State and local education officials said Tuesday that schools face a twin challenge in getting students back on track both academically and socially, and that staffing issues further complicate those tasks.
"She was a leader who had immense impact and reach in the school and greater community. She will be greatly missed by the students and the staff here at Lufkin Middle School," said southwestern area Superintendent Jonathan Enns.
The highest and lowest achievers in a typical fifth-grade classroom pre-COVID were separated by as many as seven grade levels. That has widened, new research shows.
After School Satan Clubs are about lighting up students' curiosity, not devil worship or attempts to convert children to Satanism—the organization doesn't even believe there is a Hell, the Satanic Temple says on its website.
While the K-12 schools are improving cybersecurity capabilities over time, they still lag behind other sectors when comparing cybersecurity coverage because they often have antiquated systems that make it difficult to protect themselves.
Deon Jackson, who was just hired in May 2021, was fired without explanation by the Berkeley County School District's newly elected school board in South Carolina.
The change comes after some parents packed a late October meeting to berate the district over LGBTQ+-friendly and sex-positive literature in its school libraries and what they deemed a bullying atmosphere for conservative-leaning or Christian students and their families.
Haverhill High School is shutting down all football activities, canceling all future practices and forfeiting the Thanksgiving Day game, due to serious misconduct involving some members of the school's team. The mayor of the Massachusetts city later specified that the misconduct was a hazing incident.
