Jenna Barbee, a teacher at Winding Waters K-8, alleged earlier this month that Hernando County School Board member Shannon Rodriguez reported her to the Florida Department of Education for showing her students the 2022 movie "Strange World" – one of the first Disney films to have an openly LGBTQ+ character in a central role.
This school year, Penn Hills became one of the first schools in Western Pennsylvania to embark on a technology rollback to prevent students from using cellphones during the school day.
An effort aimed at funneling more money to public schools was dead after the Senate attached education savings accounts to it, the House bill author said.
The heart of much of the fighting lay in culture war issues led by Republicans, from how lessons about race and gender should be taught to what type of books students should be allowed to read.
A Colorado student barred from wearing a sash representing the flags of Mexico and the United States to her high school graduation did so anyway, partially covering it with another sash representing her participation in a service organization.
After the murder of George Floyd, school districts across the country reconsidered the presence of police in public schools. But with the threat of school shootings three years later, many are opting to reverse course.
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences is offering a $100,000 salary to 18 certified teachers next school year as part of a new program to attract and retain qualified talent amid a continued educator shortage.
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.
Of 33 seniors in the school's traditional program, only five met the requirements to get a diploma, Marlin ISD Superintendent Darryl Henson said, citing an initial internal audit of attendance, grades and credits that started last week.
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.
Since 1976, Grace Adkins has taught at Westwood Schools in Camilla, Georgia, about 60 miles north of Tallahassee. She retired on May 18 and was serenaded with a birthday song by students and staff.
The plan identifies five key areas: Improving safety and well-being, working with families and community, accelerating academic achievement, recruiting and retaining teachers and cost-effective operations.
Concern about gun violence in schools has risen 10-percentage points since February 2019. People in the South, where gun laws tend to be less restrictive, were more likely in this poll to feel their local schools were vulnerable to gun violence.
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