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Online K-12 enrollment soars, raising funding, performance questions

The state of Wyoming went from having a little over 1,000 students enrolled in virtual education programs to having roughly 5,400 last year.

Demand for K-12 tutors skyrockets as parents, schools seek extra help for struggling students

Parents are scurrying to book lessons for their kids at learning centers, hire in-home tutors or explore digital options.

Ballots measure to increase arts and music education in public school gains momentum from funders and growing coalition

Californians for Arts and Music Education in Public Schools today announced new support for the measure which would dramatically increase funding in arts and music education in Pre-K-12 public schools.

Even with omicron, a Harvard disease expert says schools ‘should never close’ due to COVID

“The risk of severe outcomes to kids from coronavirus infection is low, and the risks to kids from being out of school are high," says Joseph Allen, director of the Healthy Buildings program at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Mandatory adult masking reduces additional COVID-19 transmission in schools, study finds

The study's intent was to better understand how COVID-19 transmission took place in school settings, taking into account potential variants that could further negatively impact such settings if safety precautions are not adhered to.

CPS chief says schools will reopen as planned Jan. 3 — but more classrooms could go remote

At a Tuesday press conference, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said he didn't foresee districtwide closure, even as the city announced stricter measures for businesses.

Special education staffing shortages ‘at a tipping point’

Due to lack of staff, some special education teachers say they are unable to provide legally-required education to students with special needs.

Maryland education officials say ‘we must keep schools open’

Schools in Prince George’s County, Md., and many neighboring jurisdictions, such as Virginia and Washington, D.C., quickly transitioned to virtual learning in light of the latest COVID numbers.

Teacher charged with making false threat against school

The prosecutor said one of her notes read: “Start break early. He’s gonna do it. Just don’t be in the hall after lunch. Boom! Get it?”

Push to ban books in Texas schools spreads to public libraries

Local public libraries in Texas are fielding a flurry of book challenges from local residents.

Third-grade students were allegedly told to reenact elements of the Holocaust

The instructor at a Washington, D.C., elementary school allegedly assigned roles to students, casting one student as Adolf Hitler, and directing students to dig mass graves and simulate shooting victims.

Fauci worried about increased hospitalizations but hopeful about schools

“I don’t foresee the kind of lockdowns that we’ve seen before,” he also said.

College kids set to help k-12 students improve grades and test scores

United Way of Central Alabama is now partnering with Birmingham City Schools to offer a unique tutoring service by college kids to K-12 students who are struggling.

Michigan supplemental state budget includes $150M for COVID-19 testing in K-12 schools

K-12 schools in Michigan are expected get $150 million for COVID-19 testing under a supplemental budget lawmakers sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer late Tuesday.

School board member punched in face in argument over Native American mascot name

Video footage of the meeting shows a man speaking to board member Ray McFall during the break and then punching him in the cheek.