There are three full-term seats up for grabs and one seat with a one-year unexpired term.
As a second grade teacher, Precious Allen teaches every subject to her students, but emphasizes science, engineering, and math with hopes of inspiring her students to pursue those fields.
The ‘Youth Civic Hub,’ an online portal launched on Friday aims to increase youth civic engagement and electoral participation.
The board on Tuesday signaled to lawmakers that they want new laws to reform the state’s charter school system.
With federal pandemic aid for schools expiring, the schools say the additional operating funding would be crucial for students and staff.
Un grupo influyente conservador ha elaborado una estrategia para desafiar una decisión histórica del Tribunal Supremo que protege el derecho de los niños indocumentados a asistir a la escuela pública.
Student testing is a sticking point as legislative leaders seek a compromise.
The city school system, like districts across the country, has dealt with a surge in tensions following Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and Israel’s subsequent bombardment of the Gaza strip.
Across party lines, teachers want students to have more mental health support. Republican teachers were more likely to support armed police officers in school — and arming teachers.
Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said complaints aired in public meetings over the years illustrate the need for coaching for district leaders.
A Council of the Great City Schools leader said the team could be used as a model for other new superintendents
David Carrilllo took only a week to adjust after getting released from a Colorado prison. Now, he’s teaching students again.
10 candidates are competing for seats on the Newark Board of Education in this year’s election taking place April 16.
Heather Martin cofounded a nonprofit to support survivors of mass tragedy.
Secretary of Education Katie Jenner said the goal is to identify which children need additional support in their early years.
The school had a rocky history in Indianapolis Public Schools but can now take advantage of the growing number of students who are eligible for vouchers.
The literacy overhaul has enjoyed support from many advocates and experts. But will the momentum last as NYC expands its reading instruction shift?
Charter networks, both inside and outside the state, are tracking the legislation.
This episode of P.S. Weekly focuses on New York City’s complex special education system and challenges students face getting accommodations like extra time on exams.
‘People were damn mad,’ said one spectator who was asked to leave the chamber.
One state lawmaker said the report would be “invaluable” in deliberations over whether and how to extend mayoral control.
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The Heritage Foundation is urging states to charge undocumented students tuition to attend public school in an effort to provoke a challenge to the Supreme Court’s landmark Plyler v. Doe ruling.
Families will be required to opt in to transportation next school year. The changes come as the district continues its Rebuilding Stronger overhaul.
State Board of Education fails to move school safety measures forward for second time in five months
Nikki Snyder, the board member who introduced the measures, stormed out of the meeting in frustration after her colleagues rejected them.
The new tax credit would help about 45% of Colorado families
Students in Craigmont High’s new Earth and space sciences class watched a preview before looking up to the sky.
At the Crispus Attucks Museum, residents celebrated the eclipse with a program that also honored African traditions and ancestry.
Some parents pulled their kids out of school as the exceedingly rare phenomenon appeared in New York City’s skies on Monday.
Vick is set to start a three-year term as president of the organization of nearly 40,000 educators in July.
Chalkbeat is collaborating with newsrooms across Colorado on a survey asking voters which issues matter to them.
This year, Newark Public Schools extended summer school program hours until 6 p.m. for students in elementary, middle, and high school.
The Colorado State Board of Education will hear the recommendations at a hearing in May.
Colorado’s budget bill finally puts an end to the budget stabilization factor. It also includes more for K-12 and higher education.
Completing the FAFSA is supposed to open doors to higher education. But error messages and delays could close off opportunities, counselors fear.
Nearly a third of Michigan students were chronically absent during the 2022-23 school year, one of the highest rates in the country.
Many schools across the city sent messages to families Friday morning, assuring them that students remained safe.
The move by the Genius School comes after the charter authorizer overseeing it put it on probation and another authorizer rejected its bid for a new charter.
The information shared by officials provided more details about the district's switch to a new position-based budget formula next school year.
A consultant for Juvenile Court found that just half of students were attending class, and that the curriculum didn’t keep them on track for graduation.
The schools offer a mix of elementary, middle, and high school programs across three boroughs.
The Village provides food, mental health support, and more to students. But it’s funded by federal pandemic relief aid called ESSER dollars, which are set to run out this year.