With time running out, GOP leaders insist voucher bill is still in play
Hundreds of metro Detroit educators learned earlier this month they’ll receive scholarships to visit the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta.
Almost 75% of the city’s high schools do not have student publications, according to a 2022 study.
The process of getting the 2023 gift from Mackenzie Scott was exciting and mysterious, leaders at Early Milestones Colorado said.
Black and Hispanic students have historically had far less access to sports. The situation has led one school’s dean to file a federal civil rights complaint.
Studies show students who complete federal financial aid applications are far more likely to attend college.
Amid a literacy crisis in Michigan, these educators want nearly every public school in the state to have a library and a certified librarian.
One is participating in an intensive apprenticeship program at Bloomberg and the other dashed off 23 college applications.
Turnout was characteristically low — below 3%.
The CEO of The Learning Source, which provides adult education at locations across the state, said thousands of Colorado adults will lose out.
El índice de solicitudes completas de FAFSA ha disminuido y las ofertas de ayuda financiera están en un limbo. Los orientadores universitarios quieren que las familias sepan que no están solas.
Schools are supposed to give parents of students in temporary housing free MetroCards each month. But problems with distributing them are leading to absences and fare evasion tickets.
The sponsor of the bill says it would create a culture of expectation that formal education must begin early.
Parents, teachers, and others have long criticized the practice of reassigning teachers after the school year has begun. But it’s unclear if ‘leveling’ is gone for good or merely paused.
Whether a school is following district discipline rules “is an indicator of the climate of a school,” Superintendent Alex Marrero said.
“There’s still time to see if we can get this worked out,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said of her push to include New York City’s mayoral control governance system in the budget.
The ‘Youth Civic Hub,’ an online portal launched on Friday aims to increase youth civic engagement and electoral participation.
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El distrito y la high school enfrentan una nueva audiencia con la Junta de Educación Estatal en mayo.
Un grupo influyente conservador ha elaborado una estrategia para desafiar una decisión histórica del Tribunal Supremo que protege el derecho de los niños indocumentados a asistir a la escuela pública.
With federal pandemic aid for schools expiring, the schools say the additional operating funding would be crucial for students and staff.
“I work in school nutrition to feed kids, not trash cans,” a dietitian testified at a legislative hearing last week.
Shortly after going live, a new program to pay student teachers received thousands of applications. The state only allocated enough funding for some 700 people.
The charter school bill that sponsors said was about accountability failed after hours of testimony Thursday.
Changing how Colorado funds schools has bedeviled legislators for years, but they hope the new proposal will represent a breakthrough.
Deputy Chancellor Dan Weisberg made the comments after a Brooklyn superintendent suggested his district, which includes affluent neighborhoods, would have flexibility with the curriculum mandate.
More than a dozen local organizations that help administer Colorado’s tuition-free preschool program signed a letter to Gov. Jared Polis protesting potential funding cuts.
Student testing is a sticking point as legislative leaders seek a compromise.
The city school system, like districts across the country, has dealt with a surge in tensions following Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and Israel’s subsequent bombardment of the Gaza strip.
There are three full-term seats up for grabs and one seat with a one-year unexpired term.
Across party lines, teachers want students to have more mental health support. Republican teachers were more likely to support armed police officers in school — and arming teachers.
Parker’s plan includes assigning more police to school beats, more closely monitoring shooting threats on social media, and more.
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Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said complaints aired in public meetings over the years illustrate the need for coaching for district leaders.
A Council of the Great City Schools leader said the team could be used as a model for other new superintendents
David Carrilllo took only a week to adjust after getting released from a Colorado prison. Now, he’s teaching students again.
10 candidates are competing for seats on the Newark Board of Education in this year’s election taking place April 16.
Federal COVID money has helped Chicago Public Schools avoid cuts and add staff and programs. What happens when the money is gone?