Teachers in high-needs areas are more likely than their counterparts in resource-abundant schools to use curriculum from the previous year, according to a new report. It's up to education leaders to help close the gap.
In order for teachers to get their jobs done efficiently, they say they need a few resources, so they started making demands known at the Memphis Shelby County Schools State of the District.
The legislation would give families $8,000 in public funds to spend on private school or other educational costs. Only students currently enrolled in public school or just beginning their education would be eligible for the newly created "education savings accounts."
High school English teacher Cherie Shields wrote an opinion piece Don't Ban ChatGPT. Use It as a Teaching Tool. She talks about the days where she once researched with an encyclopedia but acknowledged how students are "light years away from those old research methods."
Books deemed "sexually explicit" couldn't be sold to districts under the bill. The proposal would also require schools to get parental permission before a child could access "sexually relevant material" in the library.
On a national scale, the data indicates there has been a 0.62% decline in public school enrollment over the last decade. By 2030, according to a new report, there will be an additional drop of more than 5% if current trends continue.
The newest iteration of the bill would ban discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in grades 4 through 12 unless explicitly required by existing state standards or as part of instruction related to reproductive health.
Hunterdon Central Regional High School's move comes two days after a member of Flemington QTs, a group that supports the local queer and trans community, raised concerns about the account and its owner.
