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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.
Schools qualify for the HSI designation if at least 25% of their student body is Hispanic, but leaders of colleges and universities say there hasn’t been enough of a focus on them.
Access to acceleration has long been wildly inequitable. Here’s what schools can do to reduce the financial and logistical barriers.
It’s important to teach 'hard history.' But we must also teach the 'hard present.'
Too often, educators of color are tracked into disciplinary roles and tapped to lead equity efforts. I’ve been there.
As of this past weekend, amid deadly political violence aimed at former President Trump, there had been nearly 300 mass shootings in America this year. Students like me are desperate for a safer future.
Schools qualify for the HSI designation if at least 25% of their student body is Hispanic, but leaders of colleges and universities say there hasn’t been enough of a focus on them.
Five of Chicago’s elected school board candidates are leaving the race after their petitions to get on the Nov. 5th ballot were challenged. Some candidates are still in the process to see if they will make it to the fall election.
Nicole Conaway is one of 25 people running for three seats on the Detroit school board.
School districts and organizations are offering free backpacks, school supplies, and other resources before the semester begins.
There are more than 40 people running in Chicago’s school board elections on Nov. 5. Here’s an updating list.
The Pennsylvania governor could join the Democratic presidential ticket, yet his embrace of vouchers is out of step with many in his party.
With federal relief dollars running out, the district must prioritize which students will receive tutoring next year.
Hawkins previously oversaw payments to preschool providers during a wave of delays. But local lawmakers and advocates praised her appointment.
Teachers will start using teaching methods and materials that align to what’s now widely considered the best approach to literacy instruction. But experts caution it won’t solve all problems overnight.
The number of children who will get 30 hours of preschool a week this year is more than double the number of kids who got full-day classes last year, state officials said.
The district is adjusting bell times and creating transportation hubs in order to provide busing to more students.
The budget plan, which closed a $505 million deficit, faced pushback from school communities, the teachers union, and even the mayor’s office.
Right2ReadPhilly is the city's latest reading program dedicated to promoting literacy outside of classroom instruction.
The likely Democratic nominee for president highlighted the Biden administration’s work to forgive teachers’ student loan debt and protect workers’ rights to join unions.
The new student OMNY cards will roll out during the 2024-25 school year. Previously, student-issued MetroCards were restricted to weekday use during the school year.
Higher-poverty schools, which already experience a greater degree of teacher churn, may shed even more of their educators as principals across the city scramble to find teachers to staff smaller classes.