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At least 5,000 school employees in California have received preliminary layoff notices as school districts struggle to close large budget deficits, with most pink slips going to classified employees and many potentially being rescinded as districts determine seniority.
Fewer students are leaving many public schools underenrolled and districts with less funding. As costs remain high, more systems are considering closures, consolidations and cuts.
Tennessee Republicans have worked on legislation for over a year to gather sensitive immigration status data from state public schools.
New York state’s traditional public schools are the most segregated in the nation, with children of color often shut out of coveted schools, according to a new report. The “And Stay Out!” report, released this month by the education reform nonprofit Available to All, builds off UCLA segregation research from 2014. The…
When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the miracle has hit a wall: middle school. Results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show that Missi…
A new bill aims to automatically reclassify students as "fluent and English-proficient" when they score 4 on the proficiency exam.
Several North Texas districts are launching new virtual and hybrid high school programs after a state law expanded funding for online learning. Leaders hope the options will help attract and retain students as enrollment shifts.
Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said the new check-in process will help school leaders better monitor who is in school buildings. Visitors are required to present ID and be photographed.