Graduation is no longer the goal in the latest wave of strategic plans. Superintendents and their teams are increasingly expanding their focus to ensuring their graduates find academic and professional success after completing high school.
In nearly half (41%) of the most economically disadvantaged school districts, three-fourths of their schools reported "extreme" levels of chronic absence, a new analysis suggests.
It's the struggle most public school administrators across the U.S. fight every day: teacher absenteeism. The National Center for Education Statistics data shows that chronic teacher absenteeism—defined as missing 10% or more of school days—increased by as much as 49% during the 2021-22 school year. In addition to short-term absences, long-term vacancies continue to grow […]
MPS social workers have made phone calls and home visits to try to connect with parents and students, but many families have been unresponsive, said Nicole Cain, MPS manager of school social work and community services.
In Colorado, just this fall, state officials said almost a third of students are chronically absent. The number has gone up significantly since the pandemic and schools are struggling to figure out how to get kids to return to classes.
While new technologies and capabilities provide education staff with the most up-to-date solutions, they also bring forth never-before-seen challenges, such as software license management.
"Eyes on the Board Act," which singles out TikTok and Instagram, would require schools and districts that receive federal broadband funding to prohibit students from accessing any and all social media apps on "subsidized services, devices, and networks."
Schools want to use these funds for next-generation firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention, a new survey suggests. How else would schools benefit if the program was expanded?
"I can count on one hand how many teachers of color taught me," Principal E. Rodney Walker says. "I never wanted any student under my care to experience this lack of connection."
