Leadership
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Superintendent pay fails to keep pace with inflation
School districts' top leaders are making around $7,000 less than a decade ago when adjusted for inflation, according to a study from AASA.
By Naaz Modan • March 14, 2024 -
Students to have lower lifetime earnings, graduation rates as a result of lower achievement
Economists estimate the pandemic’s impact on academic performance could result in a $31 trillion hit to the nation’s economy over the rest of this century.
By Naaz Modan • March 14, 2024 -
Trendline
Top 5 stories from K-12 Dive
K-12 Dive has gathered some a selection of our best coverage from 2024 so far as a one-stop resource on the trends to watch in the months ahead.
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Learning shouldn’t take a summer break, White House and Ed Dept say
Districts are being asked to redouble efforts to provide summer learning by using remaining COVID funds and other federal monies.
By Kara Arundel • March 14, 2024 -
Opinion
How might Parents’ Bills of Rights impact the future of collecting student-related data?
Three attorneys write that growing state legislative pushes create additional data privacy, collection and access obligations for schools.
By Sarah Hutchins, Laura Lashley and Will Barker • March 13, 2024 -
Florida district agrees to improve discipline practices for students with disabilities
A Justice Department probe finds Pasco County Schools used discriminatory practices toward students whose disabilities could impact their behaviors.
By Kara Arundel • March 7, 2024 -
Utah state ed board member under fire for social post about student
Board member Natalie Cline singled out a student for her appearance and implied that she was transgender.
By Naaz Modan • March 6, 2024 -
How 2 schools are tackling chronic absenteeism
Rewarding good attendance, analyzing data and individualizing interventions are strategies being used to improve attendance, say administrators.
By Kara Arundel • March 1, 2024 -
Opinion
Don’t wait until next February to improve the educational experiences of Black students
A Yale University professor writes that Black students should see themselves reflected in curriculum and instruction beyond Black History Month.
By Christina Cipriano • Feb. 29, 2024 -
Column // LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP
How prioritizing culture boosted attendance, academics in a Virginia middle school
Shampriest Bevel, who began her principal role mid-pandemic, says it was critical to put student and teacher voice first and “focus on what people really needed.”
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 29, 2024 -
How do equitable grading practices affect expectations?
A Thomas B. Fordham Institute report examines how homework bans and penalty prohibitions for late work and cheating impact student accountability.
By Kara Arundel • Feb. 28, 2024 -
K-12 learning loss could create headaches for colleges
Higher ed faces enrollment challenges stemming from less prepared high school graduates and a declining pool of students, a recent report says.
By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 28, 2024 -
Massachusetts governor rejects request for National Guard to address high school violence
A district’s leaders requested Guard assistance due to a rise in substance abuse, violence and security incidents in one high school.
By Naaz Modan • Feb. 27, 2024 -
Superintendents know AI is important, so why aren’t more addressing it?
Despite facing myriad other pressing issues, district leaders shouldn’t sleep on AI, an EAB report said.
By Anna Merod • Feb. 26, 2024 -
National Newcomer Network urges supports, policies for newly arrived students
The group’s policy recommendations include money for wraparound services and building capacity for disaggregated data.
By Kara Arundel • Feb. 26, 2024 -
AASA '24
What do superintendents need to know about artificial intelligence?
District leaders shared strategies and advice on ethics, responsible use, and the technology’s limitations at the National Conference on Education.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 22, 2024 -
State ed leaders detail successes and struggles of expanding science of reading
As leaders shared lessons they’ve learned, CCSSO released a state-by-state analysis of science of reading legislation and implementation efforts.
By Kara Arundel • Feb. 22, 2024 -
AASA '24
Are panic buttons the key to improving school safety response times?
At AASA’s National Conference on Education, three superintendents detailed how wearable alarm badges have bolstered safety in their schools.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 20, 2024 -
What does successful education reform look like?
McKinsey research on 14 education systems worldwide finds success often centers on governance rather than a specific curriculum or service.
By Kara Arundel • Feb. 12, 2024 -
Father of Oxford High School shooter found guilty on 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter
The verdict comes a month after his wife was also found guilty in a landmark decision on parents’ culpability in school shootings.
By Naaz Modan • Updated March 15, 2024 -
Enrollment takes slight turn up, but still lags behind pre-pandemic levels
Pre-K-12 rolls remained 2% lower than 2019 levels, at 49.6 million, continuing a public school enrollment trend that began in fall 2020.
By Naaz Modan • Feb. 5, 2024 -
School support and improvement plan oversight falls short, says GAO
Less than half of school support and improvement plans met federal requirements like including a needs assessments and identifying inequities.
By Naaz Modan • Feb. 2, 2024 -
Summer learning is a top ESSER spending priority for academic recovery
Factors driving COVID-19 relief spending include mental health needs, lagging test scores and the desire for financial stability, an ASBO survey finds.
By Kara Arundel • Feb. 2, 2024 -
House subcommittee seeks solutions for lagging academics, attendance
While discussing fixes to pandemic-related setbacks in schools, lawmakers accused each other of impeding progress through political distractions.
By Kara Arundel • Feb. 1, 2024 -
The K-12 outlook for 2024: Funds are waning, challenges aren’t
We've gathered our trends to watch, leaders to follow and more in one place to help you stay ahead of the game.
By K-12 Dive staff • Jan. 31, 2024 -
Ballooning chronic absenteeism requires state intervention
Despite some improvement, absenteeism rates remain high and “can easily overwhelm a district’s capacity to respond,” said one attendance expert.
By Naaz Modan • Jan. 31, 2024