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Parents of Michigan school shooting victims say more investigation is needed

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The parents also want a change in Michigan law, which currently makes it hard to sue the Oxford school district for errors that contributed to the attack.

Why parents should stop texting their kids at school

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Parents are distressingly aware of the distractions and the mental health issues associated with smartphones and social media. But teachers say parents might not realize how much those struggles play out at school.

Head Start preschools aim to fight poverty, but their teachers struggle to make ends meet

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Head Start teachers—70% of whom have bachelor’s degrees—earn $39,000 a year on average, far less than public school teachers with similar credentials. President Joe Biden wants to raise their pay, but Congress has no plans to expand the Head Start budget.

Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them

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In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day.

Concerned parents are beginning to see progress on their push for healthier electric school buses

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One of the biggest challenges is still the cost, parents, advocates, and districts say. Even with the fuel and maintenance savings of an electric bus, they cost two to three times more than diesel.

Teaching of gender in Georgia private schools would be regulated under revived Senate bill

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Senate Bill 88, which majority Republicans on Tuesday passed out of the Senate Education and Youth Committee on a party-line vote, now says private schools would have to obtain written permission from all parents before instruction “addressing issues of gender identity, queer theory, gender ideology, or gender transition.”

Alaska governor pitches teacher bonuses as debate over education funding dominates session

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy urged lawmakers late Tuesday to pass his pilot program that would pay teachers bonuses of up to $15,000 a year, pitching it as an investment in the classroom, even as education leaders say a more significant investment in the state’s K12 public school system is needed.

White House launches gun safety initiative with first lady Jill Biden

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The new initiative will be unveiled Thursday in an event for school principals with first lady Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. Also participating will be Stefanie Feldman, who runs the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.

A Texas school’s punishment of a Black student who wears his hair in locs is going to trial

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Darryl George, 18, has not been in his regular classroom in Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu since Aug. 31. Instead, he has either been serving in-school suspension or spending time in an off-site disciplinary program.

Ann Arbor Public Schools approves Mideast cease-fire resolution that had stoked controversy

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The district is also encouraging its teachers to discuss the Israel-Hamas war in their classrooms following an emotionally charged meeting Wednesday.

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