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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.
City Council President Kenyatta Johnson said those working in child care provide ‘the most essential service’ in Philadelphia.
I can’t help but wonder what my life might have been like if I’d had access to these tools earlier on.
As a school psychologist, I help young people facing hardships. My own upbringing offers perspective.
Here’s what I wish I could say when someone asks, ‘Where are you from?’
Harlem was home. Then a trip to Korea helped me understand the two cultures that shaped me.
City Council President Kenyatta Johnson said those working in child care provide ‘the most essential service’ in Philadelphia.
The longtime UFT president’s role in approving the loathed Medicare Advantage cost-savings switch of retiree health insurance has rival candidates gunning to dislodge him.
I can’t help but wonder what my life might have been like if I’d had access to these tools earlier on.
Chicago Public Schools put out to bid 20 properties, most of them closed schools from 2013. The journey to repurpose the old schools could be long and winding.
With Community Education Council elections underway, there are signs of growing resistance to what some parents see as an alarming rightward shift in local education politics.
The new policy passed in a 3-2 vote.
Colorado lawmakers set aside more funding for schools starting in 2026. They also passed bills related to mental health, Black history, and free school meals.
One of Trump's recent executive orders called for federal agencies to target in-state college tuition programs for undocumented students. For now, Colorado’s program is expected to remain.
Overall, 3.47% of Newark voters participated in the April 15 election, slightly below the turnout among the city’s youth voters.
Last summer, some families didn’t receive the summer grocery money until school started. This year is different.
Leaders hope the merger of Ace Prep and Circle City Prep will bring financial stability to a small school with a strong academic track record.
El presidente Donald Trump firmó una orden ejecutiva que incluía la orden de que las agencias federales sancionaran a los estados que aplican la matrícula estatal a estudiantes indocumentados. Veinticuatro estados cuentan con leyes similares.
Advocacy groups blasted the changes to the Foundation Aid formula, arguing that they will harm high-need school districts.
Colorado lawmakers have taken a markedly different approach to transgender student rights than the Trump administration.
As a school psychologist, I help young people facing hardships. My own upbringing offers perspective.
Episode 5 of P.S. Weekly looks at the rise of AI in education. Students and teachers sound off on AI’s practical uses as well concerns about creativity and academic integrity.