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How one school district is coping with its teacher shortage: A month of early dismissals

Beginning Monday, thousands of students in the Millville, N.J., school district will go home early. Faced with a severe teacher shortage, the district plans to operate on a shortened school day.

Sales soar for ‘Maus’ after its banning in Tennessee school district

The board's decision came amid a wave of conservative-sponsored legislation and other actions to pull books from schools.

Fact check: No, a Michigan public school did not provide litter boxes for students identifying as cats

A woman claimed at a school board meeting that a "nefarious" agenda had taken hold of public schools in her area.

States weigh a raft of proposed laws to limit race, sexuality lessons in schools

The explosion of bills – tracked in a new analysis by PEN America – is led by conservative lawmakers in GOP-controlled state legislatures.

N.J. district renames Woodrow Wilson school, cites former president’s ‘racist values’

Several community members had raised concerns about the school being named after Wilson

Alleged Oxford High School shooter, Ethan Crumbley, to claim insanity defense

Crumbley was charged last month with multiple felony charges, including terrorism, in connection with the rampage.

School bus driver shortages affecting families across the country

Schools in at least nine states have asked for assistance from the National Guard.

Oregon school district loses COVID funds for ditching masks

The Oregon Department of Education says it will withhold federal COVID-19 relief funds from a small, rural school district in western Oregon where the school board recently voted to end state-required masking.

Cardona urges schools to use federal funds to help students catch up

“Set a goal of giving every child that fell behind during the pandemic at least 30 minutes per day, three times a week, with a well-trained tutor,” the U.S. secretary of education said.

‘Maus,’ Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Holocaust, is pulled from Tennessee school district

School board officials objected to profanities and a nude image in the acclaimed graphic novel by Art Spiegelman.

Utah teacher sues school district after she says officials retaliated against her for reporting sexual harassment among 5th-grade students

A few of the girls in her fifth-grade class told her that "one of the boys in the class was touching them inappropriately and staring at them in ways that made them uncomfortable," according to the lawsuit.

Florida GOP bill would slash some school board members’ salaries

Members who were elected to serve the state’s five largest school districts – including Hillsborough – could see their salaries cut by roughly $17,000 a year under the proposal.

Parents outraged at Littleton Public Schools vaccine clinics

Their sons were allowed to sign up for COVID-19 vaccines at an on-campus clinic without having to prove they obtained proper permission.

Virginia school districts challenge governor’s order lifting mask mandates

Removing the requirements at schools was one of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's first actions after taking office last week.

Miami-Dade school board picks Dr. Jose Dotres to replace Alberto Carvalho as superintendent

Dotres replaces outgoing Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, who is leaving to run the Los Angeles school system.