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.
Lee plans to push for policy again next year.
In redrawing the maps, the board also considered the racial makeup of the proposed districts.
“This decision making was clearly rushed,” one lawmaker said. “It's not best practice, but this is where we are.”
More than 40,000 employees work on the Denver airport campus.
Title IX rules announced Friday reverse Trump era changes, make clear denying gender identity harms students
The board defended its “policy governance” model that limits information requests and funnels communication through the superintendent.
Almost 75% of the city’s high schools do not have student publications, according to a 2022 study.
The process of getting the 2023 gift from Mackenzie Scott was exciting and mysterious, leaders at Early Milestones Colorado said.
Black and Hispanic students have historically had far less access to sports. The situation has led one school’s dean to file a federal civil rights complaint.
Studies show students who complete federal financial aid applications are far more likely to attend college.
Amid a literacy crisis in Michigan, these educators want nearly every public school in the state to have a library and a certified librarian.
One is participating in an intensive apprenticeship program at Bloomberg and the other dashed off 23 college applications.
The CEO of The Learning Source, which provides adult education at locations across the state, said thousands of Colorado adults will lose out.
El índice de solicitudes completas de FAFSA ha disminuido y las ofertas de ayuda financiera están en un limbo. Los orientadores universitarios quieren que las familias sepan que no están solas.
Century-old Humes was operated as a charter under the state’s unraveling Achievement School District.
Schools are supposed to give parents of students in temporary housing free MetroCards each month. But problems with distributing them are leading to absences and fare evasion tickets.
The sponsor of the bill says it would create a culture of expectation that formal education must begin early.
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Whether a school is following district discipline rules “is an indicator of the climate of a school,” Superintendent Alex Marrero said.
“There’s still time to see if we can get this worked out,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said of her push to include New York City’s mayoral control governance system in the budget.
As a second grade teacher, Precious Allen teaches every subject to her students, but emphasizes science, engineering, and math with hopes of inspiring her students to pursue those fields.
The ‘Youth Civic Hub,’ an online portal launched on Friday aims to increase youth civic engagement and electoral participation.
The board on Tuesday signaled to lawmakers that they want new laws to reform the state’s charter school system.
El distrito y la high school enfrentan una nueva audiencia con la Junta de Educación Estatal en mayo.
Un grupo influyente conservador ha elaborado una estrategia para desafiar una decisión histórica del Tribunal Supremo que protege el derecho de los niños indocumentados a asistir a la escuela pública.
With federal pandemic aid for schools expiring, the schools say the additional operating funding would be crucial for students and staff.
“I work in school nutrition to feed kids, not trash cans,” a dietitian testified at a legislative hearing last week.
The charter school bill that sponsors said was about accountability failed after hours of testimony Thursday.
Changing how Colorado funds schools has bedeviled legislators for years, but they hope the new proposal will represent a breakthrough.
Deputy Chancellor Dan Weisberg made the comments after a Brooklyn superintendent suggested his district, which includes affluent neighborhoods, would have flexibility with the curriculum mandate.
More than a dozen local organizations that help administer Colorado’s tuition-free preschool program signed a letter to Gov. Jared Polis protesting potential funding cuts.
Student testing is a sticking point as legislative leaders seek a compromise.
The city school system, like districts across the country, has dealt with a surge in tensions following Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and Israel’s subsequent bombardment of the Gaza strip.
Across party lines, teachers want students to have more mental health support. Republican teachers were more likely to support armed police officers in school — and arming teachers.
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Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said complaints aired in public meetings over the years illustrate the need for coaching for district leaders.
A Council of the Great City Schools leader said the team could be used as a model for other new superintendents
David Carrilllo took only a week to adjust after getting released from a Colorado prison. Now, he’s teaching students again.