Portland Public Schools is moving ahead with plans to pursue an offsite solar power project to provide 3,500 kilowatts of electricity to the school district. The Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that directs the superintendent to work…
Two of the nation's top five largest school districts could see a teacher strike this fall. In Clark County, the district that encompasses Las Vegas, teachers are set to strike on Sept. 10 if the union is unable to come…
A broad coalition of educators and student groups is defending California’s draft ethnic studies curriculum and expressed concern that substantial revisions could weaken the integrity of the academic discipline.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is a huge proponent of school choice, and it turns out she’s not alone. An Education Next survey released Tuesday found rising support for charter schools, taxpayer-funded vouchers, and tax credits for private-school vouchers, programs aimed at expanding…
The plan by March for Our Lives would ban assault weapons, raise the minimum age for buying firearms and introduce other measures that the gun lobby has strongly opposed.
Migrant children and their families could be held in camps almost indefinitely while their request for asylum plays out in court – the result of a new final rule announced by the Trump administration on Wednesday. The rule weakens the…
More schools are re-opening this week across the country after the summer vacations, and for the kids, school means gym classes, which can be fun for many or a nightmare for others. As a recent study shows, bad physical education…
Most Americans believe that K-12 schools deserve more money, the federal government should chip in a bigger share of education costs and a college education — especially at community colleges — should be tuition-free, according a nationwide education poll released…
Amid complaints over an instructional video for students highlighting strategies for reacting to an on-campus active shooter, Santa Fe Public Schools will give parents the opportunity to have their children opt-out from viewing the video. SFPS Superintendent Veronica Garcia said…
Far from being a legacy of the agricultural economy, Dartmouth economist William Fischel argues that the system of summer vacation was created by urban school districts around the turn of the 20th century, beginning with the invention of the modern…
Parents and teachers in a Colorado school district were surprised by some new additions to the list of necessary back-to-school supplies—including kitty litter, buckets and trash bags. The products are part of Jefferson County's "Emergency Go Bucket," a way for…
Principal Lisa Richardson knows it will take a lot to turn around Navarre Middle School. Two years ago, a state review laid bare the many issues plaguing the school. Administrators had low expectations for students and staff. Teachers received little…
Increasing school expenses and declining enrollments have heightened tensions between charter schools and school districts in California. From Oakland to Los Angeles and San Diego, districts with the largest numbers of charter schools, the fights over buildings are becoming more…
A new national poll finds strong support for universal school standards in reading and math so long as they aren’t encumbered by the label “Common Core.” When those two words are affixed, the 2019 Education Next poll found, support drops…
wo decades ago, in the wake of the Columbine school shooting, Colorado officials created the Safe2Tell anonymous tip line to help prevent more school massacres. The system set a standard for prevention efforts, one replicated across the nation. But now,…
