First-person education stories

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

Maintenance projects for existing Memphis schools will take priority, Feagins says.

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.

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.

The increase could make open teaching positions more attractive, especially to staffers whose positions may be eliminated.

The new dress code for next year is designed to minimize out-of-class disciplinary actions for students who violate the rules.

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.”

Anyone in Michigan can enroll in Degree Forward, which has hubs in Detroit and Huron County.

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.

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.

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.

Illinois early childhood education advocates and parents say staff shortages in early intervention are delaying services for children under 3.

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.

City Council gave their final approval to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s eight school board picks on Thursday, but Joyce Wilkerson’s nomination is still deferred.

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.

Senate and House still at odds over how to revise a 2021 reading and retention law