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Huntsville City BOE member calls for discipline policy change after gun incident at elementary school

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Following an incident with a gun at McDonnell Elementary School (MES), the Huntsville City School Board of Education (BOE) discussed making significant changes to its disciplinary policy.

A brand new teacher finds her footing thanks to the power of mentors

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“I’ve learned more in these first 50 days than I have in my entire educational career," said first-year teacher Merrit Jones.

New footage from Uvalde school shooting reveals cops talking about potentially getting shot

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Newly released footage from the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, appears to show police confusion and officers discussing fears of getting shot.

Experts expect K-12 ripple effects as Supreme Court considers race in admissions

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Conservatives want decisions to be merit-based, but others say losing affirmative action could ‘derail’ teacher diversity efforts in K-12.

Parents, teachers scramble to learn more as Denver Public Schools proposes closing 10 schools

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Denver Public Schools officials have said for more than a year now that they must consolidate schools as fewer students are enrolling in the state’s largest district.

Illinois uses federal COVID money to expand high-impact tutoring. Will it help students catch up?

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In order to roll out the program, hire tutors, and expand the initiative to districts, the state partnered with local universities and Pearl, a tutor management platform.

These PACS are funding ‘parents’ rights advocates’ running for local school board positions

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Across the country, new right-leaning political action committees are pouring money into school board races, aiming to flip control of who governs schools in favor of self-proclaimed parents rights advocates.

Cellphones in school: What to know

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As smartphones have become ubiquitous among teens, schools have increasingly had to wrestle with the problem of managing their use in class.

The $1.1 billion math solution? Gates Foundation makes math its top K-12 priority

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The Foundation's education team invests in teacher prep, research, curricula for next decade amid widespread math score drops, teacher shortages.

How an urban myth about litter boxes in schools became a GOP talking point

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At least 20 Republican politicians have claimed that schools are making accommodations for students who identify as cats. The school districts say these claims are untrue.

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