In person classes this week due to a rise in illnesses among staff and students. School officials said the drop off in attendance was due to a mixture of viruses including covid 19 and influenza. And frances Education Minister announced the Country Will Ban Schoolchildren from wearing the abaya, a loose fitting full length robe worn by some muslim women, in state run schools when classes begin this month. My colleague Sumi Somaskanda spoke this week with us education secretary Miguel Cardona to discuss the challenges facing students and teachers heading Back To School. Secretary, thank you very much forjoining us again on bbc news. I want to start with affirmative action, because the Supreme Courts ruling effectively ended race conscious admissions in colleges and universities. And if you look at the state of california, the uc system hasnt been able to meet its racial diversity goals despite having ended race based admissions more than two decades ago. So how do you make sure that sch
Over recent years, voices across the education establishment have been crying out about a rise in teacher vacancies in classrooms across North Carolina. But things are a bit more complicated. For example, in Charlotte Observer's late 2023 article on NC's alleged teacher shortage, it admits: School districts opened the school year with 3,584 teaching vacancies,
The new reading czar will work with experts to create a coaching plan, direct hiring for regional literacy support coaches and provide training to regional coaches and educators throughout the state.