Policy and Legislation

Leadership

One lesson from HISD’s massive bond failure: Don't ignore community engagement.

“You don't listen to us.” Voting against the $4.4 billion proposal became an opportunity for many in the community to express distrust of Houston Superintendent Mike Miles’ aggressive reforms and gruff leadership style.

Policy and Legislation

Missouri school districts show improvement in annual performance report

State officials once again delay classification of school districts based on performance report scores.

Facilities

Tennessee K-12 school building costs escalate amid competing political priorities for education

Chalkbeat Tennessee

A new report found the state needs to spend about $9.8 billion on repairs, upgrades, or construction to keep its K-12 public school buildings safe and conducive to learning.

Policy and Legislation

Budget battle over Providence schools intensifies as Smiley warns of tax hikes, service cuts

‘It is clear the commissioner views her ability to run our schools as one without checks and balances,’ mayor says.

Operations

Resource Page: Emergency operations planning tools and strategies for K12 district leaders

The federal government provides a number of free resources to help district leaders plan for various types of emergencies in school communities.

Policy and Legislation

Study finds Boston’s busing program has had a significant educational impact

The 74

Since 1966, METCO has brought students from Boston to schools in nearby suburbs. Recent research finds that it improved student test scores, attendance, college graduation rates, and lifetime earnings.

Policy and Legislation

Illinois’ 2024 report card is out: SAT scores are down, but high school grad rates are up

Chalkbeat Chicago

The state's public school students in grades 3-8 have seen reading scores exceed pre-pandemic levels, but math is still lagging.

Student Achievement and Assessment

LAUSD overhauls $120 million Black student academic program after conservative activists file civil rights complaint

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the district will reformat the Black Student Achievement Plan in response, but without sacrificing the impact of the program.

Policy and Legislation

On Election Day, school finance proposals were also on the ballot

Significant bonds and levies pass, or are projected to pass, in Los Angeles, Denver and Cleveland, while Houston ISD’s massive bond was rejected by a wide margin.

Policy and Legislation

Center for American Progress calls for improving future readiness, modernizing facilities, and creating AI policies in K12

The CAP's four-chapter policy blueprint provides key recommendations for strengthening the U.S. education system at all levels.

Research

New research finds Tennessee’s costly, disruptive school turnaround work didn’t help students long term

Chalkbeat Tennessee

The study even found evidence that schools operated by the state-run Achievement School District—the more ambitious and aggressive of the two turnaround models—generally worsened high school test scores.

Op-ed

Banning cell phones doesn’t address the root causes of distraction

When students are given learning opportunities that spark their curiosity and create authentic engagement, distracting technology becomes less of a temptation.

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