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District Admin
Ohio public school districts face teacher shortages amid reduced state funding, budget woes

Educators and advocates woory that reduced public school funding and a lack of resources has taken its toll already. But there is hope that opportunities exist, if the state can get behind them. The post Ohio public...

District Admin
Texas education board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools

The proposal, which mandates literary works such as Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations" alongside passages from the New Testament, has been closely followed by education observers who say it appears to be the first of...

The 74
This Childcare Program Is 100% Employee-Owned. Will It Help Retain Workers?

Stephania Zamorano has been an educator in New York City for 15 years. Since 2021, she has worked at Imagine Early Learning Centers, a childcare organization that serves nearly 600 children across 12 sites, soon to be...

The 74
A Big Gamble on Revamping Petersburg’s Schools Fuels Hope in Virginia City

PETERSBURG, Va. — For years, the schools here have been stuck in a very bad place. As Petersburg’s once-booming manufacturing base hollowed out, crime increased and residents’ health worsened. Along the way, places for...

Chalkbeat
Housing, groceries, and medical needs: Detroit’s Health Hubs helping to get kids to school

DPSCD's Health Hubs opened in 2023 to streamline wraparound services for students and their families. Since then, chronic absenteeism has fallen in the district.

Education Dive
Week in review: College ‘affinity housing’ could violate Fair Housing Act, HUD official says

We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from a record-high persistence rate to the latest federal lawsuit over in-state tuition for undocumented students.