As administrators brace for the expiration of federal pandemic aid, they are are urging lawmakers to create a dedicated funding stream for K12 mental health assistance.
Jerry Gibson is stepping down at Galveston ISD after calling women 'the worker bees'; meanwhile, several big districts have chosen their next superintendents.
Leaders are determined to extend academic recovery, but they're also preparing to cut new staff that has been hired to beef up instruction and scrambling to find the funding to sustain effective programs.
"I am, as a parent, obviously willing to take responsibility for him because he can't take responsibility," Deja Taylor said in an interview with "Good Morning America" that aired Wednesday.
Grand Rapids Public Schools said in a statement Wednesday that the weapon was discovered this morning at Stocking Elementary School and that it was the fourth time this year that the district has uncovered a student with a handgun—three of them in backpacks.
In a "Dear Colleague" letter, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona outlines ways district leaders can fill high-needs areas by leveraging college students.
The 33 plaintiffs behind the suit — mostly parents — allege that the district hasn't followed the law in its process of exploring the closure of Lehi, Valley View, Lindon, Windsor and Sharon elementary schools and associated boundary studies.
Throughout the year, districts have faced constant disruptions from students on their devices. "We had reports coming out of our schools saying that these kids were telling our teachers, 'Hey, I'm watching the World Cup. Leave me alone.' That can't be anymore," says one school board member.
Chronic absenteeism spiked at 10 million students in 2020-21—that means more than one in every five students in the nation missed at least 10% of the school year.
Yoshira Escamilla was student-teaching at McNary Heights Elementary School in Umatilla when she was asked to take over a kindergarten classroom in the middle of the school year.
