Kurt Dennis, longtime principal at McAuliffe International School at Denver Public Schools, was fired last week after he allegedly broke student privacy laws. Now, the community is rallying for his reinstatement.
Several large districts are planning modifications to their school calendars in the coming years as students continue to struggle academically one year post-Covid.
A sweeping agreement between unions and Los Angeles school officials will result in a longer school year, a return to a three-week winter break and a reboot of controversial acceleration days.
The plan identifies five key areas: Improving safety and well-being, working with families and community, accelerating academic achievement, recruiting and retaining teachers and cost-effective operations.
Leaders are determined to extend academic recovery, but they're also preparing to cut new staff that has been hired to beef up instruction and scrambling to find the funding to sustain effective programs.
While there have been no reports of injuries or shots fired, this disturbing trend is yet another safety threat administrators must account for as they work to harden their schools against mass shooters.
Shorter schedules may make schools more attractive to applicants and reduce burnout but the most recent studies suggest that the four-day week may lead to significant learning losses that compound over time.
Rep. Bill Rhiley, a Wellington Republican on the committee, said he introduced the bill because he understood many school districts are only meeting the bare minimum of required hours. Per his calculations using data from districts around the state, Kansas public schools are only in session for an average of 407 hours, or nearly 7 hours, per day, not counting a 30-minute lunch period.
Paying less than 50 cents per meal might seem trivial to the 90% of Americans who are food secure, but it creates a substantial financial barrier for others.
