Many schools this fall saw demand for meals jump. In Northfield Public Schools, student breakfast counts rose by nearly two-thirds from the prior year, with lunches up 20%. Roseville Area Schools saw similar numbers—30% more kids eating lunch in the cafeteria and 50% more eating breakfast.
A sometimes-overlooked part of the CIO's role is providing input and guidance during the selection of the digital curricular resources that students and teachers are using every day.
Substitute teachers are the unsung heroes of education, stepping up to preserve the continuity of learning when full-time educators are unavailable. Yet, the task of recruiting and hiring these crucial players grows more daunting by the day. At Kelly Education, we understand this challenge. As leaders in staffing, we support 10,000 schools across 41 states, […]
Buildings are being shut down as district leaders and communities grapple with declining enrollment, aging buildings, the end of ESSER and other fiscal pressures.
"I am of the firm belief that if there is one skill our kids need to graduate with, it's that," says Shari Camhi, superintendent of the Baldwin Union Free School District and who now serves on the board of the National Assessment Governing Board.
K12 leaders will zero in on the hardware and software that moves the needle on achievement and other priorities while artificial intelligence sucks up most of the edtech oxygen.
"The school bus industry is changing," says one expert. "We are going to go through the largest transformation the industry has ever seen in its 100-plus years of existence. And that's because electric is here, and it's not going away."
Despite Gov. Greg Abbott's vow to block any education funding bill lacking vouchers, superintendents were caught off-guard when additional proposals for school safety funds also disintegrated at the end of the fourth special legislative session, as detailed in a recent Texas Tribune report.
The fourth special legislative session this year ended without any increased funding for school safety—even though public schools have complained for months they don't have enough money to meet new safety mandates approved this year.
