Recent history shows us that a concerted nationwide effort can improve students' outcomes, such as the gains made in high school graduation rates over the past 20 years.
When families are meaningfully invited and included, teachers have another highly invested partner to collaborate with and students can develop and practice key skills inside and outside of the classroom.
Traditionally, districts start each K12 budgeting cycle by taking last year's spending plan and deciding what needs to change. Frankly, that's an outdated approach, argues one expert.
The bus driver shortage that accelerated during the pandemic seems to have become an intractable problem for schools. The yellow school bus, once an American staple for getting kids from point A to point B and a tool that helped ensure equal access to schools, is now so difficult to access that some parents are using rideshares and cutting back on work so they can get their kids to school.
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If parents do not have a complete picture of academic achievement, attendance and other crucial student success indicators, are state report cards on district performance to blame?
To no surprise, teachers are seeing improvements to safety, engagement and classroom management after the devices are restricted, new research confirms.
When asked what data priorities were top of mind in 2024 for K12 leaders, schools and districts indicated whole child analytics, learning analytics, data integration-as-a-service, and training on using data to make informed decisions.
