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Arkansas public schools face steepest enrollment drop in 20 years amid voucher rollout

Arkansas public schools have lost a net total of 8,916 students since last school year, a decline of nearly two percent.

Teachers demand LAUSD do more to protect students, families from ICE

Hundreds of Los Angeles teachers are calling on LAUSD to do more to protect immigrant students and families from ICE enforcement. Educators and students urged stronger safety policies, citing fear on campuses and recent deportation cases.

DC Council hears from educators on how to decrease chronic absenteeism, truancy

The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) released its attendance report for the school year 2023-2024. Officials said the report shows the lowest chronic absenteeism and truancy rates for D.C. students since returning to classrooms following the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new policy at Edison High School requires students to scan a QR code before using the bathroom

Students at Edison High School in Huntington Beach are voicing frustration over a new bathroom policy that was introduced at the start of the school year.

EPISD superintendent opts out of pay raise ‘in solidarity’ with teachers, staff

El Paso ISD Superintendent Diana Sayavedra just earned a favorable evaluation score from the district's Board of Trustees, earning herself a pay raise. "In solidarity" with teachers and staff, however, Sayavedra is forgoing her salary increase.

Bomb threats emailed to several SoCal schools cancels classes

Our Lady of the Assumption School in Claremont sent students home early after the campus received a bomb threat via email, according to police. Police determined there was no bomb, and that the threat was part of a wave of spam emails sent to hundreds of campuses.