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Getting ready for back to school season? As schools reopen for the academic year, we hope these stories, resources, and essays help students, teachers, and parents have a smoother transition.
The current chancellor, a former chancellor, and others with deep ties to New York could be in the running.
New York City schools are increasingly adopting restorative justice practices, but are students bought into the new approach? A student journalist investigates.
Websder Corneille uses own journey as a Haitian immigrant to build connections with students and their caregivers. His job goes beyond serving students and the school to serving the community
Here’s how our school librarian fostered our love of reading and new ideas.
Policy changes and budget cuts could deprive immigrant students of the safe, engaging learning environments they deserve.
The current chancellor, a former chancellor, and others with deep ties to New York could be in the running.
Polis appears to be the second Democratic governor to opt into a tax-credit program that is expected to expand private school choice. An education coalition wants him to reconsider.
The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee launched the investigation into the school district last month.
Educator advocates say unpaid student teacher requirements can be a barrier for aspiring teachers. The Tennessee House speaker wants to start providing state-funded stipends for those internships.
The districts’ lawsuit against the state will continue.
The school board voted to ratify the contract at its Thursday board meeting nearly four months after the union’s previous contract expired.
Charter school leaders have expressed support for some parts of recommendations advanced by the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance.
If you want to be the education liaison for Detroit’s next mayor, you’ll need a college degree and experience in education policy.
New bills proposed by Indiana lawmakers would make the state’s existing cellphone ban in schools even stricter.
Political scientist Joseph Viteritti chronicles the contributions of education researchers, lawyers, theorists, and activists — many of them Black men and women — who believed that all children could learn and that what happens in schools matters.
Of the bottom 10 states in the country with the lowest number of students completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, nine are western states. Bill DeBaun of the National College Attainment Network has a few theories as to why.
MSCS leaders recommended combining Lucy Elementary School with Woodstock Middle to fill more seats. But parents worry about safety issues caused by big student age gaps.
The ILEA will select its final recommendations for changing how local public schools are run to state lawmakers in a Dec. 17 vote.
The Board of Education will vote later this month on whether to sell the former Bontemps, Henson, and Shedd elementary schools.
Board members said the company recommended by MSCS leaders has a history of poor service. It’s not the first time custodian contracts have caused issues.
Zohran Mamdani received the highest number of donations from DOE employees in 23 years, despite his thin education agenda.