First-person education stories

Students presented their ideas for dealing with the teen mental health crisis, bias toward immigrants, and rats at a youth version of the famous Aspen Ideas Festival.

Nikki Woodson became superintendent in 2011. Since then, the student body’s racial diversity has increased and enrollment has fluctuated.

DPS hired 64 new international teachers this year, and its goal is to double that number next year.

The Lynhurst 7th and 8th Grade Center’s 11th annual International Festival will feature a soccer tournament, chess, and Bollywood and salsa dance performances.

The immediate financial impact on districts' budgets, especially for rural schools the formula is designed to help, would likely be a mixed bag, superintendents say.

Districts enrolled a total of 8,085 newcomer students after the October count and through Feb. 29.

The announcement set off alarm bells for school integration advocates, who worry it could roll back progress diversifying several high-demand schools.

The name change is also meant to strengthen the middle school’s connection with Manual High School.

Banks previews the message he plans to take to Congress for a hearing on responses to antisemitism in school.

It will be the first four-year degree available in the state’s prisons for women. The program is unique because of one of its new professors.

As NYC students figure out college plans, many are scrutinizing how administrators respond to campus activism.

If voters approve the ballot measure, it could be the first time an Indiana charter school could share in that funding due to a 2023 law.

Some residents are also pushing the City Council to increase the share of property taxes that go to public schools.

With federal pandemic aid for schools expiring, the schools say the additional operating funding would be crucial for students and staff.

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.

Supporters of Biden’s regulations say they will protect vulnerable students. Critics say they’re an attack on fairness and privacy.

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 district and school board have already held several meetings and votes on their $4.5 billion budget.

The bill sponsor cited too much last-minute pushback from defenders of seclusion.

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.

The City Council will not vote to confirm Joyce Wilkerson’s appointment to the school board. But Mayor Cherelle Parker plans to put her on the board anyway.

“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.

The new school board, nominated by Mayor Cherelle Parker, will be seated on May 1 and have its first action meeting May 30.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said the district’s new budget formula is an “important milestone.” But at some schools, parent and educator concerns are starting to percolate.

After hearing from parents, the board passed a resolution to create a special task force to review each school’s health and culture.

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.