New data from the National Center for Education Statistics reveal that an overwhelming majority of schools have extensive security measures in place. For example, at schools with a full- or part-time SLEO or SRO, 92% of them routinely carry a firearm.
In an interview with GBH News, Superintendent Mary Skipper said she will make broad systemic fixes and correct the way Black and brown students are channeled into special education classrooms at higher rates than their white peers.
"I know that what I learn at FETC will be new, exciting and engaging for my students in my classroom," says Technology Specialist for the Cherokee County School District Kristen Brooks.
There are wide disparities between states when it comes to a full teaching staff. Florida, with the highest percentage of vacancies, has approximately 6.5 teachers per 1,000 residents. The lowest, North Dakota, has about 13 teachers per 1,000 in population.
