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Across much of the state, a lack of staffing has resulted in teachers with no special education credentials instructing students with disabilities.
Cristina Meléndez, the deputy chancellor of family engagement, is leaving her post. NYC education insiders are waiting to see if it’s part of a broader leadership shift.
Shana Engel tells her students that “wrong answers are still great answers, because through fixing our mistakes, we develop a greater understanding."
Lawmakers rejected amendments that would have exempted school districts and school resource officers, leaving uncertainty about how the measure may apply to K-12 schools.
In Fridley, Minnesota, the role of public schools has never felt more clear — or more strained.
State leaders in Texas, Arizona, Florida, and Oklahoma want teachers to face consequences when they facilitate student protests.
It’s unclear where Riverstone is located now since its building was shut down in late January.
A new bill that could require Tennessee teachers to track and report on their students’ immigration status cleared its first hurdle in the General Assembly this week.
The school board will vote next Tuesday on whether to close five schools at the end of this year. But parents say they’ve come to rely on Wells teachers and services.
Several existing programs didn’t make it into the mayor’s preliminary budget, including restorative justice, a program for students with sensory needs, and an initiative for those at risk of dropping out.
The current collective bargaining agreement is set to end June 30. Negotiations will likely start in the coming weeks.
The final vote on the closure plan will come from the school board but City Council members said Tuesday they want their input to be considered.
A new study shows that the effectiveness of top teachers declined sharply when they took bonuses to teach in struggling schools. This suggests teacher skill is not a fixed characteristic.
With schools closed for winter break, health officials couldn’t get critical information to identify and warn those exposed to measles of the need to quarantine.
For six years, city officials propped up school budgets despite steep enrollment declines. It’s now up to Mayor Zohran Mamdani to decide whether to keep the policy or wind it down.
The day ICE agents detained Liam Conejo Ramos was ‘sad and infuriating,’ his school district superintendent said. She’d hoped her students wouldn’t be targeted.