A Lafayette elementary school will be implementing a four-day school week starting this upcoming school year.
GREENWOOD, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Greenwood ISD will now have a four-day school week beginning in August. Superintendent, E. Ariel Elliott said student's won't be missing out on any instructional time under the revamped calendar. "The state sets a limit on the number of minutes you have to teach kids each day, we just made some []
Superintendent Donita Stepan hopes to make it stand out among competitors and reverse declining enrollment. The school board will vote on the proposal Monday, April 15.
BAKER - The Baker superintendent announced that the school board would be moving forward with a plan to offer a four-day school week to its high school juniors and seniors. "We have been looking at ways to motivate our students to focus on academics, behavior, and attendance," Superintendent JT Stroder said. "Next school year we will be offering a 4-day week option to our junior and senior students as long as they meet certain criteria set by the high school."The schedule will only be...
District officials are hopeful the new schedule will reverse declining enrollment trends and be better for students, families and employees.
About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers said their school went into a “gun-related lockdown” during the 2022-23 school year, according to new findings from the Pew Research Center. The teachers told the research center they experienced lockdowns “because of a gun or suspicion of a gun at their school,” with around 15% saying it happened once during the year and 8% saying it happened more than once. “High school teachers are most likely to report experiencing these lockdowns: 34% say their school went on at...
PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WETM) - The Corning-Painted Post Area School District unveiled its 2024-2025 budget proposal on Wednesday night. On May 21st, residents will vote on a budget that calls for raising the property tax rate from 3.89% to 4.97% to avoid any cuts to jobs or programs. The alternative is lowering the tax rate []
School's out forever? So wonders one Ohio teacher, who may have just rocked herself out of a job. The teacher, Eileen Washburn, is currently on unpaid leave ahead of a vote to potentially terminate her employment from Lakota West High School on April 22. According to the Lakota Local School Board, Washburn is under fire (and may be fired) under allegations she "falsified sick leave" on February 8 and 9 in order to attend a concert in Nashville, TN. Per a copy of the...
Earlier this week, a teacher was removed from a middle school because a
Fiona Beal (pictured), 50, is accused of stabbing her partner Nick Billingham, 42, to death at their home in Northampton on November 1, 2021. His body was found in the garden in March 2022.
Gun safety advocates say there is no evidence showing that arming teachers will make schools safer, reports Kelly Rissman
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