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Contra Costa County Board of Education welcomes 2 students as board members

Sophia and Daphne are the first students to ever serve on the Contra Costa County Board of Education. The board realized the need to bring in student voices to each and every meeting.

As educators embrace AI, debate shifts to bias and equity concerns

Used as a tutor or as an assistant for teachers to create more personalized lesson plans, AI has brought great hope for the future of technology. But that hope is also crowded by studies showing racial bias and concerns AI will lead to an even bigger tech divide for rural and poor students.

Cybercriminals come for schools—and schools aren’t ready

School districts are taking steps to secure sensitive student data from being stolen, but advocates say greater federal investment is required.

Holistic PD: Strategies for District Leaders to Equip and Empower Today’s Educators

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 17 at 2 pm ET

Attend this web seminar with the former superintendent of Fulton County Schools (Ga.) and the School District of Palm Beach County (Fla.) to learn how to provide holistic PD that will help to create optimal teaching and learning environments in any school district.

School is back, and so is COVID-19. How districts around one big city are addressing illness

Michigan students subject to mask mandates and quarantine requirements in recent school years are getting more simple guidance from districts this year: If the student isn't feeling well, he or she should stay home.

How a culture war over race engulfed a Utah school district

After a 10-year-old took her own life, residents in North Salt Lake, Utah, battled over whether her death was a tragic but isolated incident, or caused by a pattern of racist bullying.

Student killed, another arrested in shooting at Louisiana high school

The shooting happened around 3 p.m. at St. Helena College and Career Academy in Greensburg. At least two other people were transported to area hospitals for treatment, authorities say.

The ‘science of reading’ swept reforms into classrooms nationwide. What about math?

Supporters say teaching practices supported by quantitative research could help students, but they are still coming into focus.

School district takes teachers union to court for wave of absences that forced school closures

Since Sept. 1, unexpected staff shortages have forced seven schools to cancel classes for the day and two others to combine classes, according to the Clark County School District, which includes Las Vegas. The district’s motion seeking an emergency court order said one of those schools had 87% of its teachers call out sick on the same day.

Texas Education Agency delays release of 2023 A-F accountability ratings by a month

TEA's decision to postpone the ratings' release comes as the agency is facing a legal challenge over how it's evaluating schools' performance.

These 5 books banned from Florida school shelves might surprise you

The Florida Department of Education released a list of all the books removed from school library shelves last year. In total, Florida saw 386 book removals from 1,218 total objections in 2022.

Virginia governor pardons father who was arrested in school board meeting

In a Loudoun County, Va., case that became a national flashpoint over transgender rights, Scott Smith rose to accuse a boy of assaulting his daughter, and a fight ensued.

Four Las Vegas area schools closed as teachers call out sick

The closures come within hours of the Clark County School District filing an emergency motion for a court hearing where the district will argue teachers are engaging in an illegal strike.

New Jersey schools try new ways to prevent bullying

School officials are implementing new rules to prevent bullying and improve the mental health of teens. But some of the new policies, like a cellphone ban, are controversial. In 2021, 16 percent of high schoolers said they had been cyber bullied.

With Covid-19 cases on the rise, should students take extra precautions?

Summer has ended and kids are back in school. However, Covid-19 cases are on the rise, along with key metrics like hospital admissions. New variants are constantly appearing, and the arrival of fall could also bring increases in influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other respiratory diseases.