Springfield Education Association

06/03/2026

Hmmm. Go figure.

In South Carolina, students will no longer get minimum grades.

Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a new law eliminating so-called "grade floors" in South Carolina schools, a practice that allowed teachers to assign students a minimum grade higher than what they actually earned. The change takes effect next school year, and districts that continue the practice risk losing 10% of their state funding.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3QfkDeJ

06/03/2026

06/02/2026

Thank goodness

The "college for all" rallying cry is quieting down, even at traditional college-prep high schools.

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06/02/2026

When the humor is so real you don’t even know if it’s really a joke.

"The room can always hold one more learner." — Talia L.

PINEHURTS ELEMENTARY ACADEMY — Administrators unveiled a districtwide "Growth Mindset" initiative on January 6, applying the framework solely to enrollment by raising the average classroom from 24 students to 67 over the spring semester.

Superintendent Mrs. Larson explained that capacity is "not a fixed trait" and that any room insisting it is full simply "hasn't tried yet." "We don't say 'this class is too big,' we say 'this class is too big yet,'" added principal Mr. Whitfield, addressing teachers from a hallway because the staff lounge now seats a third-grade section.

The framework was deemed a success after the only teacher who voiced concern was praised for her tremendous personal growth in learning to take attendance for ninety minutes.

06/02/2026

According to these education leaders, bipartisan education policy is not only possible, it's already happening.

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06/02/2026

Let’s have a walk and talk.

06/02/2026

New opportunities for students who need a reset. Thank you to the Outlet for stepping up and thank you to the NAACP for 25 years of commitment to 186 students.

https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-the-outlet-to-take-over-springfield-alternative-expulsion-program-from-naacp/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=jetpack_social&fbclid=IwZnRzaASML1BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEej1adoMJhOimlxsBK90vtaQnmLwgIXRniNgwMf2yA8gRb6kCq8X8OcCeCGTI_aem_6UbS5KbkCLoUe97l38L0rA

It's being described as a way to get expelled students back on a path to graduation.

06/02/2026

Summer is getting hot, but reading is always cool. Stop by St. John’s Lutheran Church and grab a few books from the mobile library :)

06/02/2026

Inching closer toward what is best for kids…

Could banning cell phones make Illinois classrooms better places to learn? State lawmakers are betting on it, sending a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk to do exactly that.