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Back to School Reading List
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 Trump administration is launching a $14 million teacher training initiative in connection with the semiquincentennial. It aims to help teachers focus on the founding principles and documents and why they matter today.
I told my students about a digital library card. The fallout has put my career on hold and left me traumatized.
It’s challenging to sell my students on the merits of democracy when the instruments of government are being used to attack their communities.
At first, I worried that I wasn’t worthy of my specialized high school seat. Now, I know better.
This is my story of eviction and resilience.
The Trump administration is launching a $14 million teacher training initiative in connection with the semiquincentennial. It aims to help teachers focus on the founding principles and documents and why they matter today.
Results for thousands of kindergartners don’t show up in a state report because their schools got waivers to use alternate assessments.
Many Teaching Fellows are owed up to $4,500 for participating in an intensive summer training program. City officials blamed bureaucratic snafus for the delayed payments.
Spanish-speaking parents said they’ve missed information about school nurses, classes being canceled, and changes in the school bus schedule because of a lack of communication.
The local early education nonprofit is expected to receive the nearly $30 million annual grant instead of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The district lost its contract due to multiple child safety violations.
Although Indiana has revamped literacy instruction for its youngest students, older students haven’t benefitted directly.
The nearly $80 million in federal education funds are meant to support teacher training, immigrant students, after-school programs, and more.
The funding delay had schools scrambling to figure out how they might fill an unexpected budget gap, and some after-school programs abruptly closed.
In a note to families, a school district official detailed how the district’s belt-tightening could be felt day-to-day at schools.
The new member will be selected by the board based on their interviews and other application materials.
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Nearly three-quarters of superintendents in a recent survey said they have to make critical decisions about staff and programs by Aug. 15 or sooner.
The club served middle school students who often take on adult responsibilities at home, like meal preparation.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law requiring public schools to provide parents with a written statement of items to be discussed at an annual Individualized Education Program meeting for students with disabilities.
Traci Ricks withdrew her candidacy Wednesday, a day before she was scheduled to be interviewed by the board.
The district is adjusting start and dismissal times in order to manage transportation routes amid what officials say is an ongoing bus driver shortage.