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3 Texas teachers placed on leave following racist quiz question

Answer options conveyed racial stereotypes of Chinese culture, including a reference to eating cats and dogs.

Georgia won’t rate schools and districts for 2nd year

Georgia will not grade schools and districts using state test results for the second year in a row, the state Department of Education announced, saying federal officials had waived the requirement for the state accountability system.

Learning loss data shows 40,000 Los Angeles high school students off track to graduate

“I am hopeful about the reopening of Los Angeles schools, but we cannot simply pick up where we left off. Reopening alone does not address the recovery needed,” Ana Ponce, the executive director of the organization, wrote in the introduction to the report.

Computer hackers demand $40 million ransom from South Florida school district

'We have no intention of paying a ransom,' school district says.

6 tips for making summer school programs successful

1. Students have to show up to learn, so find ways to encourage attendance – and avoid drudgery.

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine shows ‘100% efficacy’ in adolescents

The company is acting "with the hope of starting to vaccinate this age group before the start of the next school year."

Why virus tests at one elite school ran afoul of regulators (subscription)

In the suburbs of Chicago, New Trier High School offers a lesson in just how complicated it can be to track the coronavirus in schools.

As bad information spreads, Florida schools seek to teach ‘digital literacy’

Separating fact from fiction online is a major challenge for the country as a whole, as evidenced by the swirling claims surrounding last year's presidential election and the ongoing pandemic.

After a year without mass school shootings, experts sound the alarm about a ‘return to normal’

Now, in the wake of back-to-back mass shootings this month in Colorado and Georgia as communities reopen, school safety experts said the carnage should serve as a wake-up call for educators, warning about the potential for violent outbursts as students repopulate classrooms.

Seeking help with her son’s video schooling, a mother says she endured teacher’s racist rant

According to the claim, the mother and son say they have been permanently scarred and worry they may never be treated fairly by Palmdale schools.

One of the largest school districts in Arizona cuts more than 150 positions

A Gilbert Public Schools spokesperson confirmed the reduction impacts 152 certified staff members who have already been notified. Certified staff includes positions like teachers, administrators, school counselors and nurses.

High teacher turnover is hurting Michigan’s most vulnerable students

In schools with a teacher turnover rate of 30% or more, nearly three quarters of the students were from low-income families in 2018-19, the analysis found.

In San Francisco, turmoil over reopening schools turns a city against itself (subscription)

The San Francisco school board has infuriated parents and the mayor. Now it has descended into chaos over accusations of racism.

Florida family to get $2 million after student choked to death on chicken nugget

Kedar Williams couldn’t save himself from choking to death at school, but his memory may help save the lives of many other disabled students.

Biden says schools are on track to open as promised, but will kids go?

During his first news conference, President Biden said that his administration is on track to keep a promise he made to the nation's parents and caregivers: to reopen the majority of elementary and middle schools for full-time, in-person learning within his first 100 days in office.