Most educators identify middle school as the ideal starting point for career and college preparation, yet instruction still clusters in the final two years of high school.
Being present in the community is key to the widespread support David Clendening says he has developed during nearly two decades at the helm of Franklin Community Schools.
Improving attendance is one of the highest-return investments available to policymakers: An analysis suggests that raising high school graduation rates by just three percentage points could generate billions of dollars.
Colorado’s expanding use of four-day school weeks is intensifying concerns about lost instructional time as districts weigh the model’s impact on student learning, staffing and long-term outcomes.
Chicago Public Schools choses Macquline King, Ed.D., as its new CEO and Saint Louis Public Schools promotes interim leader Myra Berry to superintendent.
