Gov. Ron DeSantis is considering suspending Broward School Board members over the Parkland shooting. Although he does not think he has the authority to suspend the appointed superintendent, DeSantis is exploring whether he could take action with regard to members of the school board.
Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy and keynote speaker at the recent 2019 Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, discusses how technology will impact education in the years ahead.
In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck Texas, inflicting $125 billion in economic damage across the southeast and Houston metropolitan areas. One of the many districts impacted by this storm included Spring ISD, located 15 miles north of downtown Houston. "Because of how much our students, community and staff were affected by the hurricane, we created […]
Schneider Electric and Vista USD have completed five phases of projects to modernize lighting, HVAC equipment and thermostat systems. The California district is expected to generate $785,000 in savings by the end of 2019. Schneider Electric is also working with students on STEM education.
Legislation that would move up when the state superintendent of public instruction becomes an appointed position, rather than elected, passed the Indiana House with the new deadline of 2021. The original law, passed in 2017, had changed the position to an appointment by the governor in 2025.
The Pennsylvania school district's school board named Dion E. Betts, currently an assistant superintendent with the Philadelphia School District, to be the new superintendent of Chambersburg ASD. He will replace Joseph Padasak, who is retiring.
The resolution, if approved by the LAUSD's school board, would direct the superintendent to pursue a moratorium on new charter schools in the district. It would also require the school board to call on state officials to study the financial impact of charters on the district to inform revisions to the state's charter law.
Dawn Santiago-Marullo, superintendent of the Victor CSD since 2009, announced she will retire at the end of the school year. She has worked in the district for 36 years, teaching Spanish for 18 years before moving up the administrative ranks.
Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen joined lawmakers in support of a bill saying students cannot give consent for sexual relationships with school employees. It would prohibit any elementary or secondary school student from giving consent to a school employee, contractor or volunteer.
