Iowa schools need certainty about the future of the statewide 1-cent sales tax that generates money to help pay for infrastructure. The Iowa Legislature can provide it by repealing the 2029 sunset on the tax, or, better yet, making the tax permanent. There will never come a day when districts do not need money for […]

Two recipients of a Best Starts for Kids grant have chosen to partner with Kickboard to help expand trauma-informed and restorative practices in King County schools. Hazelwood Elementary School and Unleash the Brilliance have each begun a three-year partnership that includes a web-based platform and professional development services. Two recipients of a Best Starts for […]

People often applaud vocational education in theory, provided it is “for someone else’s kids.” Those kids are most kids, and a false promise of college success does more harm than good. We owe them our focus and the best pathway that we can construct—one that carries them as close as possible to the destination their […]

JPMorgan Chase & Co. will donate $6 million to five Washington, D.C.-region school districts to help expand the pipeline of students studying technology-related fields. Educational initiatives include the launch of a collaboration network focused on workforce development strategies, creation of 2,200 internships, and formation of a system to collect information on local employers’ job needs.