Mosaic District Progress Monitoring's new feature, Metric Zoom, extends Mosaic's analytical capabilities by allowing deeper drill-downs into a school system's data. Leaders will be able to view up to five years of data, compare and filter results, and more.
Today's student must learn to code. Yet, many districts struggle to implement comprehensive coding programs that work for students in various schools and grades, and that keep up with advancing technology.
The New York district named Nicole M. Wolfe, the current assistant superintendent for business and elementary education, as the new superintendent. She replaces Union-Endicott CSD's Suzanne McLeod.
Stoughton's school committee selected John Marcus as the Massachusetts district's new superintendent, replacing Superintendent Marguerite Rizzi. He currently serves as the assistant superintendent for Sharon Public Schools.
Dawn Lewis will be the next superintendent for Arlington Public Schools. She is currently serving as superintendent for the Arnold and Callaway public schools. Arlington Public Schools is replacing Lynn Johnson, who announced her resignation after 10 years as superintendent and 31 years with the district.
One proposal would prohibit felons from serving on school boards. A separate bill would address school board members' conduct by allowing a superintendent to suspend a member of a school board pending the results of a forensic, fiscal or performance audit.
A new area chapter of a national mentoring program is giving them a taste of what Minnesota students' futures could look like. The organization aims to introduce a more diverse group of high school students to the diverse career opportunities in the fields of construction, architecture and engineering.
Freezing conditions pushed some Michigan school districts on Wednesday to close for their seventh day this school year, which will force their superintendents to decide whether to add more instruction time to the calendar or seek a state waiver to avoid the loss of aid.
Interim Superintendent Laura Perille is proposing a $1.14 billion budget for the next school year, a modest increase that would allow the Boston school system to overhaul science instruction in the lower grades and provide more funding for low-performing schools.
