Schools are struggling to secure food for student breakfasts and lunches ahead of classrooms’ planned reopening in the fall. Some cafeterias are cutting menu choices as food suppliers face labor shortages and transportation challenges that are adding costs and limiting supplies.…
As another school year approaches, administrators nationwide are facing teacher shortages. Southwest of Chicago, Steven Wrobleski is worried. School starts August 11 and he still has openings at LaSalle Peru Township High School. “We currently have a chemistry physics teaching position that…
Georgetown County schools, after losing a near-state high percentage of students during the pandemic, is expecting to rebound this fall. District Superintendent Keith Price said the district has roughly 600 more new enrollments compared to this time last year.
“A groundswell of statewide opposition to the first draft of Nebraska’s proposed health education standards poses a significant challenge for the state writing team trying to produce a second draft acceptable to parents and school boards.” Forty-seven Nebraska school boards…
Most educators of color say they lacked any sort of professional development on how to support students after the high-profile police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black Americans, the protests for racial justice that followed, and the…
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s veto of $155 million in proposed spending on reading scholarships for students has sparked fresh criticism from opponents who say it would have addressed pandemic-related learning loss and approval from those who liken the grants to vouchers. The…
A Louisiana junior college is using federal COVID-19 relief money to eliminate student debt for anyone who has attended over the past year. The offer from Southern University at Shreveport should help students who faced financial hardships during the pandemic return…
Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They’re now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person classes. The specific reasons vary…
After announcing that certain healthcare workers would be required to get vaccinated or submit to weekly coronavirus testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio is now considering the same for other city workers, including teachers, he said Wednesday. “It makes sense to start,…
“[A] superintendent of schools has filed suit against the all-male board of education in Ridgefield Park, claiming they suspended her because of her sex and replaced her with a man.” Angela Bender “is the first woman awarded a full employment…
The superintendent of a Rhode Island school district roiled by a debate over starting the coming school year on the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah has resigned. The Providence Journal reports Bristol-Warren Superintendent Jonathan Brice announced his resignation Tuesday saying…
In March, after multiple drafts, the State Board of Education approved a voluntary framework for a high school ethnic studies course. In late September, the Legislature will likely pass again — and Gov. Gavin Newsom this time will likely sign —…
There was pumping music, dancing teachers and lots of hugs as one of the first public schools in California opened fully to in-person learning Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the fight to return to normalcy in the nation's most…
About a fourth of Tennessee elementary school teacher candidates who fail their licensure test on their first attempt don’t try again, with an even higher “walkaway rate” for aspiring teachers of color, says national data released Wednesday. For Tennesseans of color…
Nearly a decade ago, Colorado lawmakers passed a splashy new reading law that sent tens of millions of dollars a year to school districts statewide to help struggling readers. The money paid for summer school, full-day kindergarten, and tutoring programs for…
The message to schools from top brass, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, was clear. Summer programs in 2021 should be robust. They should reach as many students as possible. And above all else, they should fun. To…
