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Saratoga High School leaders speak at county anti-hate incident panel after racist incident

Last November, school officials found a Black doll hanging from a noose tied to a tree in the main quad of campus. The school is working with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office to identify who hung the doll via security camera footage.

LA schools bet on tutoring for post-pandemic recovery, but progress is slow

Tutoring has become one of the critical programs that LAUSD leaders hope will get students back on track, and some schools have implemented what is called “high dosage tutoring,” which involves in-person, one-on- one, small group classes to help kids catch up.

How ‘swatting’ calls spread as schools face real threats

Schools in Pennsylvania were the latest targeted by so-called swatting. Computer-generated calls on Wednesday made claims about active shooters, but it was all a hoax. One day earlier, nearly 30 Massachusetts schools received fake threats.

‘The cutest’: Social media dotes on Arizona preschooler teaching classmate Spanish

The school posted the video on Instagram on March 1, drawing comments about how cute the students are and how great their teacher is.

Spring ISD working to correct processing error on teacher retention bonuses

Employees who received a $2,000-$5,000 stipend during the 2022-23 school year were either overpaid by $1,500 or $3,000, said Kristen Cobb, SISD's director of communications, in a March 24 email. This stipend was awarded based on teachers' years of experience, according to SISD's website.

Kentucky law aimed at increasing parental oversight in education takes effect

“Harmful” material, as defined in the bill, may “contain the exposure, in an obscene manner, of the unclothed or apparently unclothed human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttocks or the female breast, or visual depictions of sexual acts or simulations of sexual acts, or explicit written descriptions of sexual acts.”

Expiring aid putting pressure on special education budgets

Local leaders have been voicing concern about the impending change for months. In February, Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo said the higher rates will drive up his city's out-of-district special education costs by $2.1 million to serve the same number of students.

LGBTQ Pride celebrations could land Texas schools in trouble under bill

The bill from Republican Rep. Ken King bars public schools from organizing programs “dedicated to celebrating or providing special instruction regarding a sexual preference.”

Pa. superintendent on new book ban: Central York will try ‘to make this right’

Central York Superintendent Peter Aiken on Monday asked for patience and grace from residents amid criticism of the way the district recently removed several books from the high school library.

New Mexico governor signs universal school meals into law

The bill is a step toward alleviating child food insecurity, strengthening local agriculture and limiting food waste in schools, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says.

Education bills targeting school choice, teacher pay pass through Senate committees

The proposals come in addition to 44 other education bills that have passed through the Oklahoma Senate, including school reform, teacher recruitment and retention, and student outcomes.

Senate GOP: Gun reform legislation unlikely after Nashville school shooting

Sen. John Cornyn told reporters that he does not believe the Senate can go any further on firearm-related bills or on expanding background checks than the chamber did last year when it passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act following the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

As Colorado moves towards a ban, which states allow corporal punishment in schools?

I thought this was already done. I did not realize this was still a thing,” Aurora Public Schools board member Michael Carter told lawmakers at a hearing for a bill that would ban the practice.

Nashville school shooter had drawn maps, done surveillance

The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance before killing three students and three adults in the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country growing increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools.

Shooting at Nashville Christian school leaves at least 3 children and 3 adults dead

Three children and three adults were gunned down at a private Christian school in Tennessee on Monday before the shooter, who was described as a young woman, was killed by police.