Salem Public Schools are entering their fourth year without student cell phones to reduce distractions and keep kids engaged. Superintendent Stevens Wright said the ban followed concerns that phones were pulling students away from learning after the pandemic.
Oklahoma will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state's top education official said is designed to safeguard against "radical leftist ideology." Opponents decry the exam as a "MAGA loyalty test.
We need to create classrooms where reading is relevant, engaging and integrated into everything we do. Because when we do that, engagement and achievement follow.
The Department of Public Instruction's 37-page, five-year strategic plan, titled "Achieving Educational Excellence," identifies three main components: high academic achievement, character development and making North Carolina public schools the best in the United States of America.
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 17th at 2 p.m. ET <br><br> As districts grapple with chronic absenteeism, join us to learn how Oakland Unified and Delano Union center belonging at school with proactive MTSS structures they built to better understand their students' holistic needs and provide early support before these learners start disengaging.
When you run a very small district, with just 700 students, resources can be an issue. On the other hand, the size—or lack of it—makes for very strong relationships.