%%excerpt%% New York students will no longer be required to pass Regents exams to earn a diploma beginning in the 2027-28 school year, according to a proposed timeline unveiled by state officials, who are sketching out a new “portrait of a graduate” that reflects seven areas over which students must show proficiency.
People have strong feelings when it comes to New Orleans public schools. After Hurricane Katrina, the state took over most of the city’s schools and turned them into charter schools. Today, the system consists almost entirely of charter schools, except for one new direct-run school, and for a time was all-charter.
A popular internet and radio personality who facilitates education conversations on X through #edchat, Whitby is a senior consultant for Ideamapper, a tool that helps users bridge visual learning with documentation.
Here are some lessons from ESSER that can help states, districts and schools get the most out of their existing dollars and build partnerships that can expand their funds going forward.
A bill to create a web portal for all certified teachers and substitutes seeking jobs passed the state Senate last week. The measure is designed to help address the teacher shortage.
A K12 subject has truly arrived when it gets its own track at the Future of Education Technology Conference. That honor goes to esports at the big gathering in Orlando.
Knox County Schools decided to move the daily operations of the school district's clothing center under the "School Culture Department," a decision that came after controversy across the community. A resolution proposed by board members calls for the clothing center's assets to be removed by the end of the year, at its Cedar Bluff location.
The benefits of action-driven learning go beyond the classroom: Students who are taught from an early age that they have agency and can take action to improve the world are far more likely to be career-ready upon graduation.
