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K-12 education panel to lawmakers: Increase annual spending to $527 million, not $300 million

The Illinois State Board of Education Professional Review Panel is sending findings to state legislators that include increasing the additional amount of school funding each year, among others.

District responds to racist email sent to CPS superintendent

The email, which was sent Dec. 8 to Yearwood's district email, said, “You need to be forced to move to Africa where you belong.”

Utah schools warn of viral TikTok shooting threat trend

Local school districts are on high alert as violent threats against schools are up across the country.

Where are the students? For a second straight year, school enrollment is dropping

Most districts are now posting a second straight year of declines. This is particularly true in some of the nation's largest systems.

Florida Department of Education releases paychecks it withheld from school board members that implemented mask mandates

In October, the board of education voted to penalize the eight school districts for imposing mask mandates that did not allow parents to choose to opt out their children.

Local superintendent caught late-night trespassing inside another school

A Minnesota school superintendent is facing criminal charges after he was caught on camera inside another school over 100 miles away at 1 a.m.

Lakeland substitute teacher arrested for sex with student, PCSO says

Ayanna Davis of Lakeland admitted to detectives that she had unprotected sex with the student on four occasions.

Parents of Michigan high school shooting suspect to appear in court on manslaughter charges

James and Jennifer Crumbley each face four counts of involuntary manslaughter and have pleaded not guilty.

Two Anderson High School students die in one week, district cancels final exams

On Monday, Forest Hills Superintendent Scot Prebles canceled end of the semester exams at both Anderson and Turpin high schools.

He was hired to fix California schools – while running a business in Philadelphia

The superintendent of equity lives in Philadelphia and has a separate job there, more than 2,500 miles away from the schools he advises as one of the highest paid education officials in the state.

Oxford school officials accused of destroying school shooting evidence, judge orders them to preserve it

A lawyer for the school district said claims of officials destroying evidence is a 'lie' and 'disgusting'

Principal at LeBron James’ I Promise School resigns after slapping incident

Brandi Davis reportedly slapped a boy, 11, in the face for swearing.

California school district reportedly encourages using witchcraft on people who say ‘all lives matter’

Another now-deleted prompt asks students to imagine a world 'with no police'

Alberto Carvalho leaving Miami-Dade schools to become L.A. superintendent

Carvalho has led Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth-largest K-12 public school system in the country, since 2008.

Supreme Court hints religious schools have right to public funds in Carson v. Makin hearing

Opinion: Such a ruling means taxpayers will have to pay for religious indoctrination that's not only contrary to their own values, but also denies their own equality.