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State board approves Spotsylvania superintendent candidate with no background in education

The Virginia Board of Education agreed to license a controversial candidate for superintendent in Spotsylvania County with no experience in education.

NAACP critical of push to revoke teaching license

Oklahoma’s NAACP has criticized state education secretary Ryan Walters for calling on the state Board of Education to revoke a Norman Public Schools teacher’s license.

Michigan school board president resigns months after school shooting

Oxford school board president Tom Donnelly who has been heavily criticized, resigned from his position months after the shooting left four students dead.

Arrests made after death of 15-year-old girl who died in high school bathroom: ‘This was not an overdose. This was murder’

Los Angeles police on Thursday arrested two teenage boys in connection with the death of the girl who overdosed after buying pills possibly laced with fentanyl on campus, authorities said.

Teacher forced to go on leave after students monitored his behavior with girls on ‘pedo database’

Eight boys at Davisville Middle School in North Kingstown began keeping the log after the teacher allegedly gave the girls nicknames such as “sunshine” and “sweetheart” and asked them to dance for him.

‘What is woke math?’: In Florida, public school teachers bristle at DeSantis’s change to education

Veteran teachers in the state say that employing people who lack teaching experience at a time when their own wages have not continued to rise is tantamount to a slap in the face.

Judge irate as defense abruptly rests in Parkland shooting trial

The defense team called 25 witnesses over 11 days trying to show Cruz is deserving of a life prison term because of a lifetime of physical, mental, and emotional instability. The state is seeking the death penalty.

Colorado Springs teachers, parents want to include LGBTQ+ references in social studies standards

Teachers, parents and activists implored the State Board of Education to consider reinstating LGBTQ+ references in the social studies standards during a Wednesday board meeting in Colorado Springs

NY students continue to be allowed to graduate with lower test scores

New York public school students will continue to be allowed to graduate with lower test scores this school year thanks to a recent decision by state education officials.

Louisiana substitute teacher arrested for allegedly offering students $5 to bully classmate

A Louisiana substitute teacher has been arrested for allegedly encouraging students to bully another classmate and commit battery, police said.

School assemblies at Montgomery County high schools to include gun education

Students will learn about the law and consequences, strategies to solve problems without weapons or violence, and the importance of vigilance when it comes to guns.

Colorado school choice law discriminates against students with disabilities, complaint alleges

Colorado’s school choice law allows school districts to reject students with disabilities if administrators say the school can’t meet a particular student’s educational needs.

Do later school start times make teens happier? California’s about to find out

On 1 July, a state law took effect that protects most high school students from having to start class before 8:30 a.m.—the first law of its kind nationwide.

Unannounced intruder audits begin at Texas schools in wake of Uvalde mass shooting

Unannounced school intruder audits began this week across Texas. It's the latest step in boosting school security in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting.

California high school staff member shot after fight

A Northern California high school staff member was shot Tuesday after breaking up a fight on campus, authorities said.