With the specter of state control looming, Boston Public Schools is being sharply criticized for failing to "carry out basic operational functions," among other problems with equity and educating at-risk students.
Florida's use of critical race theory as a reason to reject math textbooks points straight back to the George Floyd protests of 2020 for some educators.
During a time of staff shortages, some of the things teachers want can be achieved by district leaders. But they also have requests that require political activism.
As state and local school districts plan their budgets for the coming school year, administrators may be looking for ways to expand professional development opportunities.
Recent limits on teaching LGBTQ topics and student activities fly in the face of years of growing inclusion and affirmation by educators, schools, and yes, even state lawmakers.
The Teaching of Reading: Why Structured Literacy Matters by John Alexander, M.Ed. on Feb 23, 2022 For decades, issues surrounding literacy instruction and poor literacy test scores have been discussed by researchers, professors of education, teachers, administrators, and parents. Research strongly recommends teachers provide explicit, systematic reading instruction. Not doing so puts too many emerging […]
The Biden Administration—calling teacher shortages one of education's most "critical challenges"—is urging district leaders, higher education and states to collaborate to move more student-teachers into classrooms to speed K-12's recovery from the pandemic.
More engaging summer school programs and the return of field trips were two key initiatives that emerged as Bibb County Schools decided how to spend the latest round of COVID relief funds.
During Richard Corcoran's tenure, the state department of education clashed with districts in the state and with the U.S. Department of Education over restrictions on mask mandates in schools.
