School violence and teacher strikes dominated education news during 2018. But last year also saw empowered students voicing their frustrations: Youth activism surged around gun control, safer schools, immigration, voting and LGBTQ issues.
Florida district comes up with a novel way to deal with a teaching shortage at some struggling schools. Top administrators are volunteering to help in the classroom for the rest of the year. Four Hillsborough schools that are grappling with teacher vacancies will get an assist in January from the administrative ranks in downtown Tampa. Onetime […]
Coby Dennis, the Boise School District's deputy superintendent, has been picked to serve as superintendent. He will take over from Superintendent Don Coberly, who is retiring at the end of the 2018-19 school year. The Boise School District Board of Trustees Thursday approved the appointment of current Deputy Superintendent Coby Dennis to serve as Superintendent […]
Abby Dolliver, superintendent of Norwich Public Schools, announced her intent to retire at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. She has served as superintendent since 2010, and has worked in the Norwich system for nearly 30 years. Superintendent of Norwich Public Schools Abby Dolliver on Tuesday announced her intent to retire at the end […]
After four years at the helm of Park Ridge-Niles School District 64, Superintendent Laurie Heinz has announced plans to leave the district at the end of the current school year to become the new superintendent of Community Consolidated School District 15. After four years at the helm of Park Ridge-Niles School District 64, Superintendent Laurie […]
Mark Daniels will become the superintendent of schools for the East Windsor Regional School District, effective Feb. 1, 2019. He currently serves as assistant superintendent of educational services for the Plainfield Public School District. The East Windsor Regional School District's Board of Education has named a new superintendent of schools. Mark Daniels will become the […]
The Tennessee district's proposed consolidation plan calls for closing 28 schools, building 10 new ones and putting additions on five more schools over the next 10 years. There would be over $700 million in capital investments, and about $102 million in deferred maintenance needs would be eliminated. More than two dozen schools could close over […]
There is a debate about whether the mayor, who appoints the seven-member school committee, exerts too much power over the 56,000-student system. Is it time for Boston to give control of the school committee back to the voters? And if the city maintains an appointed board, are there ways to improve it? It is arguably […]
Rural school leaders have some of the highest turnover. Luring principals and superintendents to small towns is difficult unless they have ties to the community or a rural background. So, state and local education leaders in Colorado are trying to groom people from rural areas for these jobs, and offer training and support to help […]
