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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.
State takeovers are far from new. But threats to take over Texas districts over anti-ICE protests show how the politics behind the policy could be changing.
Gender and sexuality alliances once led the charge for queer student activism. Student reporter Mher Melikyan says it’s time for GSAs to rebrand and reclaim that power.
Credit-recovery programs give students the chance to earn credits they need for the next grade or graduation. But do these second chances to pass give the system permission to fail?
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
State takeovers are far from new. But threats to take over Texas districts over anti-ICE protests show how the politics behind the policy could be changing.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the NYC neighborhoods getting free child care for 2-year-olds in the fall. The city is expecting to launch 2,000 seats in these high-needs areas.
Conservatives hailed the decision as a victory for parents’ rights. The decision could have implications for other state and school district policies designed to be supportive of LGBTQ students.
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels said the city will scrap plans to close the Community Action School after a mom’s comment at a public meeting that appeared to insult the intelligence of a Black student garnered national attention.
Ideas submitted so far include an indoor-outdoor sports complex, new locations for charter schools, and apartments for teachers.
The MSCS school board voted last week to shutter five schools by the end of this year. That leaves over 1,200 students to find a new place to go next fall, with the district extending its priority transfer deadline to accommodate last-minute changes.
The district wanted to use the operating millage to pay off capital and revolving fund debts ahead of schedule. The ruling will not allow it.
The survey is in: Parent coordinators told us what they want the city to know about their jobs.
Newark Public Schools is trying to address overcrowding but finding available land to do so is tricky. The district will hold a public hearing on its proposal in late March.
Two MSCS board races will be decided by the first ever partisan primary for the position on May 5. Seventeen candidates are vying for the four open spots.
Multiple reports say an FBI investigation relates to a now-defunct edtech company. Here’s what we know so far.
The state is still in the midst of a comprehensive review ordered by a bipartisan 2023 law. But some lawmakers say the state should make an effort to reduce the time students spend on tests.
“Nobody in the state actually regulates how BOCES operate or what they can do,” said the leader of a membership group for public education co-ops.
Bills reshuffling Indianapolis schools, requiring a bell-to-bell school cellphone ban, and implementing lessons about waiting until marriage to have children are going to the governor’s desk.
A report calls for doing more to connect research to classroom practice. Will the Education Department act on it?