DA Staff

How a school district got caught in Virginia’s political maelstrom

Within a year, Loudoun County had become the epicenter of conservative outrage over education.

Parents protesting ‘critical race theory’ identify another target: Mental health programs

Groups this year have voiced opposition to suicide prevention programs, mental health coordinators and social emotional learning, claiming they are being used to indoctrinate students.

Scottsdale Unified School District board president is ousted

The Arizona district has elected a new interim president amid allegations that board president Jann-Michael Greenburg distributed a “dossier” on some parents including photos and personal finances.

A family of 5 lives in a car as they save for housing in a good school district

The district is in an area where affordable rentals are sparse. So the family's Hyundai Santa Fe has become their bedroom, kitchen, and living room.

She missed two months of school for refusing to wear a mask. Now she’s happy to be back

Refusing to wear a facial covering, Fiona amassed nearly 40 days of suspensions in September and October, requiring her to spend weeks doing her classwork at home.

Last 3 Florida school districts drop student mask mandates

The three school districts were among eight Florida districts that had implemented mask mandates in defiance of the administration of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

After banning diversity symbols, Oregon school district fires leader

One board member says conservative school board members fired him because he didn't aggressively implement the ban on controversial symbols.

Members of white nationalist group Proud Boys show up at NC school board meeting

None of the members formally addressed the board during public comment, but they gave people speaking against the mask mandate a standing ovation.

Vermont becomes first state to require access to free condoms in public middle and high schools

The law was created to reduce unintended teen pregnancies and the transmission of STDs.

Texas governor orders criminal probe into ‘pornography’ in school book

Among the books cited as possibly pornographic are “Lawn Boy,” which refers to oral sex between boys, and “Losing the Girl,” which features LGBTQ characters.

Maryland educator wins $1 million global teacher prize

A Maryland high school English teacher who has worked to open up college education for her students has won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize.

Court orders NC to transfer $1.7 billion to schools. GOP calls him ‘rogue judge’

State Superior Court Judge David Lee ruled that North Carolina has failed to provide students with their Constitutional guarantee to a sound basic education.

Texas principal forced to resign over critical race theory

CRT has become a flashpoint for people who have turned it into shorthand for lessons or programs they say are un-American.

Judge could issue extraordinary N.C. school spending order

A North Carolina judge has scheduled a hearing that could conclude with him taking the extraordinary step of ordering $1.7 billion be spent on addressing inequities in public education.

School district investigating after Utah teacher turns Veterans Day speech into message against COVID-19 vaccine, socialism

A parent said the teacher made several references to fighting bullies, including COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and showed images of dictators of predominantly Asian descent as an example of what a bully looks like.