As kids' behavior reaches crisis points after the stress and isolation of pandemic shutdowns, many schools are facing pressure from critics to rethink their approaches to discipline — including policies intended to reduce suspensions and expulsions.
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Quarantine and isolation requirements, as well school closures, impacted student learning, the NCSD superintendent said.
Florida’s school librarians face new scrutiny, and even the threat of criminal prosecution, under a new state rule adopted Wednesday that urges them to “err on the side of caution” when selecting books for their campuses.
Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem in the mental health crisis among youth.
A Georgia school district is being sued by students who say they were barred from wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts to school events while white peers got to wear shirts with Confederate flags.
Iowa's largest school district has canceled classes for a second day due to an apparent cyberattack on its computer system. Des Moines' interim school superintendent, Matt Smith, said Tuesday that technicians were working to protect data and restore the system, but that Wednesday classes have been canceled for the district's roughly 30,000 students. Smith says officials received an alert Monday about a possible “cybersecurity event” that led them to cancel classes Tuesday and then to keep schools closed Wednesday. On Tuesday night, the district announced that school would reopen Thursday. Although there are plenty questions about what happened, Smith says officials believe the payroll system is safe and that its nearly 5,000 teachers and staff can be paid.
Ask the new artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to write an essay about the cause of the American Civil War and you can watch it churn out a persuasive term paper in a matter of seconds. That’s one reason why New York City school officials this week started blocking the impressive but controversial writing tool that can generate paragraphs of human-like text. The free tool has been around for just five weeks but is already raising tough questions about the future of AI in education, the tech industry and a host of professions.
After mass shootings, the loss felt by marginalized groups already facing discrimination is compounded. Some public health experts say the ris…
Amid a time of growing concern over the mental health of young people, state lawmakers are considering a program to bring more services to school districts.
Here are the honor rolls for local middle schools.
The numbers of students missing 15 days or more of school in a given year is on the rise in the US. Evidence shows certain approaches can get kids back in school and help them stay in class.
A group of state lawmakers were made aware of the problem across the state during a meeting Thursday of the Legislature’s Select Committee on School Facilities.
National Assessment of Educational Progress scores of fourth-grade students were released by the Education Department on Sept. 1. The scores r…
Natrona County School District will require visitors to show a valid driver’s license or passport when checking in at its schools.
A new study has found that school gardens can encourage students to eat more fruits and vegetables.
Across the U.S., COVID-19 relief money is helping to subsidize growing numbers of big-city schools with small numbers of students. When the mo…
To help make up a portion of Wyoming’s deficit in school funding due to disappearing federal coal lease bonuses, lawmakers in 2018 eliminated an $8 million cap on state mineral royalties that could be appropriated for schools.
'The Hill' reports that on June 21, the liberal Supreme Court justice made her accusations against the conservative majority.
The Free State Of Jones star issued a statement of support on his Instagram Stories for the bipartisan group of United States senators who hav…
The “Parents’ Bill of Rights” legislation, dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” law, is one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in Florida h…
According to Variety, the Havana hitmaker has partnered with leaders at Equality Florida and Lambda Legal on the emergency fund which has been…
Republicans use school children as pawns in their culture wars in the latest cartoon from Phil Hands.
Aging schools are a problem across the country but a recent report reveals Virginia has some of the oldest schools still in use.
It's time for America to stop letting the coronavirus “dictate how we live,” President Joe Biden’s White House declared Wednesday, outlining a…
Controversial 'Don't Say Gay' Bill , Passed by Florida Lawmakers. NPR reports lawmakers in Florida have passed a polarizing bill that aims to …