Many reform-minded community members believe the New Education System is a step towards better student outcomes. Critics argue the changes will impose a uniform education model on low-income communities across Houston who had no say in its formation, while leaving affluent communities untouched.
While Superinendent Jose Dotres was attending graduation ceremonies, the teacher’s union held a protest against the education laws recently signed by the governor.
In Los Angeles, parents said they were protesting LGBTQ+ instruction in schools while holding signs that read, among other things, "No pride in grooming." Meanwhile, across the street, advocates of LGBTQ+ rights and education were counterprotesting.
What are the building blocks of racial equality in education? Survey measures gaps in graduation rates and degree attainment between Black and white residents.
More than 10% of 2023's graduating class contemplated whether to go to college this year, according to a new report. To no surprise, COVID is largely to blame.
"We're not seeing people come back into the workforce fast enough as they are in other sectors to recover some of those jobs," notes Jim McCoy, senior vice president of talent solutions for ManpowerGroup.
District leaders are now shifting their focus to school culture as the bedrock for reform efforts. Simply put, when teachers work in a supportive culture, schools improve.
Despite the furor over AI and chatbots, it's not the tools and devices at the cutting edge of edtech that are of greatest concern to K12 IT leaders as they look ahead to the 2023-24 school year.
Several districts, such as the Rochester City School District and the Pittsford School District, issued a notice Tuesday afternoon, announcing that outside activities, including physical education and recess, will either be canceled, moved indoors, or reduced.
