A nationwide shortage of half-pint milk cartons is hitting schools in several states, leaving them brainstorming other ways to serve the drink to their students.

Schools in Orlando took a tougher approach than a new state law required. Student engagement increased. So did the hunt for contraband phones.

The South Orange and Maplewood school district tried to help students who felt left out on Halloween. Gov. Phil Murphy’s response: “Seriously?”

New data shows, for the first time at this level of detail, how much students’ standardized test scores rise with their parents’ incomes—and how disparities start years before students sit for tests.

With about 66,000 students—more than the public school enrollment in Boston or Seattle—the Pentagon’s schools for children of military members and civilian employees quietly achieve results most educators can only dream of.

A storm can last a day. But the disruption to learning can last years. As natural disasters become more common, school districts are grappling with how to adapt.