Supply of high school graduates is stagnating, posing challenge for colleges

The nation’s total output of high school graduates peaked in 2013 at nearly 3.5 million and is projected to stagnate for most of the next decade, but the Hispanic share is expected to boom, according to a new report. Read more>>

Baltimore's new mayor is expected to continue her push to regain full control of the city school system, and she's counting on state support and those with knowledge of the district for help. Read more>>

LAUSD has set up a hotline and opened extended support sites to respond to a high level of student anxiety about the election of Donald Trump as president. The aim is to answer students’ questions, address worries about possible impacts on their families, and to offer emotional support and referrals to outside resources. Read more>>

Matt Zalaznick

Bigger paychecks offered by wealthier suburban districts sometimes lure teachers away from St. Louis Public Schools. But a promising solution to a teacher-housing problem faced by many districts has emerged: St Louis schools' collection of more than two dozen vacant buildings. Read more>>

The chance a child will get shot at school is significantly lower if their state has mandatory background checks, according to a new study. Children also have better odds if their states spend more on mental health and education. Read more>>

A second ratings agency has warned of the danger that having too many charter schools poses to city and town credit ratings. Even within the existing caps' limits, charter school expansion may end up serving as a credit pressure in cites with a limited capacity to cut expenditures. Read more>>

Two pieces of legislation aimed at improving school security measures, through design plans and training drills, were signed into law. It requires all employees in school districts and nonpublic schools be provided with annual training on school safety and security. Read more>>

School should be a safe and positive environment for kids, focused on helping all students learn and grow. But there are many cases where the use of restraints and seclusion in non-emergency situations is robbing students, especially those with disabilities, of their safety, dignity and opportunity to learn. Read more>>

In the technology era where computers in schools and homes are the new normal, why are we still teaching children to write cursive? Should it be left behind to generations past, or should we keep teaching it in schools even though it does not get used in practical life? Read more>>

In reality, reading is more dependent upon background knowledge than anything else. Having a broad background in social studies, science and the arts brings meaning to passages and helps make sense of the world. Schools need to make time to study ancient civilizations, U.S. history, modern world government, languages, our natural world and the full range of the arts. Read more>>

Giving education-focused customers increased access to content management, electronic forms and process automation solutions, Softdocs announced the availability of its entire Etrieve platform via a cloud-based deployment model. Read more>>

​Edmentum will now offer over 65 semesters of health, fitness and Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum through a new agreement with Carone Learning. This expansion is in addition to Edmentum’s existing 105 semesters of CTE and elective courses. Read more>>

Through The Virtual High School and the White House Computer Science for All initiative, a new computing certificate program will encourage students to become interested in computing and to better understand the career options available to them in computer science and related fields. Read more>>

Tax revenue supporting projects to build and repair schools will drop by 5 percent next year. But after taking on $275 million in debt for school projects this year, issuing more bonds for the Public Education Capital Outlay fund for next year's budget would be a last resort. Read more>>

Chicago Public Schools is nearly tripling the amount it plans to spend on school construction this year, bringing the proposed total to $938 million. The district’s new list includes $150 million to build two schools. Read more>>