Artificial intelligence, however, served as a significant buffer to this drop in funding as edtech providers continue to integrate the technology for "copilot" tools, autograders and more.
A total solar eclipse is likely a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and leaders of many districts in the path don't want students to miss it. Or, they don't want students and their families to get stuck in traffic created by sightseers.
Administrators from underrepresented groups and women are stepping up but white men continue to represent the majority of new superintendents picked by school boards.
Livingston schools will dismiss hours before the eclipse so students are not tempted to look directly at the sun without protective eyewear during their usual dismissal time, the superintendent said.
Overall, students were less likely to be absent on days when they had a scheduled tutoring session, with researchers finding a nearly 7% reduction in the probability of absence.
Wichita Public Schools in Kansas will close six schools to cover a $42 million budget shortfall as San Francisco's superintendent declares "We must have fewer schools than we do now."
