Education issues will be at the forefront of the hotly contested governor's race, hinging in part on statewide test scores that showed setbacks among many students caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The budget will fund 2% pay increases for K-12 teachers, a minimum pay scale for school support staff, and a $1,000 bonus for special education teachers. It will also fund 100 additional teachers in the middle grades and big pay raises for school nurses.
In Quincy, school officials are already trying it out. As of this year, the district has a policy that restricts cellphone usage at schools. In elementary schools, cellphones are banned. In middle schools, they have to be kept in a locker, and at the high school they can only be used at lunch and during passing times.
Accusing the school board majority of egregious politicization of board business, Douglas County School Board member Elizabeth Hanson resigned at a school board meeting Tuesday night, walking out of the room and heading home.
A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that critics say discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans.
Olathe South High School Principal Dale Longenecker has resigned, seemingly answering students’ calls to step down because of how the school has handled racist incidents.
Ron DeSantis’s war on “wokeness” has thrust educators into a legal minefield, pushing many to leave the profession entirely. One union leader says it’s all part of a GOP agenda to eradicate public schools: “This is just a part of their playbook.”
J'Den McAdory, 20, has been strolling around his neighborhood in Severn, Md., with a long gun in what he says is a protest against recent state gun control legislation. Police say his actions are legal.
After gunshots rang out in the parking lot of a Utah high school earlier this year, the KSL Investigators began reviewing the school and law enforcement response—and asking if commonly used safety protocols are the best option.
School districts across Massachusetts are seeing an increased need for mental health support for their students. At the same time, there is a nationwide shortage of school psychologists, social workers, and counselors.
The girls, ages 16 and 17, were found dead Tuesday in the parking lot of Fayette-Ware Comprehensive High School in Somerville after having taken a drug combination that authorities believe included fentanyl.
All three teens, one 16 years old and the others age 17, were completing their junior year at the high school, Fayette County Public Schools released in a statement on Wednesday.
Nationally, parents have become increasingly worried about the GOP’s book-banning push and have cooled somewhat on the curriculum concerns that dominate Republicans’ education platform.
Chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard can be used in a variety of educational settings, from primary and secondary schools to universities and adult education courses. One of their greatest strengths is in promoting individualized learning.
The district taught its 7,500 students online on Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, it held class in person but ran buses for only two of its 10 schools, where students were taking state-mandated tests.
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