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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 move comes two months after the school’s contract was renewed by the Chicago Board of Education and two years after it unveiled plans for a $22 million renovation.
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Policy changes and budget cuts could deprive immigrant students of the safe, engaging learning environments they deserve.
These practices can feel like luxuries, but they are necessities.
Students of color deserve teachers who look like them. But the responsibility to educate Black students shouldn’t fall disproportionately on Black educators.
The move comes two months after the school’s contract was renewed by the Chicago Board of Education and two years after it unveiled plans for a $22 million renovation.
Charter school leaders are planning to rally on Thursday, less than two months before the mayoral election. Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner, has criticized the sector.
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating the initiative the district unveiled in February. But the school board member heading the committee tasked with overseeing the rollout says it will proceed.
Fort Lewis College’s new nursing program is the first bachelor’s degree in nursing program in the Durango area. The program aims to train students to help fulfill the health care needs of the Four Corners region and other rural communities.
Many Americans don’t think undocumented immigrants should get public benefits. But the Trump administration has admitted its new rule could have a relatively small impact.
Community engagement has begun as part of the initiative, including a youth and education group that spent time in July exploring students' routes to attend several schools.
Dylan Lopez Contreras has been detained since being arrested by federal immigration agents three months ago. His asylum case comes before a judge on Monday.
A nationwide injunction means the Trump administration cannot require Head Start providers to check children’s immigration status.
Ten Jeffco schools were closed Thursday, including Evergreen High School.
The new contract provides raises for teachers but relies on state funding increases that may not materialize. The board also approved short-term borrowing amid budget uncertainty.
A New York City autism charter school is pioneering virtual reality to teach its students vital social skills. The method is showing promising results, according to new research.
A city official says Lonyo is one of several streets that will have new truck restriction signage by the end of the year.
Solar panels and electric school buses reduce schools’ carbon emissions and energy costs and also have benefits for student health.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools cut teacher vacancies by hundreds compared with this time last year, thanks to a bolstered HR team, an official said. Over 200 new hires hold conditional licenses, which expire in 3 years.
The shooting left two students injured and the suspected shooter dead.