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Read our latest case study to discover how GoKid Connect helped Woodside Priory School in California solve its student transportation challenges and boost enrollment. If you want to improve transportation at your school, save money, and help reduce CO2 emissions in your community, visit gokid.mobi to schedule a call and put GoKid to work for you! #GoKidConnect #CarpoolingRevolution #HowToStrengthenEnrollment #CaseStudy

Should people be concerned about this? https://smpl.is/9el9r #Project2025 #PublicSchools #educationreform #futureofeducation #saveourschools #publicschoolclosure #project2025concerns #GOP

And it all begins… A hasty policy decision to impose #VAT on #privateschools mid-term, during summer holidays when schools are closed 😳 Today, it’s #CedarsSchool in #Greenock shutting down; tomorrow, it’s going to be another school shutting down. Teachers losing jobs, children facing uncertainty—this will disrupt the well-being of all our children, not just the 7% in private schools. Who’s next ? #ForYou #ForYouPage #StateSchool https://lnkd.in/eiQP2c9n

What does "braiding funds" mean and how are school districts leveraging this method to support more young people in afterschool? Braiding funds – or funding the different components of an out-of-school time program with multiple funding streams while reporting on each funding stream separately – allows district leaders and program providers to make the most of ARP ESSER funds. See how two districts in Alabama increased capacity, addressed staffing challenges, and expanded OST offerings through braiding. https://lnkd.in/e7-5BRvh

Lesson in inequity How much more evidence is needed to show that the private school funding system is broken (“Five private schools outspent entire states”, February 23)? Whether it is Scottish castle libraries, plunge pools, executive trips to Henley regattas or the latest comparison between the obscene amount of money spent by a few private schools on capital works and entire state school funding, it is clear that the current funding model is failing students. Many Catholic schools and low-fee private schools do indeed fill gaps and provide worthwhile alternatives to public education, but the big end of town is simply exacerbating the ever-growing class divide in Australia. An immediate move to the original Gonski funding model is needed or we risk becoming a forever divided society with opportunities only available to the wealthy. Peter Cooper-Southam, Frenchs Forest

New program gives kids control of their own school run Primary school students are being given a running start in 2024, as the NSW Government today announces a new $10 million Active Transport to School program to encourage children to safely walk, scoot or ride their bikes to school.  The program will fund small projects in walking, scooting and bike riding catchments around public schools, making it easier and safer for kids to travel to school.  It will deliver upgrades including wider footpaths, safer crossings and new street trees over the next two years. Data shows only 25 per cent of NSW school children currently walk or ride to and from school, down from 75 per cent 40 years ago, meaning less incidental exercise for kids and more traffic outside the school gates.   The initial $10 million fund will widen footpaths, upgrade the quality of crossings and plant shady street trees in areas surrounding schools.Funding for individual Active Travel to School projects https://lnkd.in/gSVcSddn

The type of cross sector solutions public education need in order to meet the real barriers to student learning https://buff.ly/4aXJ2dV

Middle school students having conversations on how they learn which sparks empathy and understanding. Read I Am Able Foundation's newest blog about "We All Learn Differently (WALD) https://lnkd.in/gjtEg3Nk - Contact me about implementing WALD in your school. #iamable #empowerment #middleschool #educators #learningdifferences

When we see figures like public schools being underfunded by $1.8 billion over four years, we must consider the real-world implications. That's fewer resources for students who often need them most, less support for dedicated teachers, and missed opportunities for communities that rely on strong public schools as centres of learning and growth. However, it's important that we don't view this as an us-versus-them scenario between public and private schools. Both have their place in a diverse educational landscape. The real issue is ensuring that our funding models genuinely reflect our values and priorities as a society. #education #funding #policy

Our organization, Citizens of the World Charter Schools is mentioned in a new Century Foundation report, "How Charter, Magnet, and Innovative District Schools Can Help Overcome School Segregation" which explores how charter schools, magnet schools, and innovative district schools can play a role in mitigating school segregation. https://lnkd.in/gh4ZijTa