The Biden administration is pushing forward with its plan to reopen schools, and as part of that, it's expanding coronavirus testing for teachers, staff and students.
Exam schools loom large as symbols of opportunity and inequality in American public schools. Now, the nation's twin crises are shaking them to their core.
"This whole idea came about because students were reaching out and asking for this in their curriculum," Rep. Kathleen Willis, the bill's chief sponsor, said during a virtual hearing.
Kindergarten enrollment is down nationally, and the haphazard mix of alternatives has experts worried about who will be ready for first grade in fall 2021.
States continue to enforce laws that require families to send their children to school or face steep punishments for unexcused absences, including fines, community service and, in some states, arrests.
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe's learning center serves around 45 students, who attend on different days depending on grade level. The space, which used to house the tribe's now relocated child care center, was already equipped for kids.
Students would not need a doctor’s note to take a mental health day and they would not be marked as truant for using the four days, according to the legislation.
“The Kentucky Student Voice Team is devastated to learn...that so many members of our state Senate do not support such a basic expression of student and educator voice,” the team said in statement after the full Senate vote.
A ban on yoga in Alabama public schools may be lifted after nearly 30 years – but students would still be limited in what they could learn about it under legislation passed in the Alabama House that would allow yoga instruction in public schools.
Mineral wealth has kept Wyoming schools flush for decades, but unless legislators in this red state vote to raise state taxes, schools and small towns here could be in trouble.
District administrators said the experiment was so successful that it will continue with 10 employees, even though high schoolers have moved on campus two days a week.
An inclusive language guide from Grace Church School in New York City states that "mom and dad" should be replaced with words like "grown-ups, folks, or family."
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