Even with all 225 students, most staff members and a handful of parents inside, the Nellie Stone Johnson Community School's gymnasium was far from packed during a recent assembly. Yet the space buzzed with the kids' excited whispers.
Abby Zwerner, a 25-year-old teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia was shot in the hand and chest on Jan. 6 as she sat at a reading table in her classroom. She spent nearly two weeks in the hospital and has had four surgeries since the shooting.
"Our focus turned from educational leader to a position of protector of public education," says Dave Wick, superintendent of Columbia Falls School District 6 and president of the Montana Association of School Superintendents.
"It's just next to impossible to stop someone," George Grant, a leader with the Nashville Presbytery connected to The Covenant School, told AP News regarding intruders wielding high-powered assault rifles.
The bill is a step toward alleviating child food insecurity, strengthening local agriculture and limiting food waste in schools, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says.
Early planning for both postsecondary and career pathways can not only save time and money in the long run, but can also give students ample opportunity to discover their interests and strengths.
President Joe Biden’s education secretary has sought to avoid conflict since arriving in Washington. But Cardona has been shaken by the country’s fractured education politics over curriculum, parents’ rights, LGBTQ students and race.
"Rainbowland" is a duet Cyrus' 2017 album "Younger Now." "It's such a fun song and they just immediately took to it," said Melissa Tempel, a first-grade dual language teacher in Waukesha.
Hundreds of school leaders are in the nation's capital today advocating for increased federal funding to expand mental health counseling and fill staff vacancies.
It has been a tough time for superintendents but a recent wave of new hires could bring back some energy to an education system facing a range of challenges.
