In some states, school districts have spent as little as 1% of their pandemic relief dollars, leaving them with millions untouched, according to a new analysis. Will leaders have time to distribute these resources?
Can social media—a source of much consternation in K12 these days—play a crucial role in whether the states your districts call home remain among the best (or worst) for educators? Superintendents and their teams should consider leveraging Instagram, X and other platforms to connect teaching recruits with more experienced educators who can share reasons to come work in the district, advises Ramon Goings, an associate professor in the Language Literacy & Culture Doctoral Program at the University of Maryland.
Students in other states may not have as long a school day as yours do. On the other hand, they may be getting even more instructional time, according to a new analysis.
After weeks of turbulence, it appears Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Jeanice Swift is ready to resign from the Michigan district she has led for the last 10 years.
There are few superintendents who aren't losing sleep over staffing their classrooms with enough teachers, and now there's a clearer picture of how the shortages are adding even more pressure to the teachers who are still working.
"We don't negotiate with terrorists," Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho told audience members at the first-ever cybersecurity summit hosted by the White House on Tuesday.
For school leaders who are visual learners, this newly released and highly detailed interactive map reveals key trends about the strength of the teacher workforce and the severity of ongoing shortages.
On average, states have spent only 54.5% of their ESSER dollars, according to a new analysis from Georgetown University's FutureEd which breaks down Covid relief spending in each state.
