Lawmakers Press CDC About Teachers’ Union Influence on School Reopening Guidance
GOP senators pressed the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday about reports that a national teachers’ union had input on the agency’s guidance on school reopenings. Officials with the American Federation of Teachers suggested changes to a draft of the recommendations,…
‘Divisive’ or ‘Necessary’? Comments on Grant Priorities Show Divide on Teaching About Race
Proposed priorities for a small group of federal history and civics grants had received more than 15,000 public comments by a Wednesday deadline and reflect the divisive national debate over how schools should discuss race, racism, and the nation’s history. Thousands of those comments appear…
States Missed Opportunity to Provide Key Data About Schools During Pandemic, Report Says
Even as parents faced an unprecedented year of pandemic disruption, states missed opportunities to provide them with key data about their children’s schools, a new analysis says. The Data Quality Campaign analyzed states’ school report cards for the 2019-20 school year in January and found…
Biden Team to Revisit How Schools Should Ensure Racial Equity in Discipline
The U.S. Department of Education plans to explore fairness in school discipline, reopening one of the most contentious education civil rights debates in recent years. The agency announced Friday it plans to seek public comment on discipline and school climate and “how best to support…
As GOP Leaves K-12 Out of Its Infrastructure Plan, Advocates Look For Alternatives
A new Senate Republican proposal unveiled Thursday for federal investment in the nation’s infrastructure does not include any money for school construction and renovation, lowering the odds that it will be a priority for the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats in a package they hope…
Women of Color Bring Special Strengths to the Superintendency, New Research Suggests
Women of color make up about 3 percent of the country’s K-12 superintendents. But there are a lot of unknowns about their path to the superintendency, the skills they bring to the job, and the reasons they’re hired for the role. Some new research is…
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