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The film documents the daily routines of teachers accused of misconduct or incompetence. Several days, weeks, months, or even years are spent in these "Kafkaesque" [1] rubber rooms waiting for some kind of resolution; the filmmakers estimate that the average wait time is three years, but cited cases lasting as long as ten years.
With fewer certified teachers to go around, school districts in North Texas have had to rethink their recruiting strategies to make sure they have enough teachers to fill their classrooms. Texas ...
The Cartel is a 2009 American documentary film by New Jersey–based television producer, reporter and news anchor Bob Bowdon, that covers the failures of public education in the United States by focusing on New Jersey, which has the highest level of per-student education spending in the U.S. [1] According to The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), the film asks: "How has the richest and most ...
In 2015, 14 cities had 30% or more of their students in charter schools, led by New Orleans, with 93% [27] [28] As of 2016, 47 California school districts and 10,000 students participated in District of Choice, serving five percent of school districts and 0.2 percent of students.
School districts with fewer than 250 students in 2022-23 are not included in the analysis as the ratios of smaller districts are more volatile when teacher count changes.
A list of the 500 largest school districts in 2000–2001 from the National Center for Education Statistics (Department of Education) 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size, from the United States Department of Education (2010-11 school year) 120 largest school districts, by enrollment size, from the United States Department of ...
There is one provider of public education in the State of Hawaii, the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE), dependent on the Hawaiian state government. The word "school districts" in Hawaii is instead used to refer to internal divisions within HIDOE, and the U.S. Census Bureau does not count these as local governments.
A major event in the history of education in the United States was the "Kalamazoo school case" (Stuart v. School District No. 1 of the Village of Kalamazoo). [4] In 1858, Kalamazoo, Michigan established its first high school, and the following year, the Michigan Legislature enacted legislature authorizing the election of school districts and ...