“No child in this country should go hungry,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in an interview with The Associated Press. “They certainly shouldn’t go hungry because they lose access to nutritious school meals during the summer months.”

The Broward County Public School District is considering switching to a 4-day week for high schools. At least one high school in the county has operated on a 4-day week for nearly 30 years.

After years of reporting a declining school-age population, Denver Public Schools is seeing a surge in the enrollment of newcomer students - many from Venezuela - a country in a deep economic and political crisis.

It's the third year of the New Gen Leaders program within the park system. The program provides entry-level paid part-time work for students ages 16 to 18 in underserved Broward neighborhoods.

All school districts in Illinois will be required to teach about fentanyl in health class – beginning in the 2024-2025 school year. Curriculum will need to cover the legal and illegal uses of fentanyl, as well as details about how often and why some drugs are laced with fentanyl.

The possibility of criminal charges against some of the nearly 400 officers who rushed to Robb Elementary School but waited more than an hour to confront and kill the shooter has hung over Uvalde since state lawmakers faulted law enforcement at every level.

Many schools this fall saw demand for meals jump. In Northfield Public Schools, student breakfast counts rose by nearly two-thirds from the prior year, with lunches up 20%. Roseville Area Schools saw similar numbers—30% more kids eating lunch in the cafeteria and 50% more eating breakfast.

The growth in charter schools and private schools coincides with continuing declines in enrollment in traditional public schools.