Pressures on the wider U.S. workforce caused by a lack of workers with the requisite skills will drive more collaboration between K12 schools and employers.
Buildings are being shut down as district leaders and communities grapple with declining enrollment, aging buildings, the end of ESSER and other fiscal pressures.
Midwest City-Del City Public Schools typically has its federal spending plans approved by the state by the end of September, Superintendent Rick Cobb said. It's usually a quick process after that to receive federal reimbursements, which support employee salaries, teacher training and extra resources for students.
Faith and education leaders are denouncing plans for an After School Satan Club at a Tennessee elementary school but said they would follow the law and allow the organization hosting the club to meet.
Specifically, District Administration wanted to know what the chatbot thinks were some of the most important topics and challenges relevant to district leaders, superintendents and technology professionals.
"Education leaders should work not only to keep materials in place but also to form coherent instructional systems around them," a new report reads. However, relying on teachers to use them with integrity remains a challenge.
Essential elements to replicate this model in other districts: Workforce development partner, great training, a dedicated manager, and an in-demand field with upward mobility.
A full spectrum of school accountability numbers was released for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. But there isn’t a single number to sum up the performance of any one school or district.
Middle school students at Indianapolis Public Schools’ district-run middle schools will get to sleep in a bit next school year. The seven directly managed IPS middle schools, including two new ones, will start at 9 a.m. for the 2024-25 school year instead of the 7:10 to 7:20 a.m. start time that IPS middle schools currently use.