Parents without Social Security numbers can now contribute to the FAFSA. But schools are still working to support families that have to manually enter financial information.
NAF, an education nonprofit, operates 30 career academies in 20 high schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District
The two-hour forum, organized by the Newark branch of the NAACP, gave candidates time to talk about Newark Public Schools policies they would revise or enact and issues they would champion.
The schools chancellor said he had “no interest in serving as a chancellor in a system where you don’t really have the authority to make real decisions.”
Nearly two-thirds of American teenagers use TikTok regularly. We want to hear students’ opinions about efforts to ban TikTok.
This New York City school counselor uses art therapy, breathing exercises, and details from her trips to Ecuador to bond with newcomer students at her Queens elementary school.
Allowing homeless students to buy their own clothes and providing them with cell phones has helped build trust and improve attendance. The end of COVID aid endangers that.
Supporters say a proposed change to the city’s real estate transfer tax would raise up to $100 million annually for a variety of efforts tackling homelessness. Critics worry it would create a political ‘slush fund.’
Illinois is planning to have 11th graders take the ACT next spring, after almost a decade of using the SAT.
Federal guidelines mandate that states identify low-performing public schools in need of additional state and federal support to help raise student achievement.
The Colorado State Board of Education praised the school’s efforts, even though its rating and test scores remained low.
For parent Emma Gonzalez Gutierrez, one message from a teacher helped her surprise her daughter at school.
Algunos maestros dicen que las aplicaciones han ayudado a que los padres se abran sobre problemas que su hijo o familia está enfrentando. Facilitan que los maestros proporcionen más apoyo a sus estudiantes.
The Detroit schools administrator is already working with MSCS under a short-term contract.
The Professional Performing Arts School, a Manhattan public school with such alums as Jeremy Allen White, Alicia Keys, and Britney Spears, is losing its theater program.
Although Colorado was an early adopter of policies that helped transfer students retain their credits, the system needs an update, according to state leaders.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and LGBTQ groups have both claimed that the settlement is a win.
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The charter school didn’t enroll as many students as expected so wasn’t sure it would have enough funding to open.
The Educational Nominating Panel released its list of 27 finalists for the school board Tuesday night. Mayor Cherelle Parker will forward nine to the City Council for public hearings.
Peer-to-peer support models have gained traction at schools both locally and nationwide.
The majority of states in the U.S. don’t require kindergarten attendance.
The public meetings are part of the district’s new Black Student Success Working Group, which CPS created to provide recommendations for improving Black children’s outcomes.
The proposed fixes to the subsidy program would cost about $81 million in the first year.
Framed in the rhetoric of choice, Tennessee’s new law governing childhood vaccinations is among more than a dozen recently passed or pending nationwide that set parental freedom against community and children’s health.
Nearly 500 teens and young adults turned away in the second half of 2023, up from seven in the first half, according to data obtained by THE CITY.
The Assembly Education Committee cleared a raft of bills that address teacher recruitment and retention.
The state has allocated $328 million to improve student mental health in 2024, but school mental health workers say it’s not enough.
University could use charter groups to expand its reach and replicate teaching and learning models.
The president’s pitch to continue some pandemic-era programs and increase financial aid faces a hostile Congress.
As more than 3,500 migrant students have enrolled in Denver Public Schools since the beginning of the school year, the hubs are increasingly serving their families as they build new lives in Denver.
The mayor’s Education Nominating Panel is expected to release its list of recommended names for future board members at a public meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.
Two bills filed in Springfield would let local school councils decide whether to keep school resource officers and would halt major changes to selective-enrollment schools.
El cambio de los funcionarios estatales es el último de varias decisiones cambiantes relacionadas con la enseñanza religiosa en el nuevo programa preescolar de Colorado.
The Los Angeles school district continues to give students free musical instruments. ‘The Last Repair Shop’ tells the stories of the repair technicians who keep those instruments in order.
Advocates say Davis Aerospace Technical High School – one of few training centers for student pilots in Michigan — is a critical resource for helping to address a national shortage of pilots.
Migrant students and other newcomers sometimes struggle after an initial honeymoon period. A program known as STRONG gives educators tools to help students before those struggles turn into mental health crises.
Big changes are ahead for schools, including more support for reading, stricter third grade retention rules, and cellphone bans.