For the school year starting in the fall of 2025, the calendar will be extended beyond the traditional dates for the 20 pilot schools. Keeping schools open all year will cost more money and will require air conditioning in a district where many schools do not have it.
Students would learn about paying for college, online banking, taxes, budgeting, credit, retirement accounts, loans, how the stock market works and other topics.
Ninety-nine percent of districts are currently taking steps to bolster their cybersecurity and they worry that AI will bring forth new types of cyberattacks.
Massachusetts school districts from Boston to Pittsfield are facing budget deficits and weighing educator layoffs, citing millions in spending shortfalls.
If you have children or students who are asking lots of questions, shutting down or trying and just not making progress in math, these are all red flags that could signal dyscalculia.
By moving away from the standard, transactional relationship toward a mutually beneficial partnership, vendors can become the dedicated allies today's administrators and students need for greater academic outcomes.
"The amount of students who need mental health support and interventions outnumbers the amount of spots that we have available," one administrator said in a new report.
Second-grade teacher Jacob Willis has worked in the San Diego Unified School District in different roles since he graduated from high school in 2016. Now, he is one of hundreds of California teachers waiting to see if they will still have a job when campuses reopen next school year.
Budgets slimmed by declining enrollment are forcing leaders of the Colorado district to consider closing schools starting in fall 2025—a decision that has stirred up anguish and anger among many families whose schools are at risk of shuttering.
Staffing cuts and terminations have become more frequent topics at school board meetings over the past year, according to the Burbio's tracker that has captivated District Administration.
