In a tense meeting, the Springfield, Missouri school board voted to add "gender identity and sexual orientation" to a pair of anti-discrimination policies governing school lunches.
When a student with a disability speaks a language other than English, a district may face challenges in determining what his special education needs are versus how his limited English proficiency status affects his learning.
This fall in Tucson, teacher shortages and superintendent longevity were top of mind but so were issues—such as test scores—that haven't been getting as much attention as of late.
While CFOs and federal programs directors have done a good job guiding districts through the last three years of budget tailoring, now it's time for superintendents, cabinet members and board members to take a longer-term, strategic approach to ensure that only the most effective strategies—those with the strongest (LOI)—are retained as resiliency is drained from the system.
Central Bucks School District is well known both statewide and nationally for heated board meetings over masks and Pride flags, policies banning certain books and directives to not use students' preferred names and pronouns.
The research is clear. Schools that invest in comprehensive afterschool and summer programs see the positive effects they have on student engagement and learning. Yet, district leaders can do more to support these programs for students with the help of pandemic relief dollars.
"The longer that states wait to provide guidance, the more ground they'll have to cover when they do—and AI isn't waiting for anyone," a new analysis reads.
Livermore's Altamont Creek Elementary School was among the Bay Area campuses visited by top officials in school sustainability, environmental infrastructure, nutrition and school facilities from the U.S. and California departments of education.
In order to curb chronic absenteeism, K12 leaders must "double down" on creating a culture that invites students into the classroom and outlines the positive impacts of regular attendance, a new report declares.
An Associated Press analysis suggests that many districts spent tens of millions of dollars on various tech company services, including licenses for apps, games and tutoring. The question is whether it's made a real impact on students.
