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Pulaski was one of several schools in the Detroit school district that made the most progress in the state getting kids to school last year compared to 2018-19.
A letter sent by the school district’s acting general counsel called the U.S. Department of Education’s demands to roll back its Black Student Success Plan and overhaul policies related to transgender students “unreasonable and untenable.”
After a major charter school rally, 2 state senators are calling for an investigation into whether schools pressured families and staff to attend.
Memphis gym and health teachers will instruct students on gun safety curriculum this fall. Though some parents at a town hall this week asked to remove their kids from the training, a district official said that is not an option.
“If you want your kid to go to Harvard, make sure they have a responsive caregiver. Better than a tutor later on,” said Beth MeLampy, who directs curriculum and staff training at Gretchen’s House.
The eastside school district is considering moving fifth graders back into elementary schools as a way to balance enrollment and replicate popular programs.
Since Newark took its schools back in 2020, questions remain about the community's influence and whether local control lived up to its promise of a better education for students.
Girls Athletic Leadership School is an all-girls charter middle school in Denver. It’s growing, while an all-girls high school and an all-boys spinoff have closed.
Chicago Board of Education members asked the district for answers by the next board meeting on Sept. 25.
Parents and charter school leaders spoke about school choice, funding, and the mayoral race.
It’s unclear which schools will be included in the plan that could come as early as Tuesday. There are several MSCS buildings quickly approaching the end of their useful life.
Mayor Eric Adams made comments at odds with city and state policy that allows students to use bathrooms aligning with their gender identity.
Attorney General Todd Rokita is also tracking teachers’ posts in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing.
Carla Brown of Detroit is among the ranks of those caring for and educating kids from infants to 3-years-old in Michigan. She works hard in her classroom but gets paid $15 an hour for it.
New data shows the state’s chronic absenteeism rate was still significantly higher last year compared to 2018-19.
Elevated rates of absenteeism have bedeviled school districts across the country in the wake of the pandemic.