"Putting politicians in charge of the classroom is dangerous," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said during a special address on Monday declaring a state of emergency for public education.
Sustainability directors on average safe their district $1 million each year, which is roughly 10 times their annual salary. But how exactly do they serve their districts?
First-time Superintendent Crystal Hill is Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools first black, female leader, having previously served as interim superintendent and chief of staff in North Carolina's second-largest district.
The resolution came in the wee hours of Monday morning seven days before the district's first graduation ceremony, putting an end to a weeks-long strike that began on May 4th.
There is no end in sight for the strike by 3,000 educators, counselors and other workers in the Oakland Unified School District, who say the district has failed to bargain in good faith on a new three-year contract that also makes more traditional demands like higher salaries.
It would take a teacher 30 years to save for a 20% down payment for a "median home" in San Francisco Unified School District in California, according to a new analysis breaking down some of the most—and least—affordable districts for teachers.
The 4-day school week, seen as a powerful recruitment tool, could cause as much learning loss as the pandemic but over a protracted period of time, according to a new Rand Corporation analysis.
And they're likely to continue as pandemic-related disparities persist in school districts throughout the country. These are some of the most recent efforts to crack down on teacher pay and student behavior with hopes to increase employee satisfaction.
States were ranked on compensation, work benefits and environment, and student performance by Scholaroo, a college scholarship search website that regularly assesses the K12 landscape with surveys and a lot of number crunching.
As staffing shortages persist in 2023, administrators must evaluate the situation specific to their institution and incorporate solutions that would offer the greatest benefit to their teachers and students.
