DA Staff

Identity thieves targeting K-12 schools at an alarming rate

When California school districts were asked about their policies for tracking and reporting breaches, only one out of 50 confirmed it actually had a policy.

Wisconsin Republicans pass bill banning critical race theory in schools

The bill appears to target the concept of systemic racism, banning teaching that "an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, bears responsibility for acts committed in the past by other individuals of the same race or sex."

This fourth grader just wants to go to school. Florida’s risky COVID policies force her to stay home

Governor DeSantis’s ‘soft-on-Covid approach’ makes the classroom too dangerous for immuno-compromised children

Chicago mom dies after her child exposed to COVID-19 at school where hundreds of kids quarantined

The district denied finding any evidence that the eight cases discovered this month at Jensen Elementary in Lawndale were passed on to others in the building or at home.

First-grade boy insists on keeping his mask on for school picture. ‘I always listen to my mom’

'I'm so proud of him for sticking to his word but I should have been more clear about my rules on this day,' said the boy's mom.

Biden plan seeks to expand education, from pre-K to college

All told, Americans would be entitled to two years of free preschool plus two years of free community college. 

Teens accused of plotting Penn. high school attack on Columbine anniversary

The four teens were allegedly planning an attack on their school on the 25th anniversary of the Columbine massacre on April 20, 2024.

Mass. education officials report more than 2,500 new COVID-19 cases among students, staff

In the last week, 2,236 students and 318 staff members in Massachusetts public schools have been positive for COVID-19.

NYC schools brace for staffing shortages as vaccine mandate takes effect Tuesday

More than 10,000 of the city's 78,000 teachers remain unvaccinated, with a deadline today to show proof of having received their first dose.

Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

Companies promise parents they’ll deliver high-quality learning this fall. But what they’ve provided in the past is anything but.

Former professor: Public school students being ‘abused’ by critical race theory education

Carol Swain says on Fox News that she's 'proud' of America's parents pulling kids out of public schools.

‘Extremely sad’: Kansas middle school student dies of COVID-19, education official says

Details about where the death occurred and the circumstances, such as whether the child was infected at school, remained unclear.

New Mexico elementary school student reading, math proficiency declines

Just 31 percent of elementary students were proficient in the two subjects, down from 37 percent in the 2018-19 school year.

Texas mom erupts at school board over ‘anal sex’ passage in middle schoolers’ book

'You are not public health officials. You are supposed to be educating our children,' the mother scolded.

Protestors clash over critical race theory outside Ohio Board Of Education meeting

A counter-protestor shouting "racists go home" crashed the event in the pouring rain.