First-person education stories

Nearly two-thirds of American teenagers use TikTok regularly. We want to hear students’ opinions about efforts to ban TikTok.

This New York City school counselor uses art therapy, breathing exercises, and details from her trips to Ecuador to bond with newcomer students at her Queens elementary school.

Allowing homeless students to buy their own clothes and providing them with cell phones has helped build trust and improve attendance. The end of COVID aid endangers that.

Illinois is planning to have 11th graders take the ACT next spring, after almost a decade of using the SAT.

The Colorado State Board of Education praised the school’s efforts, even though its rating and test scores remained low.

For parent Emma Gonzalez Gutierrez, one message from a teacher helped her surprise her daughter at school.

Algunos maestros dicen que las aplicaciones han ayudado a que los padres se abran sobre problemas que su hijo o familia está enfrentando. Facilitan que los maestros proporcionen más apoyo a sus estudiantes.

The Detroit schools administrator is already working with MSCS under a short-term contract.

The Professional Performing Arts School, a Manhattan public school with such alums as Jeremy Allen White, Alicia Keys, and Britney Spears, is losing its theater program.

Although Colorado was an early adopter of policies that helped transfer students retain their credits, the system needs an update, according to state leaders.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and LGBTQ groups have both claimed that the settlement is a win.

The charter school didn’t enroll as many students as expected so wasn’t sure it would have enough funding to open.

The Educational Nominating Panel released its list of 27 finalists for the school board Tuesday night. Mayor Cherelle Parker will forward nine to the City Council for public hearings.

The public meetings are part of the district’s new Black Student Success Working Group, which CPS created to provide recommendations for improving Black children’s outcomes.

The proposed fixes to the subsidy program would cost about $81 million in the first year.

Framed in the rhetoric of choice, Tennessee’s new law governing childhood vaccinations is among more than a dozen recently passed or pending nationwide that set parental freedom against community and children’s health.

Nearly 500 teens and young adults turned away in the second half of 2023, up from seven in the first half, according to data obtained by THE CITY.

The state has allocated $328 million to improve student mental health in 2024, but school mental health workers say it’s not enough.

University could use charter groups to expand its reach and replicate teaching and learning models.

The president’s pitch to continue some pandemic-era programs and increase financial aid faces a hostile Congress.

The mayor’s Education Nominating Panel is expected to release its list of recommended names for future board members at a public meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.

El cambio de los funcionarios estatales es el último de varias decisiones cambiantes relacionadas con la enseñanza religiosa en el nuevo programa preescolar de Colorado.

The Los Angeles school district continues to give students free musical instruments. ‘The Last Repair Shop’ tells the stories of the repair technicians who keep those instruments in order.

Advocates say Davis Aerospace Technical High School – one of few training centers for student pilots in Michigan — is a critical resource for helping to address a national shortage of pilots.

Migrant students and other newcomers sometimes struggle after an initial honeymoon period. A program known as STRONG gives educators tools to help students before those struggles turn into mental health crises.

Big changes are ahead for schools, including more support for reading, stricter third grade retention rules, and cellphone bans.

The state is on track to have up to $7 million in leftover child care assistance funding this year.

District officials want instruction to be more consistent across school buildings. Staffing will be a challenge.

The proposal comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case involving school board members in California who blocked parents on Twitter and Facebook.

With nearly two job openings for every unemployed person in Colorado, lawmakers are touting a package of legislative proposals aimed at improving workforce training in the state.

The agreement, which was reached roughly six months before the current contract’s expiration date, came as a surprise to many.