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Board members were divided in a vote Wednesday to promote the interim leader to a full-time gig. Some argued a full search would be needed for transparency, while others stressed the urgency for stability.
Under federal law, degrees must raise graduates’ earnings above those of a typical high school graduate.
Students Demand Action’s Colorado chapter rallied at the Capitol to support legislation that would make it harder to create illegal guns. The group ramped up its presence at the Capitol after the 2023 East High School shooting.
Cost concerns and competing priorities hindered a planned expansion that would have opened the school to more students without auditions.
The budget Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed Wednesday would increase taxes in some areas, such as for cigarette purchases, to raise revenue in Michigan.
Some school board members raised concerns about the first semester ending after winter break in the next two school years. Chicago Public Schools officials said their proposed calendar is an option preferred by most surveyed families.
Minnesota superintendents say their districts feel the effects of immigration enforcement every day. They’re suing the Department of Homeland Security to restore ‘sensitive locations’ protections.
Three charters are leaning on their overseer, Chicago Public Schools, to help with making payroll. Critics argue fiscal missteps are the cause of the fiscal distress, but charter advocates counter it’s due to district underfunding.
The group discussed a variety of topics, but among the top five priorities was combating chronic absenteeism
Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond said Tuesday that no official findings or conclusions have been reached in the $6 million investigation, despite state lawmakers insisting on ‘concerning’ early results.
Hundreds of students walked out of class to speak against ICE last week leaving schools to strike a balance between student expression and student safety.
Many Philadelphia students are exposed to constant violence. Some schools are responding with extra care.
The district received a waiver from the Tennessee Department of Education after taking two full weeks off of class. That exceeded MSCS’ built-in snow days by two, prompting the need for state assistance.
FirstStepNYC was built as a demonstration program to work with families from pregnancy until kindergarten. Its founder thinks the city should look to it as a model once again.
At Central 9, students train for careers in veterinary science, firefighting, early education, and more as Indiana expands focus on workforce training in high school.
The MSCS board is set to vote Wednesday on whether to initiate a full search process as interim leader Roderick Richmond’s contract expires. The decision comes as state lawmakers push to upend the district leadership system.