Superintendents and school boards are solidifying their spending plans as ESSER expires and other financial pressures mount, says Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University.
St. Paul leaders have said during the current teacher contract negotiations that the district faces a $108 million shortfall. The Association of Metropolitan School Districts' survey has Minneapolis reporting a $90 million projected deficit currently for the next school year.
Report: How K-12 Leaders Are Overcoming Today's Facilities Challenges K-12 facilities leaders face a complex maze of challenges and competing priorities today, while the landscape of school facilities is rapidly changing, bringing new obstacles to the forefront. These leaders are constantly juggling the demands of budget planning and facility advancement, while often being stretched thin […]
Head Start teachers—70% of whom have bachelor's degrees—earn $39,000 a year on average, far less than public school teachers with similar credentials. President Joe Biden wants to raise their pay, but Congress has no plans to expand the Head Start budget.
Ninety percent of K12 technology leaders say they predict a surge in IT asset management workloads in 2024, according to new research. Here's what to expect.
Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed budget would slash state aid for about half of all school districts in New York, but small, rural districts could bear the biggest burden.
The proposed aid, a $908 million increase from the current year, would be Murphy's final payment into the seven-year plan, outlined by a law he signed in 2018, to fully fund the state's school aid formula and redirect money to underfunded districts, including Newark Public Schools.
At a meeting to address ongoing violence at Brockton High School, Superintendent Michael Thomas, who went on medical leave before a $14 million budget shortfall was announced last year, rescinded his retirement notice; the school committee responded by placing him on paid administrative leave
Most school districts are equipped to deal with an emergency—whether it's a disgruntled parent lobbying for change, an environmental disaster, or a public scandal. However, fewer school districts have thought about emergency digital threats.
Local school budgets are in turmoil, class sizes are rising or lowering, and superintendents are under pressure to figure it out fast. The general reaction: Wait, this is what the Blueprint for Maryland's Future means?
