2022 is a big election year, but becoming a more informed voter starts before people are eligible to cast a ballot, with civics education. Although Montana has its own standards for civics, it is not among about three-quarters of states…
A new report shows the presence of police officers in school settings contributed to more referrals to law enforcement, particularly for students of color. The report from Connecticut Voices for Children analyzed data from the 2017-2018 school year and found the…
The White House said on Thursday the decision to enact vaccine mandates for schools is up to local school districts. "Those decisions related to schools .... will always be up to local school districts in terms of what steps need…
Teachers are wild about learning and they’re taking advantage of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Aquatic Wild free workshops, which are designed to show them new and creative ways to bring the outdoors into the classroom. The agency’s Education…
Edina Public Schools' longtime green-and-yellow hornet logo is heading toward extinction, the district's superintendent announced Thursday. The reluctant decision by the district came after the owner of the copyright to the logo, an Edina High School alum, sued this week…
Teachers across the country face a daunting challenge this week: how to talk with students about the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Discussing it last year, as it happened or the day after, was…
Principals, superintendents and counselors are filling in as substitutes in classrooms as the surge in coronavirus infections further strains schools that already had been struggling with staffing shortages. In Cincinnati, dozens of employees from the central office were dispatched this…
Here are some guiding principles and practices to develop and strengthen literacy skills in middle and high school English-learners.
Districts like Philadelphia aren't waiting for the federal government to make their student information systems more inclusive.
Several historically Black colleges and universities evacuated Tuesday after receiving bomb threats. Some students were forced to relocate until authorities said it was safe to return.
A planned San Antonio charter school was on the verge of winning final approval from the Texas Education Agency last August when a final set of requests arrived. Among them: The school needed to scrub its website and application of a…
Superintendents are leaving their posts in droves, assistant leaders poised to take the top jobs are demurring and bad behavior at school board meetings — now broadcast online for anyone to see — isn’t helping convince candidates to come forward
Will school be open tomorrow? Should school be open tomorrow? And if school is open, will there be enough bus drivers to get kids there and enough teachers in front of the classroom? This is the third calendar year of…
Teachers say that kids’ absences and staff shortages have thrown a wrench in their plans for the beginning of this semester.
Sabrina Lima said her mom, a nurse, inspired her to pursue a career as a doctor. "I've been on medical missionary trips with her, so seeing her in medicine — she's this amazing woman,” she said. “I just love how…
President Joe Biden accused Donald Trump and his supporters of holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” in a forceful speech Thursday marking the anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. He warned that though it didn’t…
