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SAT going digital in shifting college admissions landscape

The format change is scheduled to roll out internationally next year and in the U.S. in 2024.

‘I will bring every single gun loaded,’ parent tells Virginia school officials during mask mandate meeting

The woman was arrested Friday and accused of making an oral threat on school property.

No, this district is not putting litter boxes in bathrooms for students who identify as cats

"It is such a source of disappointment that I felt the necessity to communicate this message to you," Midland Public Schools Superintendent Michael Sharrow wrote.

Los Angeles school district tells students to upgrade from cloth masks

Students are required to wear "well-fitting, non-cloth masks with a nose wire" both indoors and outdoors. Employees will have to wear surgical grade masks or higher.

Pa. school district apologizes after teacher caught taping mask to student’s face

The photo of a teacher taping a student's mask was posted to Facebook, prompting backlash from the community.

Olympia School District apologizes after students yell racial slurs at Black basketball player

In a video watched hundreds of times on social media, some students can be heard making gorilla noises and shouting other remarks at the player.

New Mexico is pushing to be a ‘model’ for how race is taught in U.S. schools

A proposal to overhaul New Mexico's social studies standards has stirred debate over how race should be taught in schools.

Two broadcasters terminated after calling female high school athletes overweight and laughing about it

In a clip shared on social media, one of the men can be heard saying there are "two girls out here extremely overweight, awful."

Analysis: No Child Left Behind was signed 20 years ago. Why it’s making education’s COVID recovery so much harder

Eight percent of Black 12th graders, for example, are now proficient in math – up from 6 percent in 2005. At that rate of progress, it would take another 200 years for their performance to match that of white students.

New Texas law restricts transgender students’ participation in school sports

A new Texas law bars transgender student athletes from competing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity.

3 Pennsylvania officers charged in shooting death of 8-year-old girl at high school football game

The officers were charged with manslaughter and reckless endangerment.

Pennsylvania doesn’t spend enough on schools, state education secretary testifies

He also said that wide gaps in post-secondary attainment between students of different racial and socio-economic groups are due to inadequate investment and inequitable distribution of resources.

Youngkin begins term as Virginia governor with executive actions on critical race theory, masks in schools

At least one district said it will defy his executive order on masks and continue to require them for students and staff.

Handcuffs on students? Florida lawmakers hope to end practice

In Florida’s public school system, school personnel can use handcuffs, zip-ties, straightjackets or other devices on students who are acting out or misbehaving in a way that poses a threat to themselves or others.

NYC education department quietly opens door for teachers to allow more remote learning

The policy update appeared online Friday afternoon without any formal announcement, a day after Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged the school system is considering a remote option.