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🎉 Newark Enrolls - The Key to Opportunities 🎉 Principal Pitts on the mic: 🎤 Opportunities are knocking, and Newark Enrolls is low-key the answer. Dive into how this program opens doors for our students. The future is bright! Newark Public Schools - #nps #NewarkEnrolls #UnlockOpportunities

Sacramento City Unified School District | Sacramento CA

It all begins with a long range plan and vision, but the most valuable ingrediant for success is leadership and commitment to considering student needs first as a guiding principle throughout the process. #studentsfirst #educationalexperience #longrangeplan #schooldesign #dlrgroup

Urban school closures: A sign of the times In major cities across the U.S., urban school districts are facing a challenging trend: shrinking student populations leading to under-resourced and ultimately closed schools. Los Angeles USD, for instance, is set to close the Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy this summer due to drastically declining enrollment which has limited educational offerings. Similar situations are unfolding in other urban areas, forcing districts to make tough choices between maintaining numerous underpopulated schools or consolidating resources, which often meets with community resistance. The trend, exacerbated by lower birth rates, migration patterns, and the rise of alternative schooling options, saw urban schools lose about 850,000 students between the 2019-20 and 2022-23 school years, according to The Brookings Institution analysis. This drop in student numbers has led to "hollowed-out" schools—buildings with too few students to justify their operational costs. Although smaller schools can foster a closer-knit educational environment and have historically shown benefits such as higher graduation rates, they struggle with high per-student costs and reduced program diversity. Decisions to close schools are fraught with educational and political difficulties. In Texas, San Antonio ISD plans to close 15 schools next year, a decision driven by the need to distribute educational resources more effectively. These closures highlight broader societal shifts and raise questions about how urban educational systems can adapt to changing demographics without sacrificing quality or community trust. Stay ahead of the latest news and trends impacting the education world: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dyhRncr8 #education #Students #schoolclosures Sara Randazzo Matt Barnum

South Oak Cliff High School was the setting for a highly publicized student walkout in 2016 due to the conditions of the school. Built in the 1950s, the Dallas high school had fallen into disrepair. KAI was brought on by Dallas ISD in response to community reactions and began partnering with community leaders and project stakeholders throughout the duration of the comprehensive project to ensure everyone’s voices were heard. Nearly all the existing facilities were renovated along with 60,000 square feet in building additions as well as two renovated learning courtyards that were previously inaccessible. The school now allows for 360-degree learning that can meet the needs of all learning styles. Since the grand opening, a new equitable learning environment with modern amenities has fostered an incredible community impact on the students, faculty, alumni, and surrounding neighborhood. The South Oak Cliff area has long been known for its passionate residents and their support for the school. In fact, the grand opening celebration in January 2020 included over 1,500 members of the community, officials, and alumni in gold and white SOC attire along with the band and choir in a march from the temporary school to the brand-new facility. This burst of positive momentum led to the SOC football team winning back-to-back Texas 5A-DII state championships in 2021 and 2022, the first Dallas ISD school to win a state title since 1950. The renovation has also led to more parental involvement and higher academic performance across the board. As we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, KAI is extremely pleased to see the positive change this multi-award-winning project has had on the community and believes it will continue for years to come. Read more about this impactful project at the link below. https://lnkd.in/gcTAHG_r #TransformingCommunities #CommunityImpact #AEC #Design #Engineering #CommunityInvestment #Construction #K12Design

Discover the growth of community colleges in Delaware in our new blog post. From early roots to the impactful role of Delaware Technical and Community College, see how these institutions have shaped education in the state. Read "Community College Evolution in Delaware" now. #EducationEvolution #DelawareEducation #CommunityColleges https://lnkd.in/geqTz8gT

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"U.S. News and World Report just came out with its new rankings of high schools throughout the country and within states. According to national rankings, which are based on standardized test scores, access to AP courses, graduation rates, and “underserved student performance,” New Jersey high schools come in third place, just behind Massachusetts and Connecticut. Not too shabby!" Learn more at NJ Education Report: What Are The Top High Schools in New Jersey? https://lnkd.in/eBqStvvq #NJEdReport #NJSchools #LauraWaters #NJHighSchools

Polk State announced last week that planning and design for the Haines City-Davenport Campus has begun. Within a 10-mile radius of the Polk State Haines City-Davenport site, there are: • 80,000 residents whose educational attainment is a high school diploma or some college, but no degree. • 3,800 twelfth-grade students per year, amounting to 39% of all high school seniors in Polk County. • 17,000 new jobs projected in the next decade. Currently, residents of Northeast Polk County must commute at least 30 miles roundtrip to reach a Polk State campus. “Providing a Polk State education closer to home for thousands of residents will help ensure a bright future for our County,” Polk State President Angela Garcia Falconetti said. “Our College is grateful to the Florida Legislature, especially the Polk County Legislative Delegation, for investing in our institution and, most importantly, students and families whose lives will be transformed through the opportunities provided at this future location.” Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ehY4TN9M.

Great to see that this was resolved with the correct solution. The plan to move to UB during City's renovation was a no brainer that should never have been in doubt. It is disconcerting that some members of BCPS's school board threatened to stop this innovative solution. In it's 185-year history, City has served students from every corner of the city. BCPS proposed a swing space school at 5001 Sinclair Lane - as far east as you can go in the city without being in eastern Baltimore County. Getting there would have been difficult even for students with access to cars or parents who drive them to school. For the majority of students - who rely on MTA buses to get to school - the commuting times would have been unsustainable. For students coming from northwest, west, southwest, and south Baltimore the commute times would have been so difficult that they would have forced students to choose other high schools. Hundreds of academically talented Baltimore children - many from disadvantaged backgrounds - would have been denied access to a premier college prep high school and its renowned International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. BCPS's proposed swing school required $24 million dollars of upgrades to accommodate high school students; upgrades that would have little usefulness once City's renovation was complete. Thus, those improvements would have been an inefficient use of school construction funds and not at all in keeping with sustainable building practices. Such a relief that the sensible choice was made. CITY Forever!