"Teaching talent exists—it just tends to seek more autonomy, greater flexibility, and higher pay than the typical school provides," warns a report from a leading employment website.
The surge in 1:1 technology plans during the pandemic did not close the access gap, Erin Mote, executive director and co-founder of InnovateEDU, said during a panel discussion at the 2024 National Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida last week.
"We worked on creating the story with the people of the community—it's their story. Community members wrote their own story of what they wanted their community to look like for their children," Superintendent Jennifer Lowery says.
As the state’s Education Department studies the effectiveness of New York City’s 20-year-old system of mayoral control, locals aired their views at five hearings held across the boroughs over the past two months.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy urged lawmakers late Tuesday to pass his pilot program that would pay teachers bonuses of up to $15,000 a year, pitching it as an investment in the classroom, even as education leaders say a more significant investment in the state’s K12 public school system is needed.
Under a diversion program, police are called to schools for offenses like marijuana possession or disorderly conduct cannot arrest the student involved if that student has no pending court case or a history of adjudication.
District Administration's Micah Ward sat down with Dan Fitzpatrick, former educator and bestselling author of The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education, to learn what artificial intelligence has in store for K12 education. Rest assured, teaching jobs are not on the line.
"As school principals and district administrators, you have credibility in your community and trust in your schools and districts that uniquely position you to help save lives," U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona wrote in a letter.
While Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Jose Dotres has proven himself to be more than a capable leader, job security as a superintendent in Fla. has never been more fraught. Here's what's on his agenda for his last three years on the job and how he's learned to navigate a new political environment.
