The changes to the curriculum are part of the administration’s focus on overhauling literacy instruction in a school system where only half of elementary and middle school students reach proficiency.
Many of Vermont’s school boards are tabling bond votes this year in light of skyrocketing annual operating costs and uncertainty surrounding the state’s plans for future construction assistance.
There were about 385 students for every school counselor in the 2022-23 school year, a sizeable improvement from the previous year. Meanwhile, schools are still battling an ongoing mental health crisis.
Last year, there were a record 346 incidents of a K12 school shooting. In 2024 alone, there's been nearly one a day and at least 37 people have been wounded or lost their lives.
K12 school quality doesn't necessarily guarantee a student higher earning potential but there's certainly a correlation, researchers at WalletHub report.
Students are still recouping essential learning lost from pandemic school closings, which worsened already-wide learning gaps between students from wealthy and low-income communities.
No states mandate annual active shooter training for police officers, according to an analysis. In comparison, at least 37 states require such training in schools, typically on a yearly basis.
Superintendent Roger Freeman has coopted the school choice concept within his K-8 district by replacing traditional attendance zones with a series of career-focused academies.
The questions the students asked ranged from how their fellow classmates would be involved in administrative decision making in the future, what the candidates would do to help long-term substitute teachers, and how they would be visible in school buildings.
Bridging the gap between data and decision-making empowers educators to leverage the full potential of data-informed communication for the benefit of K-12 students
