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A nationwide analysis, carried out by researchers from Brown University and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has found that 44% of U.S. pre-K through grade 12 schools are located within one mile of a known hazardous site. Nearly 10,000 schools, or about 8% of U.S. schools, are within a quarter mile of sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency, including Superfund sites, brownfields, and Toxics Release Inventory facilities. Native, Black, Hispanic, and low-income students are more likely than white students to attend schools near hazardous sites, while proximity levels are similar for public and private schools. Researchers said the findings likely underestimate schools’ overall exposure to environmental hazards because the analysis excludes unlisted hazardous sites and other pollution sources, including highways, wildfire smoke, and lead plumbing inside schools. The study highlights potential health and educational concerns because children are particularly vulnerable to environmental exposures as their bodies and brains develop. Airborne pollutants can also enter classrooms through windows and ventilation systems, leading the researchers to emphasize indoor air quality as an important factor in maintaining safe school environments.
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States including Illinois, Ohio, and Kansas are tightening standards for professional development courses that teachers can use to qualify for salary increases, amid concerns about low-quality programs offering academic credits for minimal work. A new Illinois law requires qualifying courses to come from regionally accredited higher education institutions, be taught by appropriately credentialed instructors, and provide graduate-level credit on an official transcript, while still allowing separate pay increases for microcredentials and additional certifications. The changes follow scrutiny of programs such as the Albion Institute, whose courses have been barred from counting toward license renewal in several states after reports that some three-credit courses could be completed in as little as 15 to 45 minutes. However, education experts argue that stronger academic standards may not be enough, noting limited evidence that master’s degrees generally improve student achievement and suggesting that professional development tied to salary increases should more closely support districts’ instructional priorities.
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Five weeks into Houston ISD’s Special Education Success Program, district leaders say the overhaul has created smaller classes, reduced the number of grade levels taught together, and provided teachers with more specialized training and curriculum. The share of self-contained classrooms serving more than two grade levels has fallen from more than half to less than a quarter, and nearly all classrooms are meeting the district’s target teacher-to-student ratios. The changes have also caused significant disruption. HISD reassigned thousands of students to 150 campuses, contacted more than 3,000 families, altered more than 1,000 individualized education programs, added more than 40 bus routes, and received more than 200 calls on the first day of school. Nine families have filed complaints with the Texas Education Agency, while the overhaul has also attracted state scrutiny and a federal investigation over potential discrimination against students with disabilities. Parents have reported mixed experiences. Some have welcomed smaller classes, but others say longer commutes, inconsistent transportation, unfamiliar teachers, and disrupted routines have contributed to behavioral problems and stress. Disability advocates have also cautioned that the district’s positive classroom data may not capture the broader effects of moving students farther from their neighborhood schools.
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The Broward School Board has voted 7-2 to continue $5,000 annual bonuses for the principal and five assistant principals at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School through the 2033-34 school year, citing administrators’ continuing responsibilities related to recovery from the 2018 mass shooting that killed 17 students and staff members. The supplements began in 2019 and compensate administrators for responsibilities including supporting survivors, families, and employees through anniversaries, safety incidents, threats, and other reminders of the tragedy. Some teachers have criticized the payments, arguing that they also continue to experience trauma and take on additional responsibilities but receive no comparable supplement. Teachers also pointed to reductions in benefits previously provided after the shooting, including a decrease in additional mental health days from 10 to five, while the district has cited financial constraints in discussions about teacher raises. The board had previously agreed to end the bonuses, but reinstated them after board member Lori Alhadeff, whose daughter was killed in the shooting, argued that the school’s administrators continue to face exceptional emotional and operational demands. Opponents said the payments raise concerns about equity, particularly because only one administrator receiving the supplement worked at the school at the time of the shooting.
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