Ever-advancing technology, budget constraints and encouraging a love for reading while competing with nonstop digital distractions are just a few of the many challenges school librarians face.
The FY 2025 bill, approved by an appropriations subcommittee, would reduce funding for Title I state grants by 25%, hurting schools that receive supplemental aid for enrolling 40% or more children from low-income families.
Many Michigan families would receive free pre-K and all high school graduates would receive free community college education under the 2025 spending plan.
Districts across the country must make tough decisions about cuts that will affect millions of families as soon as the next school year. The cuts, which many districts put off during the pandemic, could interrupt the recovery of U.S. students.
Disability advocates say special education funding in Texas falls short by about $2 billion—leaving school districts to foot the bill. And even wealthy districts are struggling to come up with the missing funds.
The district overhauled its approach to budgeting this year, aiming to downplay enrollment size as a factor, provide all schools with certain base positions—and steer more dollars to schools serving the city's most vulnerable students.
The reason that the move from school to district leadership feels like such a big step to many leaders is because the skills that made you a successful— and promotable—principal are in some way counterproductive for district leaders.
While only 20 yet-to-be-named elementary schools are targeted for closure, the impact will be felt in nearly every K-5 building. That's because the district intends to redraw attendance boundaries broadly.
