DA Staff

‘The least safe day’: Rollout of gun-detecting AI scanners in schools has been a ‘cluster,’ emails show

A new system claims to use artificial intelligence to detect guns and other concealed weapons by scanning people as they enter a building. 

Ron DeSantis suspends 4 Broward County School Board members after a grand jury investigation prompted by Parkland massacre

"It is my duty to suspend people from office when there is clear evidence of incompetence, neglect of duty, misfeasance or malfeasance," DeSantis said in a news release.

Parents’ fury as school allows ‘Satan club’ set up by Satanic Temple for kids

Officials at a Pennsylvania school district have given permission for a Satanic Temple to host a back-to-school event at Northern High School in Dillsburg.

Chicago Public Schools pilot program aims to bring more Black men into teaching field

Last fall, three Chicago high schools instituted a pilot program designed to encourage young Black and Latino men to envision themselves at the head of the class.

Eastern Kentucky schools and students face a long road to recovery after the floods

School districts grapple with complex logistical issues while trying to tend to the needs of families and pupils.

Columbus students returning after striking teachers ink deal

Students in Ohio’s largest school district were returning Monday to classrooms after members of the union representing teachers and other employees approved a contract.

Omaha parents, former teachers take education into their own hands with ‘microschools’

Former teachers say they couldn’t thrive in the public or private school systems, while parents were seeking alternative education styles or curriculum.

News anchor says ‘back-to-school shooting’ instead of ‘shopping’ in viral screw-up

WCVB anchor Maria Stephanos was in the middle of her report on back-to-school shopping when she made the shocking mistake.

Central Florida HS football games canceled due to social media post, schools say

Officials say the post was "inappropriate" and was made before the freshman and junior varsity football games between the teams.

How a far-right, Christian cellphone company ‘took over’ four Texas school boards

Patriot Mobile markets itself as “America’s only Christian conservative wireless provider.” Now the Trump-aligned company is on a mission to win control of Texas school boards.

How students’ AP courses could clash with laws targeting Critical Race Theory

Lawmakers have passed many laws that seek to control how teachers educate students about racism in the U.S.

Nebraska school shutters student newspaper after LGBTQ-focused edition

Administrators at a Nebraska school shuttered the school’s award-winning student newspaper just days after its last edition that included articles and editorials on LGBTQ issues, leading press freedom advocates to call the move an act of censorship.

School districts move to ease teacher stress, burnout

Many districts, facing hiring challenges, see tending to the educators as a way to help them help students and to retain them, amid stressors that range from behavioral problems to fears of shootings.

Minnesota Department of Education identifies hundreds of schools in need of additional support

The Minnesota Department of Education has identified 371 public schools that require intense support based on a mix of standardized test scores, attendance, English proficiency and graduation rates.

CEA and CCS reach conceptual agreement, teachers could return to classroom Monday

The negotiations began Wednesday afternoon as teachers were on the picket lines. Wednesday was also the first day back for the school year with CCS students learning virtually.