With about 66,000 students—more than the public school enrollment in Boston or Seattle—the Pentagon’s schools for children of military members and civilian employees quietly achieve results most educators can only dream of.
District Administration's "Get on Board" series allows superintendents and other experts to share ideas for creating and maintaining productive relationships with school board members.
Seattle Public Schools rolled out a literal red carpet to welcome West Seattle Elementary students and their families to their newly remodeled building, which includes special features designed make the school a community hub.
Superintendents can be easy targets for local newsrooms. On the other hand, musicals, sports and high-achieving students can provide some pretty glowing school press coverage for district leaders.
"We don't talk about the risk of heat until it hits us," Shannon McCann, a special education teacher in Federal Way, WA, told The Seattle Times. "And it gets harder in a high-poverty community when people don't have a way to escape heat even after school."
Mike Swize has stepped down as superintendent less than a month after he was hired by the Perris Elementary School District in Southern California. But he was swiftly replaced.
This new report serves as a reality check to social media companies that need to make "fundamental changes" to their platforms so that students' and educators' lives may be improved as a result.
"Many districts throughout the state will be passing deficit budgets, because they are facing the same challenges," said Austin ISD CFO Ed Ramos. "Teachers are leaving the profession. Employees are making the decision whether or not to stay in their districts."
More and more school districts are joining the legal battle against social media companies to protect students' mental health. But this expert says he's not very optimistic.
