Martin County School District Superintendent Michael Maine is in his second year as the top educator in the district. This year, he wants his staff to know that anything short of excellence is not good enough for kids.
%%excerpt%% New York students will no longer be required to pass Regents exams to earn a diploma beginning in the 2027-28 school year, according to a proposed timeline unveiled by state officials, who are sketching out a new "portrait of a graduate" that reflects seven areas over which students must show proficiency.
Here are some lessons from ESSER that can help states, districts and schools get the most out of their existing dollars and build partnerships that can expand their funds going forward.
Look to your peers on social media and evaluate what they post and how. Inevitably, you'll begin to increase your district's visibility, says one superintendent.
Knox County Schools decided to move the daily operations of the school district's clothing center under the "School Culture Department," a decision that came after controversy across the community. A resolution proposed by board members calls for the clothing center's assets to be removed by the end of the year, at its Cedar Bluff location.
The benefits of action-driven learning go beyond the classroom: Students who are taught from an early age that they have agency and can take action to improve the world are far more likely to be career-ready upon graduation.
A K12 subject has truly arrived when it gets its own track at the Future of Education Technology Conference. That honor goes to esports at the big gathering in Orlando.
