At Roseville, and schools everywhere, the pandemic has toppled the walls separating school and home. Families and educators developed a new intimacy as they peered virtually into each other’s living rooms and overheard each other’s conversations. And as both sides…
The new nationally representative EdWeek Research Center survey also asked educators whether they believe systemic racism exists.
School districts have collectively spent at least $127 billion on services for students affected by opioid addiction, recent court filings say.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday challenged bans involving transgender people that target athletes in West Virginia and children in Arkansas, slamming them as violations of federal law. The department filed statements of interest in lawsuits that seek to…
Transgender students in nine states are required to play only on sports teams that match their gender assigned at birth.
President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president. Biden signed into law a bill to…
As many parents across the U.S. weigh the same concerns, school districts that lost enrollment during the pandemic are looking anxiously to the fall to see how many families stick with the education choices they made over the last year.…
The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday expanded its interpretation of federal sex protections to include transgender and gay students, a move that reverses Trump-era policy and stands against proposals in many states to bar transgender girls from school sports. In…
Memorial Day. Thanksgiving. Labor Day. You may be used to seeing your calendar punctuated by the various holidays that occur throughout the year. But on one New Jersey school district's calendar, each one of these days will be listed, simply,…
uring the pandemic, Krystal Clifton, a veteran fourth-grade teacher in Kankakee, Illinois, 60 miles south of Chicago, ran a study in her classroom to see how well her students were learning, both remotely and in-person. Over five months, from October…
Yasirys Pichardo was excited to start a new job in late February 2020 overseeing the after-school program at Brooklyn’s P.S. 89, a dual language 3-K-8 school. Within a month, as coronavirus raged in New York City and school buildings shuttered,…
Jennifer Rocha wanted to hear the rustle of her black graduation gown against the bell pepper bushes in the California farm fields. She wanted to see the hem float above the dirt paths that she and her parents have spent…
Kids deserve a real break, especially this year. But they shouldn’t avoid academic reinforcement entirely.
The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The bill would lead to Juneteenth becoming the 12th federal holiday. It is expected to…
This week, the Biden administration approved 18,000 loan forgiveness claims made by previous ITT Technical Institute students. The decision follows an earlier round of loan discharges that cleared $1 billion of federal student loan debt for 72,000 borrowers.
West Bengal’s Sunshine Schools project is helping bring reliable energy to thousands of classrooms and reduce carbon emissions. Around 70% of India’s electricity currently comes from fossil fuels, according to government reports. Installing a mini solar power plant can reduce a…
