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HISD parents blast ‘disruptive’ principal evaluations threatening jobs from The Houston Chronicle on March 14, 2024
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…
Is the hardest job in education convincing parents to send their kids to a San Francisco public school? The Hechinger Report on March 5, 2024 at 1:32 pm
District Administration Read More It was two days before the start of the school year, and Lauren Koehler shrugged off her backpack and slid out of a maroon hoodie as she approached the blocky, concrete building that houses the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Enrollment Center. Koehler, the center’s 38-year-old executive director, usually…
Failed West Virginia Microschool Fuels State Probe — and Some Soul Searching Linda Jacobson on March 3, 2024 at 4:01 pm
The 74 Read More In August, Kelly Romanishan thought she’d found the right school for her son — an innovative startup in a rented two-story house that promised STEM lessons, art activities and “the necessary tools to take on the world.” The West Virginia mom paid the operator a $2,200 advance from her Hope…
Bill Requiring WA Schools to Carry Overdose Reversal Medication Heads to Inslee Grace Deng on March 6, 2024 at 2:30 pm
The 74 Read More This article was originally published in Washington State Standard. Washington House and Senate lawmakers have unanimously passed a bill requiring all public, charter and certain tribal schools in the state to carry naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication also known by the brand name Narcan. Senate Bill 5804, sponsored by…
San Diego school math scores rebounding after pandemic
District Administration Read More Elementary and middle-school students in San Diego made greater gains in math scores than many of their peers in the state, but the area is still behind, according to a recent analysis by The New York Times. Students are still recouping essential learning lost from pandemic school closings, which worsened already-wide learning gaps between students…
6 trends to watch in K-12 schools in 2024 Michael B. Horn on March 4, 2024 at 10:00 am
eSchool News Read More This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Key points: Teaching trends will impact K-12 learning in myriad ways this year Student engagement requires more than edtech tools Insights from educators: Priorities for 2023-2024 For more news on teaching trends, visit eSN’s Innovative…
