Banks previews the message he plans to take to Congress for a hearing on responses to antisemitism in school.
Mayor Eric Adams and top police officials continued to claim, with little evidence, that “outside agitators” were behind the encampments.
Listen as student reporters speak with Banks about New York City’s Hidden Voices curriculums, school integration efforts, and more.
The funding formula rewrite cleared a major vote in the House after bill sponsors introduced numerous amendments.
The judge could issue a decision in the next few weeks.
A trip to the Arctic inspired Brooklyn Prospect High School’s Caitlyn Homol to create a unit exploring “the relationship between motivation, action, and climate attitudes.”
The bill sponsor cited too much last-minute pushback from defenders of seclusion.
A new study shows students with access to school libraries and librarians perform better academically than those without.
A collaboration backed by the Yale Child Study Center has expanded a longstanding model that relies on clinicians and lawyers to provide what amounts to a legal prescription for issues like stress and anxiety.
The board picked Gionni Thompson, a longtime administrator who’s worked in other Colorado schools.
“We want to be a place that has a lab site that’s like, ‘We’ve figured this out. We have a cadre of schools that, in my most aspirational dream, have eliminated the achievement gap,’” one principal said.
“It's a fundamentally wrong and unfair practice,” one student said, calling it “affirmative action for the wealthy.”
The rollout of California's teletherapy apps has been slow and social workers worry some youths who need clinical care won’t get referrals.
About 8% of New York City students opted out of the state’s reading test last year, roughly double the pre-pandemic rate.
After hearing from parents, the board passed a resolution to create a special task force to review each school’s health and culture.
“Districts have the option to choose,” Lee said.
The Colorado Education Association says it’s concerned about whether there’s enough sustainable funding for the new formula, but indicated that it’s open to further talks.
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Feagins expects the board to approve the new plan in September, following the Aug. 1 election.
Black and Native American families, low-income families, and parents or children with disabilities are disproportionately impacted by such laws.
More school buildings were impacted by Tropical Storm Ophelia than previously known — and the city comptroller faulted the city’s communication during the storm.
Tennessee lawmakers voted this week to approve the proposal, but it threatens to disrupt an existing contract between the university and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
As Tennessee 4th graders await test scores, lawmakers debate policies that could hold back thousands
Senate and House still at odds over how to revise a 2021 reading and retention law
The smaller budget is largely the result of expiring federal relief dollars, and Adams’ proposal saves a slew of programs that were on the chopping block.
McCormick vowed to fight portrayals of public education as a boogeyman, as Indiana Republicans lean into support for school choice.
The student-led group, Chi Youth 4 Justice, organized a series of forums this spring at high schools across the city.
The rate of Newark youth out of school and without a job is almost double the statewide rate and remains above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report.
Anyone can vote in these uniquely Chicago elections for representatives to serve on the governing bodies of each public school. Here’s how to participate.
Supporters of the statute say it will help students by making sure they learn about a variety of viewpoints. Critics argue it will intimidate professors and make prospective teachers less prepared to run classrooms well.
The lawsuit alleges that a teacher at George Washington Carver Montessori School 87 encouraged students to attack a 7-year-old fellow student with a disability.
The plan to transfer ownership of the School 110 building dovetails with the district’s expected renewal of its Innovation Network agreements with KIPP Indy.
The vote comes one year after a mass school shooting in Nashville that prompted calls for gun restrictions
El modelo de escuelas comunitarias en Aurora sirve de ejemplo mientras el interés crece en el estado
Líderes dicen que contratar a coordinadores en escuelas comunitarias, como los que Aurora tiene en cada una de sus escuelas de la zona, es clave para que el modelo funcione.
Leaders say hiring community school coordinators, like Aurora has at each of its zone schools, is key to making the model work.
Detroit students have more options for summer classes this year
Chicago will offer the grants to students with disabilities who attend either public or private schools.
A Manhattan parent board’s nonbinding resolution to revisit school guidelines on transgender girls' participation in sports raised alarms among trans students and their allies.
Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed statewide expansion follows a string of failed attempts, narrow votes, and court reversals.