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A Missouri high school program goes farm-to-table

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At Maysville High School in Maysville, Mo., population 1,100, classes can be a little tough for the squeamish. Course work can involve assigned reading and algebra, but also a serious amount of blood and guts.

Anticipating cuts, rural schools look to upcoming N.Y. budget with dread

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Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget would slash state aid for about half of all school districts in New York, but small, rural districts could bear the biggest burden.

Teachers are missing more school, and there are too few substitutes

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In some districts, teachers are taking more sick days since the pandemic. A shortage of substitutes can make matters worse.

An autistic school board member sued for discrimination. She won $10

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Sarah Hernandez said her school board colleagues discriminated against her by failing to accommodate her disability. She hopes her victory, despite the small payout, leads to change.

Reading, writing, math … and climate change?

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Last year, New Jersey, the first state to mandate climate change lessons, introduced them in its public schools. Several similar bills are being considered in New York, one of which proposes to teach climate change across all grades and subjects.

In Florida, new school laws have an unintended consequence: Bureaucracy

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Under recent rules, some students can’t take a vision test or get a Band-Aid without permission slips. And it’s up to schools to hunt them down.

Gunfire echoing through school grounds? Parents are terrified. Kids stopped noticing.

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The gunshots rang out at 8:13 a.m., echoing across the high school football field and middle school garden. They continued for 49 minutes without interruption: an AR-15-style rifle, with .223-caliber bullets, ripping at 94 decibels. The community did not even pause to wonder if a disaster was unfolding.

The art of being a superintendent begins at dawn

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Like all superintendents, Peter Rutkowski has a to-do list: tend to the boilers, renovate the laundry room, check a water leak. It goes on and on; it’s endless. But most importantly, he must paint. Every day.

Got milk … cartons? School cafeterias won’t, thanks to a shortage

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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.

This Florida school district banned cellphones. Here’s what happened.

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

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