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Getting ready for back to school season? As schools reopen for the academic year, we hope these stories, resources, and essays help students, teachers, and parents have a smoother transition.
The MSCS board voted Tuesday to hire a lawyer who will assess the legality of cutting short five members' terms in the 2026 race. Candidate filing starts next month.
New York City schools are increasingly adopting restorative justice practices, but are students bought into the new approach? A student journalist investigates.
Websder Corneille uses own journey as a Haitian immigrant to build connections with students and their caregivers. His job goes beyond serving students and the school to serving the community
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Policy changes and budget cuts could deprive immigrant students of the safe, engaging learning environments they deserve.
The MSCS board voted Tuesday to hire a lawyer who will assess the legality of cutting short five members' terms in the 2026 race. Candidate filing starts next month.
Adams added the after-school seats at 75 schools just 43 days before leaving office.
Six interagency agreements move core functions of the Education Department to other departments. Special ed is not affected, yet.
‘The number of students became so big that I had to find new ways for them to get involved,’ said Stephen Paulson.
The City Council also pressed school officials about why the principals union has not had a contract since August.
“Get your kid in the classroom, give them that head start, give them the winning edge,” parent Blake Kish recommends. “We are shaping the future of Michigan.”
Redistricting has dominated headlines and lawmakers’ time. But deregulation and the future of IPS may be in the cards in 2026.
Lawmakers cut to a Colorado FAFSA coordinator means school counselors won’t get data they can use to help students struggling to fill out the form.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Democrats still have an edge, according to a review of over a dozen polls.
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Monarch Montessori wants to add sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, but Superintendent Alex Marrero has concerns.
Students in juvenile detention often don’t receive required special education support and struggle to reengage with school when they’re released.
A group of seven mothers who serve as parent mentors in Chicago Public Schools are trying to help families in their communities amid the Trump administration’s increased immigration enforcement in Chicago.
The request for a Supreme Court hearing comes about six weeks after a federal appeals court ruled against the Catholic preschools.
Districts must agree to state investigations if a mass casualty event happens in order to get the funds.
Recent data doesn’t definitively prove all closings lead to higher gun violence, but they do show areas where it worsened after closure that can’t be explained by citywide spikes.