Khym Lawson remembers when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, and recalls the widespread grief and riots that followed in Philadelphia. “I remember we lived on 26th Street in North Philadelphia and all the people were outside,” she said. “I was at home watching TV and remember how
Jeffco Public Schools will open its middle and high schools to students starting Jan. 25, just one week after bringing elementary students back to the classroom, the district announced Friday. This is an earlier return for secondary students than district officials had expected in December. They previously said that secondary students would return to buildings
A group of educators at KIPP Memphis charter school network want to replace their executive director, citing a lack of transparency in personnel decisions, low teacher retention, and unexpected school closures. Nineteen KIPP Memphis Academy Middle staff members sent a letter to the board of directors last week asking them to remove Kendra Ferguson, who
The first week of reopened classrooms in Chicago brought a teacher sick-out, city aldermen interrogations of school officials, and quarantines of staff and students — but schools chief Janice Jackson said she remains resolved to keep school buildings open. Chicago schools will not markedly change course, Jackson said, as the district moves toward 70,000 more
Tennessee teachers would get a 2% pay raise from Jan. 1 through June, then another 2% boost July 1 under a proposal by Gov. Bill Lee, a spokeswoman said Friday. Legislation filed by legislative leaders and backed by the governor would allocate more than $42 million for additional compensation for educators in the current fiscal
A new scholarship could help more families place their school age children in child care centers while classrooms remain closed. The program aims to alleviate the burden of the pandemic on working parents, many of whom are in an impossible bind: What do you do if your child’s school is online, you need to work,
Adams Central Community Schools Adams Central High School 99.0% 100.0% 1.01 North Adams Community Schools Bellmont Senior High School 92.5% 94.1% 1.63 South Adams Schools South Adams High School 86.3% 92.1% 5.83 MSD Southwest Allen County Schls Homestead Senior High School 94.6% 96.3% 1.64 Northwest Allen County Schools Carroll High School 96.1% 97.9% 1.86 Fort
Chicago has seen significant growth in its high school graduation and college enrollment rates in recent years — but little headway in the number of students who earn degrees. Slightly more than 40% of Chicago Public Schools students go to four-year colleges, and only half of them graduate. Completion rates were substantially lower for students
As New York City became the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic last spring, the number of infants and toddlers referred for evaluations due to possible disabilities plummeted, according to an analysis of city data released Friday. At the same time, thousands of young children who were already receiving these services stopped getting them. The
Mayor Bill de Blasio will prioritize fully reopening New York City public schools this fall, according to a proposed budget for the next fiscal year. In unveiling his preliminary $92.3 billion budget Thursday, De Blasio also said he wants to close the “COVID achievement gap,” following the pandemic-fueled disruption to in-person school. “Our schools have
