One Charlottesville, Va., elementary school teacher grapples with how to have this conversation with her students the week after the violence erupted in her city just as a new school year is about to begin.

Mental health services in Manhattan schools provide only a “patchwork” of care that is “falling short” of what students and educators need, according to a report released Wednesday by Borough President Gale Brewer. Almost 237,000 New York City children under the age…

Monet Spencer remembers traveling to affluent suburban high schools when she was a member of the marching band at Brashear High School in this city’s low-income, high-crime Beechview neighborhood.  The suburban band members’ uniforms were brand new, Spencer noticed —…

Teachers in America are dropping out, leaving the profession at twice the rate of teachers in high-achieving school systems like those in Finland and Ontario, Canada. And they’re departing in large part because their principals do not support them, according…

At Southwark Elementary, there is one counselor for 800 students, many of whom have behavioral and emotional challenges. When principal Andrew Lukov got news that the school was getting a full-time social worker — and eventually other professionals to address…

A special legislative session in Texas drew to a close late Tuesday without passing a bill to limit transgender people's access to bathrooms. The now-dead bill had the support of the state's governor and Senate, but it was opposed by…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become an ardent foot soldier for President Trump's deregulatory agenda while aggressively pushing her own school choice initiatives.  The billionaire businesswoman was one of Trump’s most controversial Cabinet selections, with Democrats and liberal groups assailing…

How should educators confront bigotry, racism and white supremacy? The incidents in Charlottesville, Va., this past weekend pushed that question from history to current events.  One teacher wondering aloud about his role is Derek Weimer. He taught James Alex Fields Jr., the man…

More and more, people in education agree on the importance of schools' paying attention to stuff other than academics.  But still, no one agrees on what to call that "stuff."  I originally published a story on this topic two years ago. …

For decades, textbooks were seen as the foundation for instruction in American schools. These discipline-specific tomes were a fundamental part of the educational infrastructure, assigned to students for each subject and carried in heavy backpacks every day — from home…

Advocates for Maine students with disabilities and disadvantaged backgrounds told state regulators Monday that proposed new rules for high school diplomas could make it harder for those youth to graduate. A 2012 Maine law says that by 2018, all graduating…

Colorado’s policy of not penalizing schools that fail to meet federal requirements for student participation in state tests isn’t going over well with the federal government.  The U.S. Department of Education told state officials in a letter Friday that the policy is…

Unruly students can face expulsion for their bad behavior.  But typically expulsion is thought of as a punishment for teens.  Schools today are expelling preschoolers as well and the problem is growing.  But a new law in Illinois will prevent…

A new teacher certification program approved in Michigan to address critical teacher shortage in the state is not supported by the state’s largest teachers unions.  The Michigan Department of Education confirmed on Monday it approved a preparation and certification program…

Gov. Wolf and state education officials on Monday announced plans to reduce the amount of classroom time that students spend taking standardized tests known as the PSSAs.  The State Department of Education plans to reduce one math section and one…