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Special education teacher sues Virginia school board following sexual assault claims

A special education teacher who said she was retaliated against after reporting being sexually assaulted by a student has filed a lawsuit against the school board in Loudoun County.

Massachusetts school can no longer be called Catholic after flying Black Lives Matter and pride flags

A bishop in Worcester has said an area middle school can no longer call itself Catholic because it flew pride and Black Lives Matter flags on its campus after being told to take them down.

White parents rallied to chase a Black educator out of town. Then, they followed her to the next one.

Cecelia Lewis was asked to apply for a Georgia school district's first-ever administrator job devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion. A group of parents – coached by local and national anti-CRT groups – had other plans.

Dogs trained to sniff out COVID in schools are getting a lot of love for their efforts

Huntah, a not-quite-two-year-old black lab, sniffs around a first-grade classroom while the kids work at their various math stations. Although the risk of transmission of the virus on surfaces is low, it's not zero.

‘All hands on deck’ to close widening reading gaps in elementary schools

Third-grader Xavier leaves his regular classroom twice a week to meet with Dave Wilkie. Wilkie's a 78-year-old retired machinist and Vietnam vet with some free time on his hands.

St. Paul Schools close to allowing Native American smudging

Smudging, which involves the burning of sage or other herbs, is a purification ritual done prior to ceremonies or traditional dances.

Nearly 6,000 weapons seized from NYC schools this year, safety agents union says

Safety agents, who are unarmed, are seizing brass knuckles, stun guns, knives and metal pipes from students. Some 24 guns have been confiscated this school year.

Multiple Kansas City-area districts cancel summer school after FBI-warned mass shooting threat

When the Blue Springs Police Department notified the FBI of a possible threat, the agency confirmed that the individual in question in regard to the threat was missing.

Dozens of Texas school districts are creating police departments, but not everyone feels safer

In the 1980s, police officers were “almost nonexistent” in the Klein Independent School District north of Houston, according to David Kimberly, chief of the district's police department.

Federal court: NC charter school can’t require girls to wear skirts

Judges rule that dress code at Charter Day School violated female students' equal protection rights, siding with parents who argued their daughters were put at a disadvantage by the requirement.

As climate change makes temps rise, so does urgency to make schools cooler

When John Coats goes to work at Emlen Elementary School in Philadelphia, the best way to teach math is not the only thing on his mind. He also has to worry about keeping his students cool.

These Indiana schools made racial equity their mission. Now they face hostile legislation.

For racially diverse schools such as Bethel Park Elementary in Indianapolis, legislative battles threaten to interrupt years of work to better serve marginalized students.

Columbus City Schools will not allow armed teachers despite new state law

The strong rebuke from Ohio's largest school district showcases the deep disagreement over how the state should act to curb gun violence in schools and elsewhere.

NYC budget deal cuts school funding amid declining enrollment

Mayor Eric Adams' proposal showed a $1 billion drop for the education department, to just under $31 billion – largely because federal coronavirus relief is beginning to dry up.

A tiny Texas school district ‘in the middle of nowhere’ is arming half its staff

The leaders of the Harrold Independent School District hope that if violence comes to their tiny town on the Texas/Oklahoma border, they'll be ready.