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The Taylor Swift Economy is now a high school curriculum

University of Kansas professor Misty Heggeness has created a Taylor Swift curriculumSwiftynomics 101to help high school and college teachers convey economics lessons by analyzing the 34-year-old pop star's effect on the NFL's business.

Durham Public Schools unable to find solution to worker wage dispute

Durham's schools have beenthrown into chaosafter the school system rolled back raises for more than 1,300 classified workers after discovering it had been overpaying them due to an internal error since October.

Educators wrestle with new limits on teaching Black history

New laws in at least 14 states and various restrictions elsewhereor the threat of themare leading many teachers to simply mention important figures in Black history without getting into the racism they faced.

Miami-Dade schools consider workforce housing plan

The proposal comes as the district is struggling to attract teachers and faces a looming financial cliff, with federal stimulus funds distributed during the pandemic running out this year.

AI is helping school districts navigate bus driver shortages

Bus driver shortages caused chaos in all 50 states this past back-to-school season, leaving many students (and their families) without a reliable way to get to and from class.

How Ohio is preparing for AI in K-12 education

An Ohio Department of Education & Workforce spokesperson tells Axios there is "no set date" for when its guidance will be released, and even when it exists, "decisions regarding AI would be made by local districts."

How San Francisco schools are bringing AI into classrooms

Teachers and administrators areeagerfor guidelines to use AIand how to quash misuse.Butthe field is moving so rapidlythat governments have been loath to issue pronouncements.

Des Moines teachers say suburban districts attract more teachers

During a Dec. 5 school board meeting, several educators spoke about losing staff, including Rebecca Marks, who noted the "greener grasses of other districts."

A program that teaches Arizona kids to read is diversifying the teacher pipeline

The Leading Men Fellowshipa program from Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Literacy Labtrains 18- to 24-year-olds in early literacy techniques and deploys them to Title I classrooms, where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Tennessee continues discussions on rejecting federal education funding

Republican House Speaker Cameron Sexton first suggested walking away from the funding because he said it comes with burdensome requirements, like standardized testing mandates. He and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally formed the panel of eight Republicans and two Democrats to delve into the matter.

Florida students’ ACT scores among nation’s worst

Florida's average composite ACT score, an average of the scores for the English, math, reading and science sections, was 18.9 out of 36, a big drop from 19.6 in 2014.

Reality check: NC education lotterys impact on Charlotte schools construction is negligible

The NC Education Lottery is helpful, to a degree. It contributed nearly $11 million to pay off Mecklenburg County's school construction debt last yearmoney the county wouldn't have otherwise had.

Denver schools scramble to respond to influx of migrant students

Education officialstell Axiosthey are trying to enforce vaccination requirements, find classroom space, change bus routes and hire more bilingual teachers to meet the needs of thousands of students who have survived traumatizing migration journeys.

How these Oregon high schools aim to help teens recover from drug addiction

Teenagers fighting drug addiction say going to school can be one of their biggest obstacles, with access to drugs and social, academic and emotional stress creating specific challenges.

What a teachers strike would mean for Portland Public Schools students

It would be thefirst such strikein PPS history, disrupting learning for more than49,000 students across 81 schools.