The top state produced 33 Blue Ribbon Schools this year among the 353 schools recognized overall. This recognition is a testament to their leaders' ability to foster "academic excellence and positive school cultures," said U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.
Affordability is one of the primary reasons middle and high school students simply can't see themselves enrolling in college. Here's what leaders need to know.
Advocates are warning that schools' efforts to detect dangerous online activity increasingly threaten both academic freedom and the privacy of students—particularly those from the LGBTQ+ community, Title I schools and other marginalized groups.
Date & Time: Thursday, October 26 at 2 pm ET <br><br> Attend this 20-minute DA Ed Talk for a thought-provoking session outlining some practical strategies for district leaders to navigate the AI-driven future of edtech while prioritizing Human Intelligence (HI).
Piedmont City schools notched significant improvement in math, landing in the top spot among school districts across the country in a comparison of scores from before and during the pandemic. Nationwide, students on average fell half a year behind in math, researchers say.
All told, the preliminary school consolidation plan presented to the board Monday night would impact half of the district’s 98 campuses and cut the number of buildings SAISD operates by 20%. In addition to the 19 schools recommended for closure, 30 would receive more students, relocate, or change their grade configuration.
More than half of the graduating class of 2023 is opting out of the traditional four-year college education, according to a survey released Tuesday. While these numbers are no cause for alarm, leaders should be concerned that nearly one-third of the graduates were not aware of the career and technical education programs that would have given them alternative paths.
"The only constant in life is change." A statement nearly 2,500 years old remains true as district leaders grapple with the everchanging landscape that is education technology. Here's what leaders need to know in 2023.
Educators must adopt an approach that frees students to try, fail and learn from that failure, tweak what they're doing and try again. This will empower students to learn and relearn for the rest of their lives.
