Paul Vallas, the former superintendent in Chicago and Philadelphia, promises to put alternative high schools into empty or underenrolled buildings, and create more charter and magnet schools.
Competency-based learning isn't about getting rid of grades. It's about moving past the idea that educators can only count learning that happens in class.
Individuals without a bachelor's degree can now train to become a teacher in Arizona while finishing their degree. But experts warn that filling vacancies has to be strategic.
Being economically challenged does not prevent students at IDEA McAllen College Prep from having access to the No. 1 most challenging curriculum in the U.S.
Do more project-based learning and do it outdoors: That philosophy has been driving Principal Patricia Gallegos' throughout the pandemic at San Antonito STEM Magnet Elementary in Albuquerque.
