The policy also states that putting up displays about “controversial topics” isn’t as appropriate as other approaches and that the district can decide what messages and content can be communicated through signs and postings.
Adolescence has always been tough, but the acceleration of modern forces makes it more stressful than ever. In the words of two San Francisco best friends – the middle school winners of this year's NPR Student Podcast Challenge – welcome to Middle School Now.
Around 7:15 p.m., a physical confrontation took place in the parking lot of a church near the district office on North Jackson Street where the meeting was held, drawing dozens of the protesters. Glendale police intervened.
Across the U.S., advocates say, schools are removing students with disabilities from the classroom, often in response to challenging behavior, by sending them home or cutting back on the days they’re allowed to attend.
Six Florida students, their parents and two authors sued Lake County Schools, which barred students who are in kindergarten through third grade from accessing “And Tango Makes Three,” a children’s book about two male penguins who raise a baby penguin together.
The reversal comes about one month after a review committee of staff and parents appointed by the district initially determined that the Bible contained “vulgarity or violence” and should have access limited to just high schools.
An adult woman used fake identification and paperwork to register and transfer schools under multiple pseudonyms, attending three different high schools this year.
Disastrous test scores increasingly show how steep a toll the COVID-19 era exacted on students, particularly minorities. Schools are grappling with how to catch up, and the experience of one city shows how intractable the obstacles are.
Florida's capital city superintendent who has been under investigation for his "politically charged statements" and infusing “personal views” into his administration of the school district has settled with the state’s education agency.
Teachers received an email appearing to be from the school system and offering “gift cards to our employees as a thank you for another successful school year.” But there were no gift cards. Instead, it was a phishing test from the school system trying to see if teachers would fall for it.
“I wouldn’t say it’s free,” said school board President Maryjane Bonfield. “He’s got a job, and this is part of how we’re compensating him for the services he provides to the district.”
The College Board says withholding information about gender dysphoria, gender identity, and sexual orientation from students studying human psychology "would break the fundamental promise of AP."
The state's voucher program saw the largest amount of participation during the 2022-23 school year since the program’s creation, and most of the scholarships are going toward white wealthy families.
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