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Schools across US brace for surge of kindergarteners in fall

School districts across the United States are hiring additional teachers in anticipation of what will be one of the largest kindergarten classes ever as enrollment rebounds following the coronavirus pandemic.

Unvaccinated teens marked by numbers at New Hampshire high school prom

In an email, the school explained that students who were unable to provide a vaccination card had a number written on their hand. Dancing was divided among three dance floors. During the dancing, after every few songs, students were asked to raise their hands to determine who they were around.

School district agrees to pay $3M in bullied child’s suicide

The family of Gabriel Taye, 8, will use the settlement to protect current and future Cincinnati Public Schools students, their lawyer said.

Some Colorado schools aim COVID-19 relief at mental health

School districts across Colorado have received billions in federal aid to help students recover from pandemic learning loss. But, for the Gunnison Watershed School District, there’s a catch: little learning loss occurred.

Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studies

As students push for more inclusive curriculum, some lawmakers, educators and students themselves are working to address gaps in instruction and fight harmful stereotypes by pushing for more Asian American history to be included in K-12 lesson plans.

Wisconsin at risk of losing $2.3 billion for K-12 schools

A new memo from the Legislature's budget office says Wisconsin is at risk of losing $2.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief money for K-12 schools.

New survey suggests support for continuing remote schooling is limited – among White families

Black and Hispanic parents “are the ones who are least sure they’re going to send their kids back to school in person,” said RAND researcher Heather Schwartz.

Judge lifts suspension of Virginia teacher who said he won’t use transgender pronouns

In his ruling on Tuesday, Judge James Plowman Jr. said Cross’ comments are protected speech and that the district could not prove there was a disruption to school operations based on his comments.

Why teachers at Chicago’s first all-male charter network have gone on strike

The teachers, who voted unanimously to strike in late May, said they want pay increases that would put them closer to salary schedules for district-run schools.

New data links remote learning in Connecticut to chronic absenteeism at key transitions

Connecticut, which implemented a new process for tracking absenteeism across in-person, hybrid and remote settings, required students to attend school for at least half a day to be marked present.

Lawsuit challenges key part of new Kentucky education law

The group's new legal action focuses on a key part of the new law creating a form of scholarship tax credits – referred to by advocates as education opportunity accounts. The lawsuit calls it a “diversion of public revenues to private schools” and asks that it be struck down.

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona backs transgender athletes’ rights

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona told ESPN that transgender girls have a "right to compete" and suggested that the Biden administration will step in to protect those students' civil rights, as multiple states enact legislation banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports.

Sleep the ‘magic pill’ to restoring teens’ mental health, experts say

As concerns for youth depression, anxiety and suicide have skyrocketed amid a deadly pandemic that disrupted schools across the country and isolated teens from their friends, researchers agree that consistent, sweet slumber can go a long way toward making students feel better.

NC student denied diploma after wearing Mexican flag over graduation gown

"I did it for my family," student Ever Lopez said.

A new Nevada law bans racial mascots in schools and ‘sundown sirens’

The law will require schools to change any name, logo, mascot, song or identifier that is "racially discriminatory" or "associated with the Confederate States of America or a federally recognized Indian tribe."