New York City's incoming schools chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos said Sunday she wants to get to the root of why so many students are missing class, amid new data demonstrating a statewide absentee crisis and a class action lawsuit that claims the city is failing to provide sufficient educational access to students with mental health issues.
Kyla Johnson-Trammel, superintendent of Oakland Unified School District, didn't hesitate when asked about what gives her hope for the future: "It's our kids."
English learners are projected to make up at least 20% of the American workforce by 2025. And by 2027, a staggering 70% of jobs will require education beyond a high school diploma.
As concerns about minority enrollment at elite universities like Harvard and MIT grow following the Supreme Court's ban on affirmative action in college admissions, applying early decision to college can be a vehicle to sustain or potentially even increase minority enrollment.
Associate superintendent of teaching and learning at Kent School District (Wash.), Kim is an active community partner who works with local organizations to advocate for educational opportunities among underserved groups.
The "cost of conflict" is weighing heavily on K12 budgets just as districts are losing COVID relief funding, states are tightening spending, and enrollment is falling in some regions.
