Educators look on the bright side (and the not-so-bright side) to predict where public schools will make the most progress and where they will fall short in 2019.
School violence and teacher strikes dominated education news during 2018. But last year also saw empowered students voicing their frustrations: Youth activism surged around gun control, safer schools, immigration, voting and LGBTQ issues.
Unlike in previous years, the state focused less on schools with low overall test scores, and included schools where certain subgroups of students failed to meet academic benchmarks. Pennsylvania released a list of 289 struggling schools Thursday that will have to develop "improvement plans" with the direction of state advisors. Unlike in previous years, the […]
In a 7-1 vote, the Indiana State Board of Education recommended that state lawmakers impose stricter rules on virtual charter school and the agencies that oversee them. The proposed rules would stop school districts from overseeing virtual schools, eliminate a fee structure, and limit the growth of new and chronically underperforming virtual schools. Nearly 10 […]
Our system of education is a national tragedy and is at the root of all our nation's challenges. That millions of our nation's children suffer irreparable harm makes the American education process a disaster of unprecedented scope and scale. Children in charter, parochial and public schools are failing throughout the U.S., and each failure has […]
Initially billed as a cost-cutting measure, the New Jersey superintendent salary cap failed to save money and instead resulted in a higher probability that superintendents across the state would quit, according to new research from Rutgers University. Initially billed as a cost-cutting measure, the New Jersey superintendent salary cap failed to save money and instead […]
Many serious crimes that take place on Florida school campuses are never reported to the state as required by law, according to an investigation by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Many serious crimes that take place on Florida school campuses are never reported to the state as required by law, according to an investigation by the South […]
More than 100 NYC high schools have enrolled students in "credit recovery" — a scheme increasingly criticized as a shoddy way to raise graduation rates, a new study reveals. More than 100 NYC high schools have enrolled students in "credit recovery" — a scheme increasingly criticized as a shoddy way to raise graduation rates, a new study reveals. In […]
