Deborah Kerr (left), the former superintendent of Brown Deer Schools, is running against Jill Underly, superintendent of the Pecatonica School District in southwestern Wisconsin. (Photo provided by the candidates)
On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters will choose a new state superintendent of public instruction to lead the state’s education system.
This position is currently held by Carolyn Stanford Taylor, who decided not to run after she was appointed to the position in 2019. The office was previously held by Gov. Tony Evers, who resigned to take the office of governor.
Deborah Kerr, the former superintendent of Brown Deer Schools, is running against Jill Underly, superintendent of the Pecatonica School District in southwestern Wisconsin. The candidates differ primarily in their approach to reopening schools during the pandemic and the expansion of the voucher funding system.
CT Department of Education testifies to lack of capacity, expertise on dyslexia
Grassroots movement aimed at raising dyslexia awareness and informing policy makers on best practices.
Days before her new appointment, Interim Educational Deputy Commissioner Charlene Russel-Tucker filed testimony opposing bipartisan legislation House Bill 6517, An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force to Analyze the Implementation of Laws Governing Dyslexia Instruction and Training, citing lack of capacity, expertise, and funding.
In June, 2019, a Dyslexia Task Force was appointed by the Connecticut General Assembly, pursuant to Special Act No 19-8, to assess, analyze, and make recommendations on issues relating to the implementation of laws governing dyslexia training and instruction in the state. On December 17, 2020 the Report of Findings and Recommendations by the Task Force to Analyze the Implementation of Laws Governing Dyslexia Instruction and Training indicated multiple def
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Alumnae of only school in N.J. for young women who learn differently mourn its imminent closure
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
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A New Jersey school that bills itself as the only college preparatory boarding and day school for young women who learn differently will be closing its doors at the end of this school year.
Officials for Purnell School, an independent, not-for-profit private school established 57 years ago in Pottersville a community that straddles Hunterdon and Somerset counties announced on Wednesday that the school will close on June 30 due to “challenges related to the competitive landscape.”
“Though we continue to believe Purnell School offers a unique learning platform that successfully supports individual student needs, we lack the funds necessary to make the significant changes that would sustain and strengthen our program in order to remain competitive into the future,” said Martha Gallo, co-chair of Purnell School’s board of trustees, in a