Amazing things happen in the lives of students when families and educators join forces, says Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr. of Cumberland County Schools.
The AI chatbot will be responsible for telling parents about their child's grades, attendance and test scores, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced last week.
Takeovers have had limited success in improving student performance. Opponents say their real purpose is to undermine the power of Black and Hispanic communities.
More than half of the 50 states and the District of Columbia failed to comply with IDEA Part B, the federal law that requires states to provide free and appropriate education for students with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21.
Orange County Schools has suddenly parted ways with Monique Felder, who had been the North Carolina district's superintendent since late 2019. Elsewhere, hiring slowed down after months of heavy activity at the top of K12.
A coalition of parents, students, teachers and a union representing public education officials in Temecula, California, are suing their school board and district for implementing a critical race theory ban in December 2022.
"I actually use my vacation time now," Superintendent Diane Kelly confides. "I make sure I'm present for the milestone events in the lives of my family and friends—things I used to miss for evening meetings in the district."
"We must drastically scale up our cyber skills to deliver this future, keep America secure, and ignite the next generation of American innovation," reads a first-of-its-kind government plan released on Monday that aims to meet the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals.
Newly appointed Superintendent Mike Miles announced that he will be turning libraries at 28 of the campuses within his New Education System into "team centers" for students with disciplinary problems. At at time when reading and math scores nationwide have yet to reach pre-pandemic levels, critics call the decision "so awful."
Mike Swize has stepped down as superintendent less than a month after he was hired by the Perris Elementary School District in Southern California. But he was swiftly replaced.
