Does a four-day school week produce savings for the district without compromising student achievement? Depends on who you ask. Source: Four-Day School Weeks More Popular, But Impact on Students and Educators Unclear … [Read more...]
White House Honors ESP “Champions”
Pictured from left: Doreen McGuire-Grigg, special education paraeducator at Terrace Middle School, Ted Chaudoir, school bus driver at Southern Door County School District, Jeanette Griffin-Kimber, substitute teacher coordinator at Meadowcreek High School, NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia, Cynthia Tercero-Sandoval, dropout programs coordinator at Phoenix Union High School, and Annie McClintock, special education paraeducator at Harborfields High School. The White House honored and celebrated the work of education support professionals (ESP) as 'Champions of Change.' Source: White House … [Read more...]
Myths and Facts
Source: Myths and Facts About Education Support Professional Pay … [Read more...]
2016 GradNation Report – Charter Schools aren’t all they’re cracked up to be…
The increase of low-grad-rate schools in some states is a 'roadblock' on the way to a milestone 90% graduation rate, study finds. Source: Low-Graduation-Rate Schools Concentrated in Charter, Virtual School Sectors … [Read more...]
School Library Collections: Struggling to Keep Pace with the Modern Redefined “Family”
As sweeping social changes redefine “family,” school library book collections are in need of an overhaul. Source: School Libraries Strive to Keep Pace with New Family Structures … [Read more...]
