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Oregon school employee suspended for going to work in blackface

The employee apparently wore blackface to protest a vaccination mandate for all school employees.

For Florida school boards, criticism gets personal as issues intensify

Concerns mount that increased hostility, including attacks on family members, will scare away candidates who might otherwise serve.

‘A heavy heart.’ Third employee from same Ky. elementary school dies of COVID-19

At least 35 Kentucky school employees have died of COVID-19, according to a state educators group.

Proposed Wis. sex education bill would allow parents to pull children out of curriculum

State Superintendent Jill Underly says bill is 'controversial, misguided, and unexamined.'

High grad rates, flat test scores: Is an ambitious overhaul of Kansas schools working?

Five years into the program, Kansans Can is transforming education across the state. But key metrics of student achievement paint a mixed picture.

Ohio school board members are being threatened over curriculum in protests driven by politics

And sometimes, school board members are being threatened over what people think they are teaching.

Some Florida teachers use classroom cameras to reach quarantined students

Educators encouraged, but not required, to teach quarantined children virtually.

TikTok removes ‘devious licks’ videos of students allegedly stealing school property

The videos, which began popping up last month, show students taking items, such as wet floor signs, microscopes and clocks.

High school in uproar over 9/11 flags dumped by students who linked them to Blue Lives Matter movement

‘An important teaching moment,’ the school’s principal says.

Vaccinated Texas school counselor who ‘had done everything right’ dies after contracting COVID-19

She was working part-time as a secondary guidance counselor at a 600-student K-11 public charter school.

6 things to know about Pedro Martinez, Chicago’s next schools chief

The graduate of Chicago Public Schools and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has become a national name in education circles over the past decade.

Earmark federal funds to travel to LRP’s National Institute® in 2022

With a new president, new federal guidance and regulations, precedential court decisions and a changed learning environment, attendance at LRP's National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities® is more important than ever for special educators. 

Group of Michigan parents seeking universal K-12 school mask mandate

A group of Michigan parents who say they are pushing back against anti-mask advocates across the state launched a petition on Wednesday seeking a universal mask mandate for all K-12 schools.

Pandemic testing gaps complicate ability to pinpoint struggling schools at a time when students need extra help, school leaders say

While incomplete, the data states collected last spring showed “staggering” declines for students in reading and math.

Las Vegas schools face referee shortage due to COVID-19 concerns, bad sportsmanship

The pandemic and bad sportsmanship from parents, players and coaches contributed to the decline.