This year specifically, almost 500 fewer students enrolled compared to last year, marking a 2.5% decrease. The trend has been ailing the school district over the last decade.
Though Juban Parc Elementary School is one of the highest performers in its district, educators there are now helping dozens of new students who are struggling with basic concepts after the disruptions of remote learning.
Recent headlines suggest that school districts across the country are having shared experiences, or what we like to call mid-semester headaches. Here's what leaders are responding to.
In total, the checklist presents leaders with nearly 100 questions they must ask ahead of AI policy implementation, starting with executive leadership.
Livermore's Altamont Creek Elementary School was among the Bay Area campuses visited by top officials in school sustainability, environmental infrastructure, nutrition and school facilities from the U.S. and California departments of education.
"I can count on one hand how many teachers of color taught me," Principal E. Rodney Walker says. "I never wanted any student under my care to experience this lack of connection."
Districts will likely continue to grapple with staffing shortages for years to come but a survey released this week indicates there is reason to be optimistic.
Books bans have been growing in scale since the pandemic. Now, a leading book publisher is giving elementary schools the option to exclude "controversial" books as a result of this nationwide dilemma.
K12 leaders say they are planning fall-themed celebrations that are more inclusive of all students' spiritual beliefs. And the decision is being met with howls of derision in some communities.
