LRP Publications has released the book "Roadmap to IDEA/Section 504 Compliance: Eligibility Determinations," which takes educators through the process of deciding whether a student qualifies as a student with a disability under either the IDEA or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
School districts are recommitting to international field trips and other travel activities as administrators get a better handle on managing risk. However, equity remains an issue.
Military-connected students typically change schools every two to three years. Some districts have set up transition centers to support children and their families as they adjust.
Florida will become the third state in the U.S. to require students to learn more about mental health, behind Virginia and New York. Public schools will now provide students in grades six and above a minimum of five hours of mental health education annually.
Twenty states now require sexual abuse prevention education as early as preschool. Educators say it's up to adults to know the signs and symptoms of abuse — and teach behaviors that could prevent it.
Ann Clark, featured speaker at the District Administration Leadership Institute’s CAO Summit, learned plenty of lessons in leadership during her 35-year education career as a superintendent and chief academic officer. She will share her wide-ranging ideas with attendees at the next summit in Atlanta, July 15-17. Clark served as CAO on her way to becoming superintendent […]
Starting next year, about 40 students at Hamilton Heights High School in Arcadia are slated to participate in the state's new “earn and learn” program.
It’s no secret that the United States—once the leader in public education—has slipped well below a number of other countries in performance and outcomes. The problem, says Marc Tucker, president and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy, is that the U.S. doesn’t have an integrated system of education. In Leading High-Performance […]
