Education Across the States

More than half of the New York City Council wants city students back on paper state tests after the first all-computer spring, but the State Education Department says its own study found screens barely mattered — and that study has never been published.

Sources — NYSED, State Education Department Releases Preliminary Data on English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science State Exams (2026): http://www.nysed.gov/news/2026/state-education-department-releases-preliminary-data-english-language-arts-mathematics-and ; New York City Public Schools, citywide results for the 2026 state assessment (August 7, 2026): https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/news/announcements/contentdetails/2026/08/07/new-york-city-public-schools-releases-citywide-results-for-state-assessment ; TheStandardNY, NY State Tests: Paper vs. Computer, and the Missing Study: https://thestandardny.com/article/ny-state-tests-paper-versus-computer-waiver ; NYSSBA On Board Online, SED releases preliminary grade 3-8 results (August 31, 2026) — search nyssba.org for that headline; Chalkbeat New York reporting on the City Council computer-based testing waiver request and NYSED's review response (October 2026) — search chalkbeat.org/newyork for Dinowitz computer-based testing waiver; Backes and Cowan, Economics of Education Review (2019), Massachusetts online-versus-paper PARCC comparison.

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An honest good, bad, and ugly deep dive into the Charleston County School District, South Carolina's second-largest school system: record 2026 test scores and a 91.8 percent graduation rate, three years of major teacher raises, weighted student funding, the 2023 Gallien superintendent settlement, the abolition of the constituent boards, charter costs and reserves, and a five grade-level achievement gap that remains the district's central challenge, plus the November 3, 2026 education sales tax referendum.

Sources:

- NCES district data for Charleston 01 (enrollment 50,856, staffing, revenue): https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=4501440

- CCSD 2026 state report cards (57 Good/Excellent, 43 Excellent, 2026 SC READY results): https://www.ccsdschools.com/news2/2026-2027-news-clone/news/~board/2026-2027-news/post/ccsd-schools-continue-to-demonstrate-strong-academic-growth-on-2026-state-report-cards

- SC Department of Education, Oct. 29, 2026 SC READY release (Meeting Street Elementary-Burns most improved in ELA): https://www.ed.sc.gov/newsroom/news-releases/south-carolina-students-reach-new-heights-in-academic-achievement/

- CCSD board awards Superintendent Anita Huggins exemplary evaluation, Oct. 2026 (31.5/33, graduation nearly 92%): https://www.ccsdschools.com/news2/2026-2027-news-clone/news/~board/2026-2027-news/post/ccsd-board-of-trustees-awards-superintendent-anita-huggins-exemplary-evaluation-for-second-consecutive-year

- Stanford/Harvard Education Opportunity district trends report for Charleston 01 (grade-level gaps by race and poverty, 2022-2025): https://edopportunity.org/reports/trends/2025/SC/report_SC_4501440_charleston-01.pdf

- CCSD FY26 budget adoption ($1.76B, $4,000 teacher raise, starting pay $64,782, WSF $36M): https://whosonthemove.com/charleston-county-school-district-passes-fy2026-budget-with-historic-investments-in-students-and-staff/

- CCSD FY27 budget reporting ($965M general operating, $2,700 raise, starting pay $67,500, WSF about $63M): https://whatsgoingonincharleston.net/ccsd-approves-teacher-raises-bringing-starting-pay-to-67500/

- Gallien resignation and settlement, Oct. 28, 2023: https://holycitysinner.com/politics/ccsd-board-accepts-superintendent-s-resignation-investigation-finds-evidence-hostile-work-environment/

- Investigation findings (no hostile work environment; board directive violations): https://gray-wcsc-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/2023/10/28/report-clears-gallien-hostile-workplace-allegations-finds-policy-violations/

- Act 77 / H.4014 abolishing constituent districts effective July 1, 2025: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4014.htm

- CCSD first-year results after constituent board dissolution, Aug. 2026: https://www.ccsdschools.com/news2/2026-2027-news-clone/news/~board/2026-2027-news/post/following-constituent-board-dissolution-ccsd-delivers-measurable-results

- CCSD charter authorizer briefing (nine charters, $42.8M combined fund balances): https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6073660/South-Carolina/CCSD-reminder-district-authorizes-nine-charters-combined-charter-fund-balances-total-428-million

- November 2026 education sales tax referendum (Nov. 3, 2026 vote; extension 2029-2034): https://www.ccsdschools.com/about-us2/one-cent-sales-tax

- U.S. Attorney's Office / FBI Columbia, Mar. 17, 2026: federal grand jury indictment of Trustee Kevin Hollinshead (bribery, wire fraud, bank fraud allegations); WCSC (Live 5 News), Mar. 18, 2026, not-guilty plea, $250,000 unsecured bond, and resignation statement: https://gray-wcsc-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/2026/03/18/ex-charleston-county-school-board-member-pleads-not-guilty-bribery-charges/

- SC State Inspector General final report (Aug. 27, 2026) findings on Trustee Darlene Dunmeyer-Roberson and Gov. McMaster's Executive Order 2026-19 removal proceedings, SC Daily Gazette via Greenville Business Magazine, Sept. 2026: https://www.greenvillebusinessmag.com/premium/stories/sc-governor-moves-to-oust-charleston-school-board-member-after-report-found-possible-fraud,54371

- SC Daily Gazette via Greenville Business Magazine, Sept. 28, 2026 removal hearing coverage: https://www.greenvillebusinessmag.com/premium/stories/facing-removal-sc-school-board-member-refutes-accusations-in-first-of-its-kind-hearing,57666

- Dunmeyer-Roberson, Responses to Charges filed with the hearing panel (governor.sc.gov): https://governor.sc.gov/sites/governor/files/Documents/Dunmeyer-Roberson_Revised_Response_to_Charges_091326%208pm.pdf

- Governor McMaster declines to remove Dunmeyer-Roberson, Oct. 14, 2026 (Palmetto State News): https://palmettostatenews.com/governor-mcmaster-declines-to-remove-charleston-county-school-trustee-after-investigation

Verification steps: For any school's rating, search the school name at the South Carolina School Report Cards site (screportcards.ed.sc.gov). For CCSD budget books and the capital transparency portal, go to ccsdschools.com and search "FY2027 budget book" or "transparency portal." For the Council of the Great City Schools enrollment report, search CCSD news releases for July 15, 2026.

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An honest good, bad, and ugly deep dive into the Charleston County School District, South Carolina's second-largest school system: record 2026 test scores and a 91.8 percent graduation rate, three years of major teacher raises, weighted student funding, the 2023 Gallien superintendent settlement, the abolition of the constituent boards, charter costs and reserves, and a five grade-level achievement gap that remains the district's central challenge, plus the November 3, 2026 education sales tax referendum.

Sources:

- NCES district data for Charleston 01 (enrollment 50,856, staffing, revenue): https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=4501440

- CCSD 2026 state report cards (57 Good/Excellent, 43 Excellent, 2026 SC READY results): https://www.ccsdschools.com/news2/2026-2027-news-clone/news/~board/2026-2027-news/post/ccsd-schools-continue-to-demonstrate-strong-academic-growth-on-2026-state-report-cards

- SC Department of Education, Oct. 29, 2026 SC READY release (Meeting Street Elementary-Burns most improved in ELA): https://www.ed.sc.gov/newsroom/news-releases/south-carolina-students-reach-new-heights-in-academic-achievement/

- CCSD board awards Superintendent Anita Huggins exemplary evaluation, Oct. 2026 (31.5/33, graduation nearly 92%): https://www.ccsdschools.com/news2/2026-2027-news-clone/news/~board/2026-2027-news/post/ccsd-board-of-trustees-awards-superintendent-anita-huggins-exemplary-evaluation-for-second-consecutive-year

- Stanford/Harvard Education Opportunity district trends report for Charleston 01 (grade-level gaps by race and poverty, 2022-2025): https://edopportunity.org/reports/trends/2025/SC/report_SC_4501440_charleston-01.pdf

- CCSD FY26 budget adoption ($1.76B, $4,000 teacher raise, starting pay $64,782, WSF $36M): https://whosonthemove.com/charleston-county-school-district-passes-fy2026-budget-with-historic-investments-in-students-and-staff/

- CCSD FY27 budget reporting ($965M general operating, $2,700 raise, starting pay $67,500, WSF about $63M): https://whatsgoingonincharleston.net/ccsd-approves-teacher-raises-bringing-starting-pay-to-67500/

- Gallien resignation and settlement, Oct. 28, 2023: https://holycitysinner.com/politics/ccsd-board-accepts-superintendent-s-resignation-investigation-finds-evidence-hostile-work-environment/

- Investigation findings (no hostile work environment; board directive violations): https://gray-wcsc-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/2023/10/28/report-clears-gallien-hostile-workplace-allegations-finds-policy-violations/

- Act 77 / H.4014 abolishing constituent districts effective July 1, 2025: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4014.htm

- CCSD first-year results after constituent board dissolution, Aug. 2026: https://www.ccsdschools.com/news2/2026-2027-news-clone/news/~board/2026-2027-news/post/following-constituent-board-dissolution-ccsd-delivers-measurable-results

- CCSD charter authorizer briefing (nine charters, $42.8M combined fund balances): https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6073660/South-Carolina/CCSD-reminder-district-authorizes-nine-charters-combined-charter-fund-balances-total-428-million

- November 2026 education sales tax referendum (Nov. 3, 2026 vote; extension 2029-2034): https://www.ccsdschools.com/about-us2/one-cent-sales-tax

- U.S. Attorney's Office / FBI Columbia, Mar. 17, 2026: federal grand jury indictment of Trustee Kevin Hollinshead (bribery, wire fraud, bank fraud allegations); WCSC (Live 5 News), Mar. 18, 2026, not-guilty plea, $250,000 unsecured bond, and resignation statement: https://gray-wcsc-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/2026/03/18/ex-charleston-county-school-board-member-pleads-not-guilty-bribery-charges/

- SC State Inspector General final report (Aug. 27, 2026) findings on Trustee Darlene Dunmeyer-Roberson and Gov. McMaster's Executive Order 2026-19 removal proceedings, SC Daily Gazette via Greenville Business Magazine, Sept. 2026: https://www.greenvillebusinessmag.com/premium/stories/sc-governor-moves-to-oust-charleston-school-board-member-after-report-found-possible-fraud,54371

- SC Daily Gazette via Greenville Business Magazine, Sept. 28, 2026 removal hearing coverage: https://www.greenvillebusinessmag.com/premium/stories/facing-removal-sc-school-board-member-refutes-accusations-in-first-of-its-kind-hearing,57666

- Dunmeyer-Roberson, Responses to Charges filed with the hearing panel (governor.sc.gov): https://governor.sc.gov/sites/governor/files/Documents/Dunmeyer-Roberson_Revised_Response_to_Charges_091326%208pm.pdf

- Governor McMaster declines to remove Dunmeyer-Roberson, Oct. 14, 2026 (Palmetto State News): https://palmettostatenews.com/governor-mcmaster-declines-to-remove-charleston-county-school-trustee-after-investigation

Verification steps: For any school's rating, search the school name at the South Carolina School Report Cards site (screportcards.ed.sc.gov). For CCSD budget books and the capital transparency portal, go to ccsdschools.com and search "FY2027 budget book" or "transparency portal." For the Council of the Great City Schools enrollment report, search CCSD news releases for July 15, 2026.

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Two prevention efforts reached U.S. Virgin Islands schools in October 2026: free childhood diabetes screenings rolling school by school in the St. Thomas-St. John District through February, and parent workshops on recognizing suicide warning signs held across all three islands — what each program does, what it cannot do, and the St. Croix screening dates that have not yet been published. Sources: Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) News, USVI Childhood Diabetes Prevention Program screening schedule with the Virgin Islands Diabetes Center of Excellence (VIDCOE) — vide.vi, VIDE News page (retrieved October 30, 2026; schedule: Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School October 23, Joseph Sibilly Elementary November 6, Julius E. Sprauve November 13, Yvonne E. Milliner-Bowsky November 20, Lockhart K-8 December 11, Joseph A. Gomez Elementary January 15, Jane E. Tuitt Elementary January 22, Ulla F. Muller Elementary February 12). To verify: go to vide.vi, open VIDE News, and find the Childhood Diabetes Prevention Program screening schedule post. Virgin Islands Consortium, October 9, 2026 — parent workshops October 13-15 on St. John, St. Thomas, and St. Croix on student mental health and suicide warning signs (as republished by British Caribbean News). To verify: search viconsortium.com for 'suicide prevention workshops parents October 2026'. Virgin Islands Department of Health, May 20, 2026 — Gen Z Suicide Prevention Campaign 'I Geh You' launch, ages 14-26, resource hub at doh.vi.gov/GenZ, and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. To verify: search doh.vi.gov for 'Gen Z Suicide Prevention Campaign'.

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An honest good, bad, and ugly deep dive into the Buffalo City School District: 27,827 students, an 88 percent economically disadvantaged enrollment, a structural budget deficit and a pulled school-closure vote, a four-year Attorney General discipline settlement over unequal suspensions, a superintendent's resignation and an interim leader, and a state monitor proposal, plus a school-by-school walk from City Honors and the bilingual academies to the Occupational Training Center.

Sources:

- New York State Education Department, Buffalo City School District profile, enrollment, graduation and student and educator data: https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000052968 and https://data.nysed.gov/enrollment.php?instid=800000052968

- New York Attorney General, Assurance of Discontinuance No. 26-004, Buffalo City School District (February 2026): https://ht.ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/settlements-agreements/buffalo-city-school-district-assurance-of-discontinuance-2026.pdf

- Assemblymember Jonathan Rivera, legislation to establish a state monitor for Buffalo Public Schools, bill A11634A (August 18, 2026): https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Jonathan-Rivera/story/119356

- Buffalo News, coverage of the October 21, 2026 postponed closure vote: https://buffalonews.cms.us-corp-qa-4.vip.tnpreprod.net/news/local/education/facing-an-impassioned-crowd-buffalo-leadership-delays-decision-on-school-closures/article_3ae1e694-11f7-5bfa-92ff-bc4ebf862b8e.html

- National Center for Education Statistics, Buffalo City School District detail (staffing and fiscal data): https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=3605850

- To verify the budget and audit figures without a stable direct link: go to buffaloschools.org, open Board of Education meeting documents (BoardDocs), and search for the 2026-2027 Superintendent Proposed Budget presentation dated May 12, 2026, the 2025-2026 Superintendent Proposed Budget, and the Finance and Operations Committee audit presentation for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. To verify suspension follow-up data: search the Buffalo News and the Buffalo Solutions Not Suspensions coalition releases for 2024-25 short-term and long-term suspension counts.

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Teachers on the Governor's Teacher Advisory Committee set their priorities for the January 2027 long session — the veteran pay plateau, mid-career burnout, career and technical education, and school nutrition — and North Carolina joins 22 other states defending federal E-Rate internet funding for schools and libraries.

Sources:

- EdNC, Governor's Teacher Advisory Committee discusses legislative priorities and school nutrition (October 28, 2026): https://www.ednc.org/10-28-2026-governors-teacher-advisory-committee-discusses-legislative-priorities-and-school-nutrition/

- North Carolina Department of Justice, Attorney General Jeff Jackson Fights to Protect Funding for Internet Access in Rural Schools (press release, October 20, 2026; search ncdoj.gov for E-Rate October 2026)

- WNC Times, AG Jeff Jackson Fights to Save Critical E-Rate Internet Funding for Rural NC Schools (October 26-27, 2026): https://wnctimes.com/article/ag-jeff-jackson-fights-to-save-critical-e-rate-internet-funding-for-rural-nc-schools

- Public School Forum of North Carolina, October 30 Policy Updates (October 30, 2026; checked for context on the ballot amendments): https://www.ncforum.org/october-30-policy-updates/2026/

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An honest good, bad, and ugly deep dive into the Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin's second largest district, covering its enrollment, funding formula, budget, report card, achievement gaps, special education, staffing, and the 2024 referenda rebuilding ten schools. Sources: MMSD About https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/about ; Wisconsin DPI 2024-25 report cards via MMSD release https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/about/news/article/~board/media-release/post/state-report-cards-highlight-continued-growth-in-mmsd-schools ; MMSD Budget 101 https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/about/news/article/~board/newsstories/post/community-mmsd-budget-101-how-the-madison-community-supports-our-schools ; MMSD 2024 Referenda https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/about/2024-referenda?issue_id=181 ; MMSD 2026-27 early budget planning https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/about/news/article/~board/media-release/post/mmsd-begins-early-planning-for-202627-budget-outlines-priorities-and-fiscal-outlook ; MMSD completion and attendance release March 25 2026 https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/about/community-newsletter/issue/~board/community-news/post/mmsd-high-school-completion-rate-climbs-nearly-nine-percentage-points-attendance-also-increases-per-new-state-data-1774466977364 ; NCES district detail https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=5508520 ; WORT October 22 2026 rebuild decision https://www.wortfm.org/?p=511550 ; Madison Focal October 27 2026 budget approval https://focalnews.org/madison-wi/local/madison-schools-approve-2026-27-budget-as-district-warns-of-state-funding-gap ; WILL Two Madisons study https://will-law.org/study-madisons-low-income-minority-students-attend-unsafe-failing-schools/ ; Badger Institute analysis October 2026 https://www.badgerinstitute.org/do-madisons-schools-underperform-milwaukees-lets-talk-about-it/ ; Wisconsin Policy Forum via WNA https://wnanews.com/2025/06/04/referenda-give-madison-schools-fiscal-breathing-room-at-sizable-cost-to-taxpayers/ ; Green Bay Press Gazette October 13 2026 GBAPS budget https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/education/2026/10/13/taxes-salary-changes-among-key-524m-gbaps-proposed-budget-takeaways/92139856007/ . To verify anything without a stable URL: search Wisconsin DPI WISEdash and the DPI Report Cards portal for Madison Metropolitan School District, district code 3269; search the MMSD BoardDocs meeting archive for the October 27 2025 budget adoption, January 2026 audit acceptance, and November-December 2025 salary compression testimony; search Citizen Portal for Madison Metropolitan School District meeting summaries for the 2024-25 year in review.

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At a Wednesday LR389 interim-study hearing, Nebraska families and advocates told the Education Committee that deaf and hard-of-hearing students are still missing interpreters and services nearly thirty years after the Nebraska School for the Deaf closed — plus a new state-approved teacher-preparation pathway opens against the November 4 vacancy-survey deadline, and the November 1 and November 13 dates that lock next year's official record.

Sources:

- Nebraska Public Media, 'Advocates say Nebraska is lacking in resources for deaf, hard of hearing students' (LR389 hearing, Oct. 28, 2026) — https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/advocates-say-nebraska-is-lacking-in-resources-for-deaf-hard-of-hearing-students/

- Nebraska Examiner coverage of the LR389 deaf student services hearing (Oct. 29, 2026), via Nebraska Public Media reporting

- Nebraska Legislature, LR389 (109th Legislature, Second Session) — interim study on educational opportunities and services for deaf and hard of hearing elementary students — https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LR389.pdf

- Teachers of Tomorrow, launch announcement for Nebraska Teachers of Tomorrow (state-approved alternative teacher preparation, applications open), citing Nebraska Department of Education 2025-26 Teacher Vacancy Survey — https://panhandlepost.com/posts/641b6528-801e-45c0-836f-e2910e1a3e5d

- Nebraska Department of Education, NDE Bulletin — 2026-27 Teacher Vacancy Survey (closes Nov. 4, 2026); Annual Assurance Statement (due Nov. 1, 2026); Upcoming Deadline for 2025-2026 NEP Changes / Graduation Cohort Resolution Requests (due Nov. 13, 2026) — https://www.education.ne.gov/bulletin/

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Nine New Mexico charter schools joined the Ready for CSP Fellowship today with more than eight point four million dollars in published federal expansion awards and over fourteen hundred planned new seats — plus Albuquerque's math textbook comment window closes today, and early voting ends tomorrow.

Sources:

- The Mind Trust, Nine New Mexico Charter Schools Selected for Ready for CSP New Mexico Fellowship (October 30, 2026): https://www.themindtrust.org/blog/2026/10/30/nine-new-mexico-charter-schools-selected-for-ready-for-csp-new-mexico-fellowship/

- The Mind Trust, Fellowship Opportunities — Ready for CSP New Mexico program description (one-year fellowship): https://www.themindtrust.org/fellowships/

- New Mexico Secretary of State, 2026 General Election — Constitutional Amendments and General Obligation Bond Questions (Amendment 2; Bond Question 2, nineteen million three hundred twenty-four thousand one hundred eighty-eight dollars for libraries; Bond Question 3, three hundred fifty-two million two hundred twenty-five thousand three hundred seventy-nine dollars for higher education, special schools, and tribal schools; early voting ends October 31, 2026): https://www.sos.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IT-0976-1A06E285BD1-1EA01218E0D402F2F5-2026-CA-and-GOB-Questions-final.pdf

- Albuquerque Public Schools math textbook review and public comment period closing October 30, 2026 — search APS.edu for 'math textbook review' to reach the district's review page with coordinator and comment-form details; reviews by the New Mexico Public Education Department and EdReports referenced there.

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An honest good, bad, and ugly deep dive into Guam's elementary schools: enrollment down nearly two thousand in five years, per-pupil spending up sixty-two percent, eighty-five percent of grades three to five not meeting reading standards and up to ninety-five percent not meeting mathematics standards, alongside Head Start in nearly every building, a legally rooted CHamoru language program, and a community that reopens its own schools.

Sources:

- Superintendent's State of Public Education address — declining enrollment, low proficiency, per-pupil cost up 62% (Guam News Network): https://guamnewsnetwork.com/news/gdoe-superintendent-reports-declining-enrollment-low

- GDOE fiscal 2025 audit questions $9.3M in federal spending, flags late financial close (Guam News Network): https://guamnewsnetwork.com/news/gdoe-audit-questions-9-3m-in-federal-spending-flags-late

- OPA Report No. 26-03, Guam Department of Education Accountability of Textbooks, executive summary (Guam Office of Public Accountability): https://mail.opaguam.org/sites/default/files/opa2603es.pdf

- WASC restores accreditation for Guam schools after purchase order problem resolved (Isla Public): https://www.islapublic.org/news/2026-10-07/wasc-restores-accreditation-for-guam-schools-after-purchase-order-problem-resolved

- Senator calls for superintendent's resignation; superintendent declines (Isla Public, Oct 15, 2026): https://www.islapublic.org/news/2026-10-15/barnett-calls-for-won-pats-resignation-as-gdoe-superintendent

- Guam Head Start Program — funded enrollment 534, 27 centers in public elementary schools (GDOE): https://guamheadstart.gdoe.net/ready-register

- GDOE Pre-Kindergarten Applications — Universal Pre-K and GATE Pre-K, school year 2026-2027 (GDOE): https://gdoe.net/District/Department/5-Curriculum-Instruction/3164-Pre-Kindergarten-Applications.html

- State of Preschool Yearbook, Guam profile — pilot prekindergarten enrollment 52, spending per child, 6 of 10 benchmarks (NIEER): http://nieer.org/yearbook/2025/state-profiles/guam

- GFT wage analysis summary — elementary teacher median $62,240 vs NEA national average $76,552 (Guam Federation of Teachers, Aug 2026): https://gftunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GFT_Wage_Analysis_Summary_for_Lawmakers.pdf

- Joint Information Center Release No. 14, Super Typhoon Champi — schools closed Oct 19, 2026, elementary schools as emergency evacuation centers, elementary parent-teacher conferences postponed (Guam Homeland Security / Office of Civil Defense): https://ghs.guam.gov/sites/default/files/ghs-ocd_jic-release-no14_sty-champi_2026-10-18_1245_chst.pdf

- To verify items without a stable URL: search gdoe.net for the Guam Education Board signed minutes of February 18, 2025 (Chief Brodie Elementary closure vote, 6-1) and July 15, 2025 (Chief Brodie interim use); search gdoe.net for the SY2025-2026 Teacher Shortage Areas submission approval letter (December 2024); search the Guam Legislature hearing coverage on Citizen Portal for the FY2026 and FY2027 GDOE budget hearings (needs-based request, vacancies, unfunded facility needs) and the Bill 156-38 lease hearing (Adacao Elementary custodial testimony, district-wide facility needs over $500 million); and search the U.S. Department of Education IDEA determination letters site for Guam Part B (2023, 2024 — Needs Assistance) and Guam Part C (2024, 2025 — Needs Assistance).

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