Changing demands: Contact tracing and COVID-19 mitigation have taken precedence over equity, school improvement and other pre-pandemic priorities, new research finds.
Some schools have open jobs in the double digits. “It’s almost impossible to operate buildings with that many vacancies, especially with absences on top of that,” said union president Jerry Jordan.
An emergency effort to carry rural schools through COVID has evolved into long-term teaching and leadership development in economically distressed districts.
New York offers 5- to 11-year-olds who get their first dose before Christmas a chance to win a full college scholarship—covering tuition, room and board—at a SUNY or CUNY school.
The Biden Administration's Build Back Better Act could provide some momentum for a much-needed overhaul of disjointed education and career-training systems, a report says.
