Attendance has improved "modestly" since the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, attending school has apparenlty become less important for some families.
An extended learning program powered by the U.S. Navy introduces Somis Union School District students to robotics, the engineering side of farming, and other professional skills.
Closings fall especially on majority-Black schools. As top students move to private and suburban schools, special-needs students are left behind in fewer city facilities.
In the latest episode of District Administration's "Talking Out of School" podcast, Lauren Morando Rhim, executive director of the Center for Learner Equity, details her organization’s pivotal two-year study of how charter schools support students with disabilities.
A new report from the League of Education Voters found school districts in Washington have increased spending on staff by 19.7% between the 2019-20 and 2022-23 school years.
Rob Miller, the superintendent of Bixby Public Schools, says he will not force his educators to teach the Bible this school year, despite a state mandate requiring the text to be incorporated into public curriculum.