Miami-Dade County Public Schools has promoted Rafael A. Villalobos to superintendent, 32 years after he started in the district as a high school teacher.
Students at schools with affirming policies reported higher GPAs and levels of school belonging. Students who face misgendering or harassment suffered poorer mental health and more absences.
Every year brings another measurement, another rating, another adjustment to the rules. The goalposts seem to shift just as people begin understanding where they were headed.