DA Staff

Education Partnership helps give away school supplies to teachers and school districts

For years, the Education Partnership and their Resource Center has been providing school supplies to under resourced schools across our region. And this year, they are on track for to give away over $10 million in school supplies—and that includes everything from pens and pencils to desks and chairs.

New Des Moines superintendent navigates politically tense climate

Roberts takes the helm of one of the state's most racially and economically diverse districts ahead of the first full school year under the legislature's new law restricting classroom instruction.

State Superintendent discusses Tulsa Public Schools’ accreditation status

The State Superintendent says Oklahoma’s largest school district, made up of roughly 34,000 students from lower income and diverse communities, is at risk of losing its accreditation.

More U.S. school districts are shifting to a 4-day week. Here’s why.

When the school bell rings in Independence, Missouri, this year, 14,000 students are trying something new: a four-day week, with Mondays off. And they're not alone.

Florida school board reverses decision nixing access to children’s book about a male penguin couple

The School Board of Lake County and Florida education officials have asked a federal judge to toss out a First Amendment lawsuit brought by students and the authors of “And Tango Makes Three” in June.

Cousin of Uvalde mass shooter arrested for allegedly threatening to commit school shooting

A mother reportedly told police that her son had threatened to “do the same thing” as his cousin, who committed a mass shooting at an elementary school in 2022.

Allegations about Lincoln superintendent’s previous role in Iowa referred to judge

The Iowa state board that disciplines teachers and school administrators found the allegations against Lincoln Public Schools Superintendent Paul Gausman by his previous employer credible enough on Wednesday that it referred them for a hearing with an administrative law judge.

After clash over teaching on gender, psychology class may be available to Florida students

Now, faced with altering its AP Psychology course to comply with Florida’s limits on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity, the nonprofit College Board is pushing back. It advised the state’s school districts Thursday to not offer the college-level course to Florida’s high school students unless it can be taught in full.

Advocates question how lottery money is being spent on California schools

"I know if you ask the average teacher, 'What's the lottery funds doing for your classroom?' The average teacher in Sacramento city certainly could not say where that money goes," said Nikki Milevsky, president of the Sacramento City Teachers Association. "So, we don't see it, it's somehow spent at the district's office."

The newest form of school discipline: Kicking kids out of class and into virtual learning

School districts across the country, including in Missouri, have begun punishing students by forcing them into online classes, sometimes indefinitely

State takeovers of ‘failing’ schools are increasing, but with little evidence they help students

Takeovers have had limited success in improving student performance. Opponents say their real purpose is to undermine the power of Black and Hispanic communities.

How a sexual assault in a school bathroom became a political weapon

It was an explosive claim — that a Virginia school district covered up a crime in order to protect transgender rights. But was it true?

Iowa school district looks to buy portions of vacated college campus

Three months into its post-collegiate life, the future of the vacated Iowa Wesleyan University campus is starting to take shape, with the Mount Pleasant Community School District offering to buy a portion of the 60-acre property for $1.25 million.

Why a Delaware school board removed restorative discipline after only one year

Milford School District says it scratched the practice from student handbook to "align the codes between the elementary and secondary levels as well as to streamline the content and align the terms."

ACLU sues Colorado school district for banning ex-employee from public meetings

Logan Ruths, who was fired after he raised concerns about how the Woodland Park School District handled records requests, is suing his former employer for banning him from school board meetings.