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Alabama high school forfeits football game over gift cards to players

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Head coach Adam Winegarden said the decision came after the school recognized several players for their outstanding performances in a Week 1 win with gift cards from a local restaurant.

U.S. school shootings hit another annual record high

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The number of school shootings with casualties in the U.S. hit a new record in the 2021-22 school year and more than doubled from the previous school year, according to recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Wave of teacher absences forcing Vegas-area school closures deemed an illegal strike, judge finds

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Since Sept. 1, unexpected staff shortages have led eight schools to cancel classes for the day and two others to combine classes. One school had 87% of its teachers call in sick on the same day.

Majority-Black school districts have far less money to invest in buildings—and students are feeling the impact

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Cracked walls, mold, sewage backups, even the risk of electric shock. That's what students at Druid Hills High School outside Atlanta faced for years—and they wanted the world to see.

California family receives $27 million settlement over death of teen assaulted by fellow students

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Diego Stolz was beaten to death at Landmark Middle School on Sept. 16, 2019. The settlement may be the largest in the country related to school bullying.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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