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California provides no vouchers for private school, and for low-income families, the cost of private school is quickly becoming impossible. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the average cost of K-12 private school #education would breach $500,000 for a single child. We believe all students deserve a learning environment they love--not just those who can afford it. And with our recent expansion into preschool support, we're giving students new opportunities right from the beginning. Learn more about the rising costs of private school here: https://lnkd.in/grGktdBs #educationforall #studentsuccess #scholarship2024 #nonprofit

Australia’s school principals have collective responsibility for nearly 3 million students and staff. But who takes responsibility for them? Since 2011 we have been surveying every year between 2,300 and 2,500 participants and it is now the longest running survey of its type in the world. Previous surveys have shown school principals face unsustainably high workloads, high levels of stress and unacceptable rates of violence and abuse from parents and students. Our 2023 survey unfortunately finds the work levels, stress and abuse continue. But on top of this, school leaders are experiencing significant levels of mental illness and around half are considering leaving the profession. In the 2023 survey we looked at responses by career stages to get better insights into Australia’s principals. School leaders vary widely in leadership experienceHowever, across all levels of experience, there are similar levels of high workload (an average of 56 hours per week). No matter what stage of their career, all told us how the the sheer quantity of work and a lack of time to focus on teaching and learning were the top two sources of stress. Other top concerns were the mental health of students and of staff. Principals reported concerns about staff and student mental health as well as worries about their workloads and stress. Disturbingly, principals also reported the highest levels of violence, bullying and threats of violence since the survey began in 2011: As one school leader told us: Whilst I am more than aware that you can’t please all of the people, all of the time, I have been ground down by the almost constant negativity, nastiness and violence within our community. We also examined the rates of mental illness among school leaders. Almost 19% of those surveyed reported moderate-to-severe levels of anxiety. About 18% said they had moderate-to-severe depression. Early-career school leaders were most likely to report higher levels of anxiety and depression. Unsurprisingly, given the workload, abuse and mental health issues, the survey found significant numbers of school leaders are rethinking their career options. More than half (56%) of school leaders surveyed agreed or strongly agreed that “I often seriously consider leaving my current job”. Despite all these challenges, principals recorded a moderate increase in their resilience scores. On a 1–5 scale, the average score was over 3.82. However, we found those with lower resilience scores were more likely to say they intended to quit. This further highlights the importance of supporting school leaders’ health and wellbeing. If these school leaders really do quit, they will take years of experience with them and cripple the ability of Australian schools to realise their aspirations. All federal and state education ministers are expected to meet around April and must make support for principals’ wellbeing and safety a top priority.

Important takeaways from DonorsChoose’s teacher survey and how individuals can help teachers close the gap between students’ needs and how public schools resourced.

There is a mass exodus of teachers who are saying goodbye to teaching. Schools are not getting adequate funding to operate. Now, elementary school students in Minnesota are raising money ($70,000 at that) to save their classroom from receiving the ax?! How can we do right by our kiddos - our future leaders? They deserve better. #StudentsDeserveQualityEducation #TeacherShortage #Education #ProximityLearning #SaveTheClassroom

As the nation's largest education non-profit, we have the privilege of hearing directly from public school teachers about what's happening in America's classrooms. Read the top 5 takeaways from the 2023-2024 DonorsChoose teacher survey: https://lnkd.in/eJsch3xB

This great read shows what School Is In has been saying about Title 1 Schools and teacher attrition. Take a peek to better understand the #teacherlife of Title 1 #teachers and why they leave: https://lnkd.in/eCxN7VMq #educationmatters #edchat #k12 #atlanta #atl #donate #equity #helpinghands

What are the Educational, Health, or Economic Benefits to these Players and their Families for that kids uncompensated participation in any additional “NON-SCHOLARSHIP” private third-party postseason football games that pay the Universities and the Conferences for the use of their free labor to put on these highly profitable Bowl events. The answer is ZERO! These additional 1-5 POSTSEASON games are also above the Players’ 12 game athletic scholarship agreement? Our Proposal offers Major Benefits in all three Categories to the Players and their Families! Scholarship Football Players are owed Hundreds of Millions of dollars from this year’s Media contract that uses these Players’ Name, Image, and Likeness NIL without any equitable financial consideration to the Players or their Families! This lost Money could have a major impact on these Players lives, the lives of their current and future family members for generations? We do not support, or agree with the House vs NCAA Settlement or the current covert attempts to extend and expand this Antitrust exploitation of our young (mostly minority) FB & BB Players' labor that the US Supreme Court and Federal District Court have recently struck down as illegal and implausible.

Gain insights from the inspiring interview with Caprice Young, Ed.D., CEO of Navigator Schools, and learn about the innovative approaches transforming education today. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gXkMsKaK #CharterEducation #Charter #CharterSchools #Education #CharterGrowth #CSGF

New on our website: "The Four Lenses of School Attendance Difficulties". When considering advice, intervention, assessment tools, research, and policies about school attendance difficulties it can be helpful to consider the lens that they have been viewed through. These lenses give very different perspectives of how the problem is conceptualised and responded to and ultimately impact the experience of the parent/carer and the student experiencing attendance difficulties. https://lnkd.in/eft9B_ND If you found this article helpful please consider making a donation to School Can't Australia at https://lnkd.in/dg6En-W2