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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 school board voted to ratify the contract at its Thursday board meeting nearly four months after the union’s previous contract expired.
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 school board voted to ratify the contract at its Thursday board meeting nearly four months after the union’s previous contract expired.
Charter school leaders have expressed support for some parts of recommendations advanced by the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance.
If you want to be the education liaison for Detroit’s next mayor, you’ll need a college degree and experience in education policy.
New bills proposed by Indiana lawmakers would make the state’s existing cellphone ban in schools even stricter.
Political scientist Joseph Viteritti chronicles the contributions of education researchers, lawyers, theorists, and activists — many of them Black men and women — who believed that all children could learn and that what happens in schools matters.
Of the bottom 10 states in the country with the lowest number of students completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, nine are western states. Bill DeBaun of the National College Attainment Network has a few theories as to why.
MSCS leaders recommended combining Lucy Elementary School with Woodstock Middle to fill more seats. But parents worry about safety issues caused by big student age gaps.
The ILEA will select its final recommendations for changing how local public schools are run to state lawmakers in a Dec. 17 vote.
The Board of Education will vote later this month on whether to sell the former Bontemps, Henson, and Shedd elementary schools.
Board members said the company recommended by MSCS leaders has a history of poor service. It’s not the first time custodian contracts have caused issues.
Zohran Mamdani received the highest number of donations from DOE employees in 23 years, despite his thin education agenda.
State Superintendent Tony Sanders says the state board will provide more time for feedback on changes to the accountability system that labels schools based on student metrics. The new timeline includes more public feedback opportunities and delays a final vote by the state board to April.
Some parent groups are pushing Mamdani to consult families and educators before he makes a final decision about who should run the nation’s largest school system.
MSCS board members say expanding bus eligibility will reduce ICE-related absenteeism. But they haven’t set a deadline to put changes in place.
Gaytán was reelected last month to a second four-year term on the board. She previously served a two-year stint as president from 2021 through 2023.
Angie Paccione has served as the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s executive director since 2019.