The 4-day school week, seen as a powerful recruitment tool, could cause as much learning loss as the pandemic but over a protracted period of time, according to a new Rand Corporation analysis.
The coronavirus pandemic wiped out years of progress, and the National Conference of State Legislatures reports that only six states have established early-childhood agencies that have directors in cabinet-level positions.
How does a revolution start? Sometimes, it's a simple question. For Sarah Powell, an associate professor of special education at the University of Texas at Austin, the question was this math problem: Donna and Natasha folded 96 paper cranes. Donna folded 25 paper cranes. How many did Natasha fold?
And they're likely to continue as pandemic-related disparities persist in school districts throughout the country. These are some of the most recent efforts to crack down on teacher pay and student behavior with hopes to increase employee satisfaction.
Outside the classroom, superintendent-school board relationships are surely among the most impactful partnerships when it comes to a school district's success. These leaders share their keys to positive experiences with their own boards.
Under a broad proposal shared with the city, the Portland Police Bureau and school board members this week, armed officers could be back patrolling school grounds and perimeters by the start of the 2023-2024 school year, but those officers wouldn't be stationed inside buildings, except by invitation.
The regular budget proposal funds increase in K-12 and higher education, including pay increases for K-12 teachers, school support staff, and a bonus for special education teachers. The plan calls for more teachers in the middle grades and more school nurses, too.
Days away from the deadline to cast ballots, some New York City parents say elections for little-known Community Education Councils are becoming the next front in the culture wars that have shaken school boards across the country.
