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How one state is taking on the 'forced outing' of transgender students

By Matt Zalaznick

Chino Valley Unified School District requires schools to notify parents if a child asks to use a name or pronoun that's different from what's on their birth certificate or official records. The state's attorney general, Rob Bonta, is suing the southern California district, saying the mandates violate the privacy and civil rights of LGBTQ+ students.

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10 school choice concerns families have as the new year gets underway

The number of Americans who say K12 education is "heading in the right direction" has declined sharply, according to the latest Schooling in America survey by a leading school choice advocacy group.

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July 27, 2023

Police in schools: Advocates detail 13 public safety alternatives

Using police to enforce discipline often fails to address the underlying causes of a student's behavioral problems and may hinder the accommodations the child needs to succeed, the nonprofit Center for Policing Equity contends.

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July 18, 2023

Crackdown on cellphones expands as 2023-24 school year approaches

District leaders are implementing new restrictions as they look to eliminate distractions and shift academic recovery into a higher gear in the 2023-24 school year.

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July 05, 2023

Leadership snapshot: This superintendent believes community schools can keep K12 relevant

Superintendent Kirt Hartzler makes a bold claim about Union Public Schools that would fill any leader with pride or envy: "We truly are a high-poverty yet high-performing school district."

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June 28, 2023

Backlash against restorative discipline is growing as behavior breaks down

Leaders in district after district, sometimes with prodding from state legislators, are now rolling back more lenient restorative discipline policies and relying again on suspensions and other measures to address disruptive behavior.

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June 27, 2023

Leadership snapshot: Why detracking is Superintendent Dianne Kelly's No. 1 priority

Kelly and her team at Revere Public Schools intend to overhaul the methods by which students have been selected for rigorous coursework over the last few hundred years or so.

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June 22, 2023

Latest PTA survey reveals how parents are feeling after the 2022-23 school year

In an era when the phrase "parents' rights" blurs many K12 lines, superintendents and their teams can gather insights from the National PTA's polling of the less vocal majority.

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How one state is taking on the 'forced outing' of transgender students

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Crackdown on cellphones expands as 2023-24 school year approaches

Leadership snapshot: This superintendent believes community schools can keep K12 relevant

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