In this small town, high school students and their teachers ensure the story of Japanese American incarceration doesn’t get watered down.
Some players had been overlooked by other high schools, about half of the starting lineup is considered undersized, and they represent Kensington, a Philly neighborhood that comes with a reputation.
Indiana legislators are advancing a bill banning cellphones from schools as session comes to a close.
State Superintendent Glenn Maleyko praised the improvement in the high school graduation rate, but said there is more work to do.
One bill revives part of a proposal vetoed last year. The other is in response to the Evergreen High School shooting.
A new bill would allow some Tennessee private school teachers to get an emergency teaching waiver to teach at a public school but don’t have a bachelor’s degree.
One planning commissioner said he worried the school’s original industrial location could result in a child “ending up underneath a cement truck.”
The Department of Justice is investigating whether parents can take their kids out of classes with “gender ideology” lessons.
Four years after the city announced the 65th Street child care center in the Upper East Side’s 10065 ZIP code, Mamdani said Thursday it will open 132 seats for pre-K and 3-K in the fall.
The governor’s budget proposal increases the main funding for Illinois schools by $305 million. Still, that increase is less than what state education officials and advocates had called for.
The state’s next commissioner of education plans to find the root causes of school budget deficits, expand academic recovery efforts, and support schools in implementing AI.
In this small town, high school students and their teachers ensure the story of Japanese American incarceration doesn’t get watered down.
Monarca Academy, which launched in 2022 within Northwest Middle School, will add high school grades after years of attracting Latino and immigrant families on the west side of Indianapolis.
Across much of the state, a lack of staffing has resulted in teachers with no special education credentials instructing students with disabilities.
Cristina Meléndez, the deputy chancellor of family engagement, is leaving her post. NYC education insiders are waiting to see if it’s part of a broader leadership shift.
Shana Engel tells her students that “wrong answers are still great answers, because through fixing our mistakes, we develop a greater understanding."
Lawmakers rejected amendments that would have exempted school districts and school resource officers, leaving uncertainty about how the measure may apply to K-12 schools.
In Fridley, Minnesota, the role of public schools has never felt more clear — or more strained.
State leaders in Texas, Arizona, Florida, and Oklahoma want teachers to face consequences when they facilitate student protests.
It’s unclear where Riverstone is located now since its building was shut down in late January.
A new bill that could require Tennessee teachers to track and report on their students’ immigration status cleared its first hurdle in the General Assembly this week.
The school board will vote next Tuesday on whether to close five schools at the end of this year. But parents say they’ve come to rely on Wells teachers and services.
Several existing programs didn’t make it into the mayor’s preliminary budget, including restorative justice, a program for students with sensory needs, and an initiative for those at risk of dropping out.
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Detroit teachers union to ask district to reaffirm commitment to immigrant students in next contract
The current collective bargaining agreement is set to end June 30. Negotiations will likely start in the coming weeks.
The final vote on the closure plan will come from the school board but City Council members said Tuesday they want their input to be considered.
A new study shows that the effectiveness of top teachers declined sharply when they took bonuses to teach in struggling schools. This suggests teacher skill is not a fixed characteristic.
With schools closed for winter break, health officials couldn’t get critical information to identify and warn those exposed to measles of the need to quarantine.
For six years, city officials propped up school budgets despite steep enrollment declines. It’s now up to Mayor Zohran Mamdani to decide whether to keep the policy or wind it down.
The day ICE agents detained Liam Conejo Ramos was ‘sad and infuriating,’ his school district superintendent said. She’d hoped her students wouldn’t be targeted.
These Philadelphia families chose small high schools. Now the district says they won’t be an option.
The district’s school closure proposal includes shuttering five magnet or citywide admissions high schools.
Colorado lawmakers want to help prospective teachers who have run into legal trouble. A bill under consideration would only require licensure applicants to disclose misdemeanors that happened within the last seven years.
The end of Alma’s work no the search is the latest twist in a search process that began last spring and hasn’t yet produced a permanent CEO. Six elected board members are blaming the mayor’s office and its allies for ‘sabotaging’ the process.
The coalition statement reflects months of tension between lawmakers, reform groups, and community members. It comes as lawmakers are debating an IPS governance overhaul that would leave the elected board with less power.
The board voted Tuesday night to spend $1.7 million to hire additional security for the rest of the school year.
The Citywide Council on High Schools wants NYC to mandate career aptitude assessments for all ninth and 11th graders. But researchers say adults are still needed to interpret results.
DPSCD Superintendent lauded the mayor’s efforts to see greater coordination between the city and district and charter schools.
Tennessee House Republicans passed a measure allowing public schools to display the Ten Commandments over Democrats’ objections of constitutional concerns.
The Newark Board of Education election is scheduled for April 21. This year, four seats are up for grabs.
An exchange between two education writers on the value of admitting students who need remedial support to selective universities like UCSD.
Board members were divided in a vote Wednesday to promote the interim leader to a full-time gig. Some argued a full search would be needed for transparency, while others stressed the urgency for stability.
Under federal law, degrees must raise graduates’ earnings above those of a typical high school graduate.
Students Demand Action’s Colorado chapter rallied at the Capitol to support legislation that would make it harder to create illegal guns. The group ramped up its presence at the Capitol after the 2023 East High School shooting.
Cost concerns and competing priorities hindered a planned expansion that would have opened the school to more students without auditions.