It is troubling that education reform is threatened from a couple of different directions. One threat is complacency, the belief that our top status in the nation’s report card means we should do nothing differently, rest on our laurels, and simply bear down harder with existing strategies and tools even though these have left so many children behind.
The other threat, more strident and visible, calls for eliminating high standards for all, stopping the measurement of progress, and eliminating any form of accountability. The campaign to abolish the MCAS graduation requirement is the tip of the iceberg in a movement…
Saskatoon’s Catholic school division is planning a number of cuts and will increase fees for parents amid a funding shortfall.
Greater Saskatoon Catholic School (GSCS) said it would cut full-day Kindergarten from 10 schools to two, reduce bus routes, and eliminate teacher librarian positions to deliver a balanced budget for the upcoming school year.
Lunchroom supervision fees will also see a hike, from $70 to $100 per student per year, capped at $200 per family.
A high school lunch supervision fee of $25 per student will also be introduced
In a letter to parents and caregivers, the division said schools…
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When more people than ever started quitting their jobs in 2021, experts suggested that the “great resignation” was a consequence of the pandemic and the changes it brought to the way we lived and worked.
However, while COVID-19 certainly fueled a shift in mindsets around flexible work and job satisfaction, research has shown people are leaving for many reasons — including low pay and feeling disrespected.
Resignations are expensive for businesses. From hiring a new recruit to training them, there are many costs associated with…
Louisiana lawmakers on Thursday approved $22.1 million in education spending from the Education Excellence Fund, a component of the Millennium Trust tied to a 1999 tobacco settlement.
State education officials on Thursday presented a list of Education Excellence Fund grants to the House Education Committee, which approved the grants with no discussion about schools’ specific plans for spending the money.
The Education Excellence Fund was established in the late 1990s with a portion of the proceeds from a large court settlement with national tobacco companies.
The annual grants are distributed by the Louisiana Department of Education through a formula that…