Students across New York City are waiting up to an hour for school buses as a driver shortage and conflict over a contract hamstring the city’s ability to find a solution.
When California launched its historic expansion of public education in 2020 with the addition of a new grade level — TK, short for transitional kindergarten — a key component was missing: teacher training to understand how the 4-year-old brain learns.
An incendiary presidential election, compounded by social media and cable news, is pushing Americans further apart. But as superintendents and community leaders, we can bridge the gap, Katy Anthes says.
According to Niche rankings, the top school district in the country has an average graduation rate of 96%, and 72% of students are proficient in reading and math.
Americans have completely lost confidence in college. That's the common narrative in a seemingly never-ending scroll of media reports and surveys raising the alarms about falling enrollment and political controversies on campus.
Melissa Aviles-Ramos, the highest-ranking Latina and Spanish-speaking leader in New York City Public Schools, will become the next chancellor of the nation's largest district.
