Unsurprisingly, the political makeup of a district directly influences which books are in their schools' libraries. What we're unsure of, according to one expert, is whether such censorship will have a long-lasting impact on students.
"I have made it my personal mission to maximize our district resources and seek to grow our tax base for the future," says Jason Snodgrass of his efforts to help his community thrive.
Sora Schools' "Trends in Education" report for 2023 homes in on the biggest changes affecting districts across the country, among them advancements in artificial intelligence and learning through gaming.
"If you're not utilizing social media to communicate to your parents or your audience, then you're missing the boat in 2023," says one superintendent, asserting that the rewards of doing so far outweigh the problems.
Committing to the whole student is how K12 schools can and will remain the key to democracy in America, Superintendent Trent North says. "When our students graduate, they must not only be academically sound, but we must ensure they are socially and emotionally ready to leave their impact on the world."
Former Superintendent Baron Davis has not shared any details related to his departure, but resignations from neighboring districts indicate issues of political interference and school board tensions were at play.
A report shared exclusively with USA TODAY breaks down by state how teachers of color are far more likely to be the target of such layoffs than white teachers because they are only in their first or second year of teaching. Nationally, teachers of color are nearly 50% as likely to be in their first two years on the job.
The negative impacts of the pandemic on education are numerous and exhausting but here's a surprise for superintendents and their teams: teacher appreciation did not suffer.
Cybercriminals are hungry for students' personal identity information and their blank credit history, and their tactics to retrieve such information are becoming increasingly stealthy.
Over the past six months, many districts have fallen victim to falsified threats. According to one safety expert, they appear to be linked to one another and originate from international sources.
