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Dallas ISD superintendent worries new schools rating system will lead to drop in scores

It will now be more difficult to score well in the metric that assesses how prepared graduates are for college, career or the military. Changes will impact other data points as well, including by weighing scores differently based on campus size.

NYC’s ex-school food chief convicted in bribery case tied to icky chicken tenders

Eric Goldstein was convicted Wednesday in a bribery case that picked apart how chicken tenders riddled with bone and bits of metal were served for months in the nation’s biggest public school system.

Fairfax Co. schools inching closer to adding stop-arm cameras to bus fleet

The initiative, which has been years in the making, is one of several safety measures Fairfax County Public Schools is working to put in place.

Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies

According to a survey by the National Council on Teacher Quality, less than one fifth of the nation's largest school districts offer paid parental leave for teachers. And only a handful of states guarantee it, including Delaware, Oregon and Georgia.

Columbus schools auditor quits after board president told her to stop surveying faculty

The driving decision in my departure was my concern with auditor interference when the board president instructed me to stop an audit,” Smith told The Dispatch recently. “It was a directive, which I complied with, and that led me to have concerns of, ‘Is this going to be the norm?’”

Cyberattack exposes sensitive data on NYC public school students, staff

The DOE says documents that were accessed include student evaluations, and exposed data includes social security numbers and birthdates.

Akron Public Schools looks to lock up cellphones at 13 schools this fall after pilot

The agreement would be for three years, at a cost of $180,636 the first year and $141,021 for the following two school years. The first year would use federal stimulus dollars, but the second and third year spending would come from the district's general fund.

What’s ‘prominent’ enough? Many Florida school districts make sex abuse help hard to find

On Brevard Public Schools' website, the information can be easy to miss at first. Parents and students who are particularly tenacious—or eagle-eyed—can find it in 7.5-point font at the bottom of the home page.

Student podcasters share the dark realities of middle school in America

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.

Fla. superintendent Rocky Hanna settles for ‘lesser’ punishment, says ‘I have done nothing wrong’

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.

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