Originally reported in The Kansas City Star by Anna Sago and Kacen Bayless Large Missouri school districts that want to shift to a four-day school week amid a teacher shortage would first have to get approval from voters under a sweeping education package passed by the Missouri Senate last week. The legislation, which now heads…
The teaching profession in the United States has been facing significant challenges in recent years, with teacher shortages and stagnant wages becoming a major concern. A new report from the ADP Research Institute, authored by Jeff Nezaj, sheds light on this troubling issue. The U.S. has long struggled with a teacher shortage, a problem that…
This story was originally reported by USA Today and Claire Thornton Across the country, teachers are struggling to make ends meet due to rising housing costs and stagnant salaries. For many educators, finding an affordable place to live has become an immense challenge, leading some school districts to take an unusual step – building housing…
This story was originally posted in the Houston Chronicle by Kennedy Sessions Some Houston ISD parents are expressing frustration and concern about the future of their schools after Superintendent Mike Miles notified hundreds of principals that they must improve or risk losing their jobs. Tim Sinyak, a parent with two children at Love Elementary in…
This story is based on original reporting from Minnesota Public Radio and Elizabeth Shockman It’s been four years since Minnesota schools first shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 15, 2020, Governor Tim Walz ordered schools to temporarily close with just 35 confirmed cases in the state. Students like eighth-grader Raeline McVicker were…
The source of this story was Beth Hawkins and The 74 A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit challenging Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law that restricted classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity. The agreement clarifies what is and is not allowed under the law, in an attempt to resolve confusion…
“k12 education” – Google News Read More University of Memphis could become its own K-12 school district under new legislation Chalkbeat (Feed generated with FetchRSS)
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This is K12Leadrs’ summary… The source for this story is originally reported in the Washinton Post, by Laura Meckler, Hannah Natanson and John D. Harden. The original is freely available behind a paywall. According to a Washington Post analysis of FBI data, hate crimes targeting LGBTQ+ people on school campuses have sharply risen in recent years, climbing…
This story was originally reported by Courtney Tanner of The Salt Lake Tibune In the ongoing debate over book bans in Utah schools, one district has concluded a controversial review over whether to keep major religious texts like the Bible, Book of Mormon and Quran on library shelves. The controversy began last December when a…
