Florida district comes up with a novel way to deal with a teaching shortage at some struggling schools. Top administrators are volunteering to help in the classroom for the rest of the year.  Four Hillsborough schools that are grappling with teacher vacancies will get an assist in January from the administrative ranks in downtown Tampa. Onetime […]

Researchers used activity monitors to study a group of high school sophomores, and found that with later start times, students were not only getting an extra half-hour of sleep, their grades had improved by nearly 5 percentage points. The Seattle school district joined dozens of school districts around the country in the fall of 2016 by delaying […]

It’s been more than a decade since West Virginia’s school aid funding formula has been updated. Board members approved a proposal they say will make the formula work for county school systems that continue to lose students and face greater challenges in educating children. It’s been more than a decade since West Virginia’s school aid funding formula has been […]

Some people may think they don’t see color, but the numbers don’t support it. Federal civil rights data shows that minorities in suburban districts, particularly black students, face serious obstacles in getting an education. Leah Stewart, a 12th-grader at Greece Olympia High School, is part of an uncomfortable sort of club at school. She calls it “the five […]

The “ultra-high molecular weight” polyethylene (plastic) panels are believed to be the first ballistic shields to be deployed in central Ohio schools, intended to provide teachers and staff members with an added protection should they face an armed assailant. It’s a grim holiday gift, one born from school-security concerns that transcend schoolyard fights, bullying and […]

Unlike in previous years, the state focused less on schools with low overall test scores, and included schools where certain subgroups of students failed to meet academic benchmarks. Pennsylvania released a list of 289 struggling schools Thursday that will have to develop “improvement plans” with the direction of state advisors. Unlike in previous years, the […]

December 14, 2012 was a day that shook the country to its core. But it was also a day that fundamentally changed the way first responders and citizens approach the unimaginable. Law enforcement implemented the same rapid response program across multiple agencies so responders can get in front of the shooter as soon as possible. […]

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