Since Newark took its schools back in 2020, questions remain about the community's influence and whether local control lived up to its promise of a better education for students.
Pulaski was one of several schools in the Detroit school district that made the most progress in the state getting kids to school last year compared to 2018-19.
A letter sent by the school district’s acting general counsel called the U.S. Department of Education’s demands to roll back its Black Student Success Plan and overhaul policies related to transgender students “unreasonable and untenable.”
After a major charter school rally, 2 state senators are calling for an investigation into whether schools pressured families and staff to attend.
Memphis gym and health teachers will instruct students on gun safety curriculum this fall. Though some parents at a town hall this week asked to remove their kids from the training, a district official said that is not an option.
“If you want your kid to go to Harvard, make sure they have a responsive caregiver. Better than a tutor later on,” said Beth MeLampy, who directs curriculum and staff training at Gretchen’s House.
The eastside school district is considering moving fifth graders back into elementary schools as a way to balance enrollment and replicate popular programs.
Since Newark took its schools back in 2020, questions remain about the community's influence and whether local control lived up to its promise of a better education for students.
Girls Athletic Leadership School is an all-girls charter middle school in Denver. It’s growing, while an all-girls high school and an all-boys spinoff have closed.
Chicago Board of Education members asked the district for answers by the next board meeting on Sept. 25.
Parents speak out about school choice, funding, and mayoral race at charter school march in Brooklyn
Parents and charter school leaders spoke about school choice, funding, and the mayoral race.
It’s unclear which schools will be included in the plan that could come as early as Tuesday. There are several MSCS buildings quickly approaching the end of their useful life.
Mayor Eric Adams made comments at odds with city and state policy that allows students to use bathrooms aligning with their gender identity.
Attorney General Todd Rokita is also tracking teachers’ posts in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing.
Carla Brown of Detroit is among the ranks of those caring for and educating kids from infants to 3-years-old in Michigan. She works hard in her classroom but gets paid $15 an hour for it.
New data shows the state’s chronic absenteeism rate was still significantly higher last year compared to 2018-19.
Elevated rates of absenteeism have bedeviled school districts across the country in the wake of the pandemic.
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights wrote to the district that it has found its Black Student Success Plan and a policy on gender identity are discriminatory.
Debates about what teachers can say — and what they should say — have intensified as GOP officials seek consequences for some who’ve commented about Kirk’s death on social media.
"Esta detención injusta ha frustrado y paralizado mi educación y mis esfuerzos momentáneamente", dijo Dylan. "Pero no me hará renunciar a esforzarme por alcanzar mis metas educativas".
How many students are enrolled in Tennessee’s new voucher program? The state won’t say.
After seeing the toll burnout was taking on her colleagues, this Manhattan teacher traveled to Spain and Italy to learn new ways to help them recharge and find joy.
A new 21-member, partly-elected school board has navigated most of its core functions: picking a leader, approving contracts, and balancing a budget. Interviews with more than a dozen elected and appointed members provide a window into how this experiment in Chicago democracy is going so far.
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A new 21-member, partly-elected school board has navigated most of its core functions: picking a leader, approving contracts, and balancing a budget. Interviews with more than a dozen elected and appointed members provide a window into how this experiment in Chicago democracy is going so far.
Colorado group aims to boost achievement, protect parent rights. Critics fear culture war divisions.
“I don’t think we should be spending taxpayer resources to bring that into our district,” said a District 49 school board member.
As Michigan’s state superintendent, Glenn Maleyko will oversee the Michigan Department of Education and report to the elected State Board of Education.
Experts point to factors like surges in private and homeschool options and general population decreases. The losses come with big implications for Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ budget and impending school closures.
Two years ago, the Students for Fair Admissions decision ended affirmative action as the nation knew it. The Trump administration has repeatedly cited the ruling as it seeks to end a wide range of efforts to support students of color and diversify schools.
A new report from NYC’s Education Department shows that 90 out of about 400 high schools offer journalism classes.
Sherry Jackson uses her love of zoology to teach students skills that will help them no matter what career path they choose.
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.
‘We need a show of force’: NYC charter schools to march over Brooklyn Bridge before mayoral election
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.