Children Are Grieving. Here’s How One Texas School District Is Trying to Help
It's been more than a year now since many kids across the country returned to their classrooms. And many of them brought grief and trauma with them, too.
Students’ Academic Skills Are Rebounding, But Not Enough
New results suggest that students may not fully recover academically before federal aid runs out in two years.
ACLU sues Missouri school district over book removal policy
The ACLU of Missouri is suing a suburban Kansas City school district over its policy of automatically removing any challenged library material before it is reviewed. The ACLU argues in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Independence School District’s…
New policy would change when Chicago students are held back, eliminates test scores as factor
Chicago Public Schools could change when elementary school students can be held back a grade and plans to stop using test scores as a factor. The district did not hold back any elementary students during the first two years of…
Ohio Senate OKs shift in oversight of education to governor
The latest proposal to give Ohio’s governor more power overseeing K-12 education cleared the Republican-led state Senate on Wednesday despite objections that lawmakers are rushing legislation to significantly change decision-making about academic standards, model curricula and school district ratings, among…
Schools see falling student participation in federal free meals program, new survey shows
A new national survey suggests that many schools and families are struggling with this year’s changes to the federal school lunch program. For two years, school lunches were free for all students at U.S. public schools under a pandemic-era provision…
This One Change From Teachers Can Make Homework More Equitable
Homework policies can exacerbate inequities among students. Here's how teachers can help.
Many kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?
The COVID-19 pandemic sent Heidi Whitney’s daughter into a tailspin. Suddenly the San Diego middle schooler was sleeping all day and awake all night. When in-person classes resumed, she was so anxious at times that she begged to come home…
Campus religious groups step into a new realm: mental health counseling
Traditional pastoral care is being expanded in order to meet the needs of students
College aid letters are misleading students and need a legal fix
New federal research says colleges are failing to give accepted students clear and standard information about financial aid packages. The consequences can be extremely disruptive, including, for some students, dropping out of school. In addition to potentially leaving school, she…
UW law joins list of schools quitting U.S. News rankings amid equity concerns
The University of Washington School of Law will no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report rankings process because of equity concerns.
When a WA prison closed, dozens of college dreams died with it
Washington State Reformatory closed in 2021, essentially ending University Beyond Bars' college program.
Fall test scores show a slow, uneven academic rebound
Students are continuing to regain academic ground lost during the pandemic.
All That Ed Tech Schools Bought During the Pandemic Won’t Improve Equity. Here’s Why
Product design, limited organizational capacity, and the dangers of digital surveillance are all barriers.
Priced out and stressed out, L.A. teachers seek 20% raise
In addition to higher pay, the L.A. teachers union seeks a wide range of conditions that represents union’s social values, including solar panels, electric buses and low-income housing for students’ families.
Schools will stay closed today after gunfire knocked out power in North Carolina
n North Carolina an overnight curfew is in place and schools are closed Monday following gunfire attacks at two electrical substations in Moore County. Power is out for tens of thousands.
