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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.
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.
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.
Kristin Cahill, a principal in New York City, reflects on a new role for schools in a changing society.
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.
A new report by the Education Trust-Midwest highlights the need for more funding to educate at-risk students as Trump plans to slash federal dollars.
Colorado stands to lose about $8 million in federal grant money and nearly 300 AmeriCorps members, many of whom work in schools or with youth.
Less than a decade ago, Keiron Darnley often skipped class. Now he’s a success mentor at Brooklyn’s A-Tech High School.
In addition to the money raised by the DPSCD Foundation, the Cooley and Davis Aerospace projects will also benefit from money included in the current state budget.