Plagued by problems finding enough nurses to staff its buildings, the Chicago Public Schools will expand its stable of outside nursing firms to eight — including one that has sued the school system. CPS could also continue doing business with…
The school's founders delivered a “slick sales pitch” that played on racial stereotypes, said a professor who researches college admissions.
A cohort of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) is looking to transform the preparation and recruitment of teachers of color through a new initiative from the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED). Over a three-year period, the Transformation Center Coaching Cohort will…
After a day of loud demonstrations outside schools across the city, the nation’s first charter school teachers’ strike was set to enter a second day on Wednesday with labor leaders reporting little progress in contract talks. Hundreds of teachers with…
How schools and colleges in middle America are being redesigned to keep their young, skilled graduates employed — and local.
When she's trying to decide which art supplies to buy for her class, Tennessee art teacher Cassie Stephens hops on Instagram. She'll post the question on her Instagram story, and within minutes, other art teachers will send her ideas and…
BrightBytes Inc. is a for-profit company that sells data analysis to public schools. One of its products monitors which websites students visit and which apps they’re clicking on their tablets. The company’s marketing pitch is that it can tell school administrators what…
The preparation for Amazon in Virginia is starting before college. The state has promised a surge in the number of computer science graduates it produces for the Amazon deal, but schools across the state are training students in computer science…
Although blood lead levels among Philadelphia’s children have declined in recent years, that decline has not kept up with national trends. In fact, the percentage of the city’s children with elevated lead levels is “nearly twice what Flint, Michigan, experienced…
Since 2013, there have been five school shootings in the state of Michigan during which someone has been injured or died as a result of a gunshot, according to Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund. That website states that there…
THE WHITE HOUSE announced Monday evening a five-year strategic plan for science, technology, engineering and math education, setting forth what it calls a "North Star" that "charts a course for the Nation's success." "It represents an urgent call to action for…
When hiring teachers, district leaders prioritize "cultural fit" above all else, including training and experience. But most are unable to measure what exactly that means. That's according to a new study from the Frontline Research and Learning Institute, which asked 594 school and…
A video of Dover High School students singing a song in class with the refrain “Let’s kill all the blacks,” has gone viral in the community, leaving many residents aghast and wondering how it could have happened. The video surfaced…
The Paradise High School football team had a stellar season, earning the Bobcats a playoff slot earlier this month. But they missed the game. “By then, almost the entire team was homeless,” reads an article in the Los Angeles Times, which details how…
Early each morning, while students who attend Kingston Elementary in Virginia Beach are still asleep, school cafeteria manager Stacey Truman sits down at her desk and picks up a banana. Actually, 60 bananas. Sometimes, bunches more. For the next 45 minutes, Truman…
