Declining enrollment in California's public schools pose a financial dilemma for local school systems and political issue for the governor and the Legislature.
Providing translations of documents is a Civil Rights requirement that can sometimes be unintentionally violated. Using machine translations from an online source, overwhelmed staff who don't have time to become federal parent communications compliance experts, incorrect translations, and other circumstances can result in compliance violations that put the district at risk despite staff's best efforts.
Meeting students where they are is a modern mantra for learning. When it comes to communications, "meeting parents and families where they are" is the new rallying cry.
A closer look at "remote 911" reveals that time and resources stood in the way of a well-planned rollout of online learning programs, leaving everyone frustrated.
A look at three superintendents who continue to work on long-term goals even as they tackle the more immediate obstacles COVID has thrown in front of their students and staff.
New Hampshire's recently adopted law restricting certain kinds of teaching about racism has yet to yield any charges against teachers. But the state's top education official says he's still concerned that teachers are "knowingly dismantling the foundations" of families' values.
Lessons flagged by Florida education officials include a formula for self-assessing racial bias and an SEL learning objective in which students empathize with classmates.
