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Boston Public Schools forgo plans for a virtual school this fall

"It's just too late in the year," Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said.

Google partners with SC Department of Ed to train teachers

“We are thrilled to partner with Google to provide teacher training across the state, “ said State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman.

Why parental consent often isn’t required in education research

Federal regulations provide exemptions for studying “normal” instructional practices.

Connecticut towns could lose casino money if schools keep Native American mascots

State Sen. Cathy Osten, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee said in a news release earlier this week that Native American tribes have said for years that the nicknames and mascots are "horribly offensive."

Chicago offers a first look at its $135 million curriculum overhaul

The district launched the curriculum project in 2019 and developed the curriculum bank with four publishers; a group of 300 district teachers customized it.

D.C. parents seeking summer child care now face overflowing waitlists

As of last week, DC's Department of Parks and Recreation camps had a waitlist of about 7,000 for its full-day summer camps, even after upping its number of available seats from 4,500 to more than 5,900.

This school district erased all holiday names after dropping Columbus Day

You may be used to seeing your calendar punctuated by the various holidays that occur throughout the year. But on one New Jersey school district's calendar, each one of these days will be listed, simply, as "day off."

Indiana teachers unions are trying to block a new state law they say is ‘punishment’ for activism

The law, which will go into effect July 1, sets out a new process for the collection of teachers union dues, requiring teachers to annually complete a three-step process to have union dues deducted from their pay checks.

After months of special education turmoil, families say schools owe them

Advocates and disability rights attorneys say, regardless of fault, schools must step up.

Boosting teacher diversity requires bold, extensive action

Using race as a criterion for deciding which teachers to keep will almost certainly attract a legal challenge.

Native students fight to wear traditional regalia at graduation

Schools have a long history of policing Native students’ graduation attire, often citing longstanding policies that all students must look alike and that deviations from the standard cap and gown are distracting.

Florida K-12 public schools to require ‘moment of silence’ for students every day

Students encouraged to reflect and 'pray as they see fit,' Gov. Ron DeSantis says.

Schools bring therapy dogs to focus on post-COVID student mental health

With younger kids, the animals can give struggling students a comfortable way to practice reading – with their furry friends as the audience.

Should rich families be allowed to fundraise a better public school education for their kids?

PTAs didn’t always focus on fundraising. But as bake sales evolved into Tesla raffles among wealthy families, some parents have raised the idea of redistributing parent donations between affluent and high-poverty schools.

Survey finds parents aren’t so thrilled about most K-12 COVID-19 recovery solutions on the table

Parents’ enthusiasm for in-person summer school, tutoring or pods is limited.