they want children to have access to.
School leaders must also consider how AI could impact trust within the community. Automated communications, while efficient, can feel impersonal if not used strategically.
There are more effective ways of re-capturing your students' attention than banning smartphones. As most educators know, engagement was a challenge prior to the arrival of Snapchat and TikTok.
Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and diversity are three of the top issues in K12 IT departments. They are also the big themes at next month's FETC 2025.
If appointed secretary of education, Linda McMahon's tenure is likely to emphasize workforce development, parental rights and a decentralization of federal education oversight.
The superintendent of the state's largest school district is expected to drop a controversial plan to close schools in Fall 2025. Dr. Brent Jones made the announcement in a letter to Seattle Public Schools families, saying the $5.5 million money-saving proposal was dividing the community.
