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

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

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?

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

School cellphone bans are trending. Do they work?

Proponents say no-phone rules reduce student distractions and bullying. Critics say the bans could hinder student self-direction and critical thinking.

New Jersey governor joins school Halloween fray: ‘Give me a break’

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

New SAT data highlights the deep inequality at the heart of American education

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.

Who runs the best U.S. schools? It may be the Defense Department.

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.

Heat, high water, hurricanes: Schools are not ready for climate change

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.

Ohio high school football coach resigns after team used ‘Nazi’ as play call

The Brooklyn High team used the term during the first half of a game against a team in Beachwood, a largely Jewish Cleveland suburb, school officials said.