DA Staff

New NYC high school admissions rules could slow pandemic-era diversity gains

In New York City, where public schools are among the most segregated by race and class in the country, the pandemic upended school admissions.

Alabama officials demand better teacher certification exam pass rates

Wayne Reynolds, a former superintendent, said he was alarmed about a state report showing 53% of Alabama’s elementary teacher candidates passed the Praxis certification on their first try.

NYC schools chief criticized for saying some kids deserve top schools more than others

Students who work “really hard” should have priority access compared with “the child you have to throw water on their face to get them to go to school every day.” 

How an urban myth about litter boxes in schools became a GOP talking point

At least 20 Republican politicians have claimed that schools are making accommodations for students who identify as cats. The school districts say these claims are untrue.

Classes canceled after car crashes into Hazen High School in Renton

Some staffers noticed the car, which had shattered one of the building’s front windows, around 5 a.m. when they arrived at school, said Renton School District spokesperson Randy Matheson.

Schools custodian arrested on over 100 voyeurism counts

A school custodian in Vancouver, Washington, was arrested after investigators reported finding 137 videos he had allegedly secretly filmed in restrooms over nearly a decade.

Uncertified teachers filling holes in schools across the South

As schools across the South grapple with vacancies, many turn to those without teaching certificates or formal training to serve students.

For some, online learning is just the right fit

The online school started as a pandemic-related experiment — an outgrowth of distance learning that started in March 2020.

Jefferson County school failed to protect bullied student whose beating was posted online

A Kimberly high school student would not have been beaten by her classmates in an attack posted on social media if school administrators took her claims of being bullied seriously.

Man says LGBTQ people ‘deserve death’ at school board meeting in Arkansas

A spokesperson for Conway Public Schools said the district does not endorse the man’s comments.

COVID took over their high school experience. They want senior year to be different

The closest they got to a traditional experience — the kind that has been chronicled in countless American coming-of-age movies — was in 2019, their freshman year.

New studies help explain why some schools reopened while others stayed virtual

To critics, keeping schools closed during the pandemic was not only a colossal blunder — it was pure politics.

Social studies revision roils Board of Education with proposal to use conservative “American Birthright” standards

A state school board member this week plans to propose a new set of social studies standards for Colorado’s students – one crafted by a national conservative education coalition.

How are kids with disabilities doing post-COVID? Shamefully, we still don’t know

In a new report, a CRPE panel of scholars recommends three steps policymakers can take to better help these students.

How one Colorado Republican shaped what students will learn about the Holocaust

Over the last year and a half, Steve Durham has pushed for the state’s academic standards to connect the Holocaust and other genocides to socialism.