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Superintendent Turnover Is a Real Thing. How Bad Is It?
News reports point to high local instances of turnover at the top job—a third of Maryland superintendents potentially not returning, nearly one in five positions open at the start of this school year in Oregon, a “great exodus” per the Texas Tribune of 10 Dallas-Ft. Worth region superintendents.
California mask mandate for schools to end after March 11
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state officials said today that the state mask mandate for schools will end, but local jurisdictions are free to impose their own requirements.
Teachers abandon letter grades in search of a fairer way
Instructors typically penalize children for late, incomplete or sloppy work, finding many opportunities (via homework and incremental tests) throughout the semester to do so, scholars say. These strictures, studies have shown, unfairly privilege one type of student — the kind with means, a supportive family, good nutrition, mental well-being and a peaceable home life — over others who may work after school, have a defective laptop or lack a desk and a quiet space to spit-shine their school work every night.
Community Colleges Must Put the ‘Education’ Back in Workforce Education
Postsecondary institutions are charged with developing people's academic skills, technical skills and positioning them for jobs and additional education through high-quality degree programs. Community colleges in particular have a difficult dual mission to train students for work and additional education, writes Palm Beach State College's associate dean of industrial and technical programs Thomas Gauthier.
The Important History of Community Colleges
Current educational issues and how we respond to them will shape our future, just as the issues of the past have shaped our institutions. An understanding of the formation and continuing evolution of community colleges provides important insights for those who are faced with resolving today’s issues, writes Dr. George R. Boggs and Dr. Lawrence A. Galizio.
School Is Back in Person, but the Five-Day School Week Often Isn’t
The New York Times asked 148,000 parents how many days of school their children missed in January. A quarter said more than a week.
New Los Angeles Unified superintendent outlines priorities in 100-day plan
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho plans to seek input from families, teachers and other stakeholders in the Los Angeles Unified School District as he embarks on his first 100 days on the job. By the end of May, Carvalho aims to have several plans underway across the district to address an array of topics, including equity among students, staffing and enrollment issues, and academic program expansions.
Cardona: Schools entering 'new phase' of recovery as CDC guidance shifts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in an update Friday that schools can drop mask requirements in communities with low to medium coronavirus spread, aligning schools’ health and safety precautions with those of the general public.
The New Problem Facing Urban School Districts
Big city district leaders across the nation may have to learn how to downsize, writes Van Schoales, senior policy director of the Keystone Policy Center, and Brian Eschbacher, former executive director of planning and enrollment in the Denver public schools.