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School nurse on leave after posting comments about LGBTQ+ students

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A nurse posted inappropriate comments in a Facebook group, including private and personal details about a specific student, Hartford Public Schools superintendent says.

NYC Chancellor David Banks: Schools have become like ‘testing mills’

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"I am going to use this bully pulpit to talk about the fact that tests are important, but that we are really doing our kids a disservice,” Chancellor David Banks said. “There’s a reason why so many of our kids disengage and drop out because we’ve just made our schools like testing mills.”

Florida’s new Parental Rights in Education law likely to face legal challenges

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An advocacy group, Equality Florida, plans legal challenge against divisive new law banning schools from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.

Federal legislation could provide schools with more Narcan units to fight overdoses

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Schools may soon have better resources to respond to opioid abuse and student drug overdoses under legislation that would create a pilot program for Narcan administration in schools.

State education officials begin review of Boston Public Schools

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Officials will observe classrooms, interview staff and analyze data at more than three dozen schools and the central office. The review will track the district's progress after a 2019 audit found "major structural challenges" and dozens of low-performing schools.

Mask mandate remains for Hawaii public school students, stirring mixed opinions

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State health department says: Masks work. A study conducted by the National Institutes of Health found that mandatory masking policies in schools reduced COVID-19 transmission by approximately 72%.

Florida’s governor signs controversial law opponents dubbed ‘Don’t Say Gay’

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Public school teachers in Florida are now banned from holding classroom instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the controversial "Parental Rights in Education" bill.

Alabama school officials ‘devastated’ student left at Nashville Zoo during field trip

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An elementary school student apparently became separated from his group, sought help from a zoo employee at a restaurant in the early afternoon and the child’s parents were called.

Deal reached to end Minneapolis teachers strike; classes set to resume Monday

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Discussions are underway about how to make up the 14 missed school days during the strike, whether by adding days to the school calendar or lengthening the school day, or some combination of both.

Massachusetts’ virtual schools have ‘poor academic outcomes’ but maintain state’s backing

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While the state appears ready to renew the certificates of two schools, officials have noted concerns regarding both schools' “poor academic outcomes” and “the delivery of its academic program.”

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