DA Staff

Chicago parents criticize ‘confusing and chaotic’ virtual academy process

Chicago Public Schools will offer a limited Virtual Academy for students with specific medical needs this fall, but so far plans are fuzzy, signups are tepid, and parents have been left pressing each other for details.

SD school districts are scrambling to find enough teachers, administrators and coaches

South Dakota ranks 50th in the country for average teacher pay.

Will doubling down on reforms avert COVID classroom crisis?

“If we are identifying students who are eligible, we need to make sure that they have access to this program. Otherwise, we are intentionally underserving gifted students … we’re punishing the kids for not having transportation. Absolutely ridiculous.”

Teachers union president says she supports vaccine mandates

Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers said the union had reconsidered its position that vaccinations should only be voluntary.

The pandemic exodus: Kindergarten enrollment drops (subscription)

The first analysis of enrollment at 70,000 public schools across 33 states offers a detailed portrait of kindergartners.

Verizon scales edtech resources to over 3 million teachers in effort to leave no student behind

Verizon Innovative Learning HQ, a free next-gen online education portal, provides access to immersive technology experiences leveraging augmented and virtual reality to all educators, launches August 23.

Florida students may get school vouchers to avoid wearing masks

Hope Scholarship vouchers would be made available to parents who don’t want their children wearing masks in school districts that require them.

Serious cases remain rare, but COVID infections in children are on the rise

As coronavirus cases climb worryingly across the United States, a recent study shows that the number of children contracting the virus "steadily increased" in July.

Data leak affects about 3,000 NYC students and 100 employees, officials confirm

At least one student within the public school system managed to access a Google Drive that contained the private information of students and department employees across the city.

NYC to increase special education services for Bronx students following settlement

A judge has approved a settlement agreement between the education department and disability rights advocates, resolving a four-year-old lawsuit that challenged the city’s process for allocating certain special education services.

The delta variant in schools: What to know (subscription)

Classrooms are opening their doors to a different pandemic. Here is how to think about risk.

Secretary of education wants schools to host vaccine clinics

Miguel Cardona laid out the Biden administration’s plans for school reopening in a speech on Wednesday.

Florida school district approves mask requirement with opt-out clause

Adding the layer of paperwork for families who want their students to opt-out of mask wearing marks an attempted workaround to the governor's executive order.

Orange County Board of Education will sue California governor over face masks

Board members say that Gov. Newsom has misused his power “in a way that threatens serious harm to Orange County’s children.”

Two transgender children sue Tennessee over school bathroom law

“We don’t want our son to have to live in a place where he feels like he isn’t welcomed and valued,” the mother of one of the plaintiffs said.