In Los Angeles, parents said they were protesting LGBTQ+ instruction in schools while holding signs that read, among other things, "No pride in grooming." Meanwhile, across the street, advocates of LGBTQ+ rights and education were counterprotesting.
What can parents and educators do to provide extra support? Perhaps the most critical thing we can do is ask children, rather than telling them or trying to guess what's wrong.
The Point Pleasant Beach School District offers students a wide range of academic and extracurricular programs that "outmatches our size," Superintendent William T. Smith boasts.
Guilford County Schools Superintendents has helped the district set its sights on three areas crucial for the success of her students post-pandemic: expanding learning, high-intensity tutoring and acceleration—not remediation—by teaching kids grade-level content.
Leaders are determined to extend academic recovery, but they're also preparing to cut new staff that has been hired to beef up instruction and scrambling to find the funding to sustain effective programs.
Superintendent Carl Dolente knows two important things about promoting student success: Classroom relationships work, one-size-fits-all cookie-cutters don't.
Around the country, the political razzle-dazzle around “school choice”–giving families who enroll in the programs vouchers to spend on a range of school options as they see fit–is electrifying conservatives, grabbing public attention and becoming a GOP campaign banner.
Harnett County Schools improved family engagement, added a virtual academy, and designated staff members to personally track down dropouts to find out what it would take to get them to come back.
No one is more aware of the drivers behind distractions than students themselves, and empowering them to develop re-engagement strategies creates ownership and encourages them to hold themselves and their peers accountable.
When Superintendent Jonathan Prince took the helm at St. Lucie Public Schools in 2022, he described it as being passed the torch by Bear Bryant. Fortunately, he had the experience from District Administration's Superintendent's Academy to rely on.
