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A crowd of parents in Orange County, Calif., protest the firing of Superintendent Gunn Marie Hansen. Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Superintendent turnover is increasing and gender gaps are barely budging, but accurately assessing the consequences remains a challenge

New research on school superintendent turnover rates reveals that divisive political issues are contributing to the problem of instability among school leadership across the US.
The rights of transgender people are often in dispute, including in schools. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Rights of transgender students and their parents are a challenge for schools, courts

Parents have a general right to know about their children’s activities in school, but that can be limited by students’ rights to privacy and personal safety.
Quinta Brunson, creator and actor of the show ‘Abbott Elementary,’ uses TikTok to fundraise for school supplies. Although it’s a sitcom, it’s talking about the real-life needs of under-resourced teachers. (Quinta Brunson for ABC)

Should you answer a call to crowdfund our under-resourced teachers?

Gifting teachers through crowdfunding sites may make an immediate difference but can’t compensate for underfunding and inequitable funding of public schools.
A new study found that graduates of publicly funded schools were more likely to disagree with statements such as ‘discrimination is no longer a major problem.’ (Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages)

Why attending publicly funded schools may help students become more culturally sensitive

A study finds that graduates who attended publicly funded schools were more likely to have open intercultural orientations than those who attended private schools.
School trustees play an important role in shaping education, yet during election time voters often have little awareness of trustee candidates. (Shutterstock)

Even school boards are now experiencing severe political polarization

According to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, far-right groups have been trying to stack school boards with candidates harbouring anti-equity ideologies.
A new EV schoolbus from an all-electric fleet parked beside charging stations at South El Monte High School in California, Aug. 18, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Electric school buses are taking students back to school – bringing cleaner air and lower maintenance costs to school districts across the country

They look like conventional school buses, but electric versions are cleaner, quieter and cheaper to maintain. States, utilities and federal agencies are helping school districts make the switch.
Different types of data can influence how parents select schools for their children. Viktorcvetkovic/E+ via Getty Images

A new way to pick the best school for your child

An education researcher explains how most school rating websites lack a key piece of information about school performance.
Students and teachers alike struggle with digital connectivity – but education is just one area in which technology matters. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

State efforts to close the K-12 digital divide may come up short

Claims the digital divide has been ‘closed’ don’t include the full picture of internet inequality in the United States.

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