The goal is to build communication skills that lead to positive experiences with friends and teachers, which in turn improve attendance and academics.
Bessie Harris was a teacher and principal in DPSCD for decades.
State education officials say the proposed standards maintain parental authority to opt children out of sex education lessons.
Four seats on the seven-member board are up for election on Nov. 4.
New York City schools are leading the green revolution, generating 80% of municipal solar power. A new federal law threatens the future of school solar projects.
Despite the early morning darkness and chill in the air, Detroit school board members, city and state officials, police officers and community leaders came out in full force to support the students during a difficult time.
Public schools are required by federal law to provide special education pre-K services, but they receive minimal federal and state funding to do so.
The goal is to build communication skills that lead to positive experiences with friends and teachers, which in turn improve attendance and academics.
National test results from the most recent school year show gaps based on race and household income narrowing slightly in math. Reading is a different story.
Only a few top officials remain in the office that oversees the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the employees union said.
Nearly everyone below the director level in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is set to lose their job, an employee union said.
Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani has reignited the debate over gifted and talented in NYC. New data reveals the program is becoming more diverse, but challenges remain.
Easier admissions policies have started to grow in popularity in Colorado.
Without state funding, preschool providers say they’ve been forced to take out loans and drain personal savings
The hope is that acceptance at a major university will build students’ confidence and they will enroll there or at another college, said DPSCD Deputy Superintendent Alycia Meriweather.
Advocates with Stand for Children Indiana, the IPS school board, RISE Indy, the IPS Parent Council, and the Central Indiana Democratic Socialists of America have suggested changes in governance, accountability, and funding for the city’s public schools.
Colorado’s Proposition MM asks voters to increase taxes on households that make over $300,000 a year to provide additional funding for its free school meals program and SNAP.
Colorado’s Proposition LL asks voters to keep extra money raised for the state's Healthy School Meals for All program.
The Detroit school district is monitoring the implementation of its security protocols at all schools and offering counseling to students.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton wants to add 20,000 seats to new private school voucher program
The district remains far from its goal that more than half of students will achieve proficient math and reading scores by 2030.
Students can win $1,000 through a new youth-led program to tackle hate crime and bullying launched last week by New York City’s Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes.
Illinois state law requires Chicago’s school board to have a noncitizen advisory board. But Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t yet created one.
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Illinois state law requires Chicago’s school board to have a noncitizen advisory board. But Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t yet created one.
District officials urged the school board to make ChiArts, a West Side contract high school, a district-run school, and winding down EPIC Academy, a South Side charter high school.
The eighth grader was stabbed at Gompers Elementary-Middle School, according to the Detroit school district
Harris is running for a seat representing northeast Denver’s District 4 on the school board.
Michigan schools could also lose a portion of their state aid if they offer financial incentives to get students to attend school on Count Day.
All 11 candidates debated topics including school closures, the superintendent’s performance, and how Denver Public Schools should respond to the Trump administration.
The city’s teachers union is opening up its child care navigator tool to city residents after its members found it helpful. It has about 12,000 listings.
What is it like serving on a board of education? Here are 16 quotes from Chicago Public Schools’ 21-member partially-elected board that sum up the unpaid job.
Davis Aerospace students say the bikes have helped address some systemic barriers in getting to school.
Shenia Suggs has worked in the school district on the west side of Indianapolis for more than 30 years. She will take over as superintendent in January when outgoing Superintendent Jeff Butts leaves.
New York City high school applications are open. Here are tips from experts on how to narrow your search to build the best list for your child.
Mayor Lee Harris rejected the proposal to avoid cutting short five current board members’ terms. The county commission can override the veto within 30 days.
Backers of the program for students from low-income backgrounds say it can adapt to Indiana’s new emphasis on career and technical education, along with other shifts.
District leaders gave a first look at Newark Public Schools students' progress on statewide tests this spring that show scores nearing pre-pandemic levels.
Four seats on the seven-member board are up for election Nov. 4.
Denver school board election: Candidate Deborah Sims Fard drops out of the race for an at-large seat
Because the Denver ballot has already been printed, Sims Fard’s name will still appear on it.
Nearly 130 universities across New York are waiving application fees for the state’s students, Gov. Hochul said Monday.
Some advocates worry the Labor Department will put a greater emphasis on earning short-term credentials that may not pay off in the workforce.
The board at the Chicago High School for the Arts, a 550-student campus on the West Side, decided not to seek renewal after this school year.
New York City schools are increasingly adopting restorative justice practices, but are students bought into the new approach? A student journalist investigates.