What the school research shows us • Arkansas Advocate
“When we bring it up, we can feel the trauma in the room,” Walden said. “We know it’s hard: You were at school with Billy just the other day, and now he’s gone. Maybe you know the kid who killed him, and now one is locked up and the other is deceased.” Little by little, […]
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson refocuses on expanding Sustainable Community Schools
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. Sitting in a circle with dozens of students at Collins Academy on Chicago’s west side, Mayor Brandon Johnson asked a straightforward question: “What do you need?” Melvin Hines, a soft-spoken junior in purple track pants and a black zip-up […]
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Arkansas ARVA Senior One of Two to Win National Student Advisor Award
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 08, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA), a tuition-free online public school with students in all 75 Arkansas counties, announced that May Litaker, a 17-year-old senior from Floral (Independence County), has earned an Outstanding Student Advisor Award from the national Stride Career and College Prep Student Advisory Council. Litaker, who will graduate […]
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Medford School Committee surprised by City Council’s staggering pay increase proposal | #citycouncil
Some Medford School Committee members say a proposal from the City Council to raise their annual salaries by more than double came as a surprise and that they don’t do the job for the money. Council President Nicole Morell, in the last month of her tenure, is seeking to increase School Committee member pay from […]
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Mayor, superintendent greet FCPS elementary school students on first day of school
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Summer break is ending for over 40,000 students in Lexington as Fayette County Public Schools starts the 2023-24 school year. Not many students can say they started their school day being greeted by the mayor and their superintendent, but Northern Elementary students can. “We’re just excited to have all of our […]
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Arkansas to review advanced African American studies
Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios The state’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is seeking information about the content of an Advanced Placement course on African American studies, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. The curriculum includes “events, experiences, and individuals crucial to a study of African American history and culture,” Education Week reports. Driving the news: The Arkansas […]
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New Orleans City Council hopes to reestablish schools truancy center | #citycouncil
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)—The New Orleans City Council is taking a fresh look at juvenile truancy and its connection with crime. Officials say, since the COVID-19 pandemic, Orleans Parish has seen a historic amount of truancy among juveniles. “On the fifth of this year, we had a teen dropped off at an emergency room at 2:20 […]
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School choice floated as educational policy change in Arkansas
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios School choice, a hot topic for which Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has voiced support, allows parents to apply to send their K-12 children to schools other than the public school in their district. Driving the news: Last week was National School Choice Week, aimed at helping parents discover education options, including traditional […]
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How to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Northwest Arkansas
The NWA Martin Luther King, Jr. Council will honor King’s legacy this weekend. Here are a few ways you can participate and commemorate the late civil rights leader: Youth engagement program: University of Arkansas athletes will host the kids event starting at 9:30am Monday at the university’s HPER building. Freedom March: The gathering celebrates King’s […]
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Teachers Unions Spend Big on GOP State Lawmakers | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Ten Republican-led states have passed universal school choice since 2021, yet much of the South is lagging. There’s a simple explanation: Many Republican lawmakers are teachers-union allies and likely need to be defeated in primary elections for school choice to pass. Republicans against school choice have largely couched their opposition by asserting that rural areas […]
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