Despite political attacks, support for social and emotional learning is strong. But schools and educators should never stop championing its importance.
Standing at a lectern with a sign reading "Your Kids, Your Choice," House Speaker Paul Renner introduced House Bill 1 to make vouchers available to all children in Florida who are the age to enter kindergarten through 12th grade — regardless of whether they ever attend a public school.
Armed with the right assessment data, educators can identify learning gaps, adjust class-wide instruction, spark discussion and collaborate with parents.
Hawaii put forward a plan Tuesday to make preschool available to all 3- and 4-year-olds by 2032, which if successful would put the state in a rarified group of states managing to provide pre-kindergarten education to most of its children.
Communication, district goals, making tough decisions, knowing your values, and focusing on students helped our district successfully complete one of the very toughest school years.
At the moment, school districts are essentially sitting on a gold mine to spend at their discretion, as long as it's used to provide relief in an area that was impacted as a result of the pandemic. But while most suffered some sort of toll—whether in student academics, staffing, or mental health—they've been slow to spend these funds.
A New Jersey appeals court heard arguments Tuesday about state funding for the Lakewood school district, which lawyers for a public school parents group argue is so low that it violates students' rights.
Administrators have also been accused of equity-driven attempts to level the playing field for students who didn't qualify for the scholarships at the expense of higher achievers.
Teachers make an average state salary of $58,000 a year. Several teachers tell News 3 Reporter Antoinette DelBel that even with a 10% raise spread out over two years that the General Assembly passed last session, that isn't enough to keep up with inflation.
