So-called red flag law is on the table.
The move, protested by Hanley’s charter operator, marks another twist in the chaotic unwinding of the Achievement School District.
That’s short of a school board directive to station as many as two officers at all high schools.
Brandon Johnson’s biggest donors are teachers unions. Paul Vallas is raking in cash from wealthy individuals — some of whom have supported charter schools and other education reform efforts in Chicago.
Administrators said they were working to address inequities in their staffing model, though students and teachers feared the restructure would have the opposite effect.
The group of schools identified by Chalkbeat have been allowed to continue reporting poverty rates that are in some cases nearly two decades old, education department officials acknowledged.
Larry Krasner’s report also found that 95% of girls arrested in the city are children of color.
Early childhood education advocates want the winner of the April 4 runoff to prioritize access to affordable child care, attracting and retaining early childhood education staff.
District offices will also close early.
New features this summer include an effort to pair LGBTQ youth with affirming jobs and a small program to serve undocumented youth.
The assessment exhausts and excludes student teachers, Kate Sjostrom writes.
Voters living within the IPS, Speedway, and Warren Township school districts will consider school tax measures in the May primary election.
Newark residents will cast their vote in April for next school year’s $1.3 billion budget blueprint that also boosts spending for English language learners.
Some Shelby County commissioners are pushing for more accountability in developing and funding projects.
Colorado budget committee members said a debate about school funding will happen in the coming weeks when the school finance act is introduced.
“All Boys Aren’t Blue” might have brought my brother comfort, Jennifer Boulanger writes.
Innovation schools, which are autonomous schools mostly run by charter operators, have the biggest slice of the district’s budget for next year.
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“Right now, for my son, the only option I have is to pull him out of school to take him to speech therapy,” one parent told the school board.
In the Detroit Public Schools Community District, officials are directing more than half of their COVID funds to fix buildings that are in disrepair.
Philly parents say schools don’t prepare students to thrive, want next mayor to prioritize education
Parents are most concerned about safety, teacher quality, and curriculum.
The bills would make it easier for schools to remove disruptive students.
District leaders say the repairs and improvements will make schools safer and more welcoming for students.
For Aurora Public Schools’ next superintendent, school board members favored local candidates.
The announcement comes just two days before families were supposed to learn which programs their children could attend.
A rally at the Capitol: ‘We don’t need a day to mourn. We need a day of action,’ protester says.
A new mayor will face a school system with declining enrollment, a fiscal cliff, another round of labor negotiations, and the transition to an elected school board.
Education department officials are planning to rein in the city’s free-wheeling approach to curriculum. Whether they follow through is an open question.
A March 28 student rally came after Superintendent Tony Watlington announced changes to the admissions system.
The 28-year-old attacker was a former student and came to the school armed with rifles and a handgun.
As online credit recovery programs continue to expand, experts raise concerns that a rise in high school graduation rates may not reflect student learning.
The mayor has a significant impact on crime, the economy, and housing in Indianapolis — all of which affect the educators and students who go to school here. Here’s how the candidates plan to tackle these issues, and more.
Students at Brooklyn’s Leaders High School document the results of their experiments and present their findings to a panel of educators and experts in what’s known as a ‘performance-based assessment.’
Standardized testing promotes rote memorization. Consortium schools raise the bar.
Healthy Kids Colorado survey finds that a quarter of youth say they could get access to a loaded gun within 24 hours. Most teen gun deaths are suicides.
Colorado and the nation have grappled with high inflation rates and that’s expected to eat into any increases in spending next year.
Concerns about reading test scores are driving grants, legislation, and other efforts to improve classroom instruction.
The role of parent coordinator became more critical and stressful during the pandemic. But salaries for the job, which New York City schools created 20 years ago, have not kept pace.
La decisión se produjo un día después del tiroteo contra dos administradores en la Denver East High School.
Most families who applied for Colorado’s universal preschool program by Feb. 24 will find out which preschool they matched with on March 30.
The next district leader will face a divided board while trying to meet the needs of one of the state’s most diverse communities, and raising their academic achievement.
Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says officials will host engagement sessions after spring break to share and explain their recommendations.
Students at the board meeting criticized district leadership for failing to quickly fix asbestos-ridden buildings, a flawed admissions process, and a lack of transparency.
A bill would incentivize universities to enroll more in-state students who benefit from a Colorado merit aid program, in exchange for enrolling more out-of-state students who pay higher tuition.
Legislation to auto-enroll eligible students in 21st Century Scholars would mean spending less time trying to enroll students and more time on their success, officials say.