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‘Out of control’: When schools opened in a virus hot spot (subscription)

The story of Canyons is an object lesson in what can happen when schools reopen in communities that are failing to contain the virus.

Virtual school lets teachers see directly into students’ lives. Here’s what they’re learning

Some teachers find the transition to online learning has forced them to confront the challenges students face in their home lives.

Minneapolis school district spends big on student surveillance tool

“There’s every reason to believe that the implementation of this type of surveillance is going to have a disproportionate impact on students of color and bring more people into a surveillance net that could have been avoided.”

A Pennsylvania school board explains ban on political clothing

When political attire disrupts the educational process, they are deemed inappropriate to wear in school, officials at Mifflin County School District explained.

Why students can’t get laptops (subscription)

A surge in worldwide demand for low-cost laptops has created shipment delays and pitted desperate schools against one another.

San Diego Unified changes school grading practices with aim to be more equitable

Academic grades will be based on how well a student knows a subject, not on factors related to behavior.
Fri Oct 16th, 2020

Judge rules against students seeking better civics education

“What these young people seem to recognize is that American democracy is in peril."
Thu Oct 15th, 2020

Why we need a new generation of special education teachers

We need to encourage more Black and Brown teachers and teachers with disabilities into the field who are representative of our changing school demographics, and who are committed to the work of racial and disability justice.
Thu Oct 15th, 2020

When school is home and home is school, which rules prevail?

In Colorado, Maryland and Pennsylvania, school administrators asked police to investigate separate incidents of toy guns, BB guns and a suspected rifle visible on video feeds from students’ homes.
Thu Oct 15th, 2020

Poll shows support for teaching history of U.S. racism

We find overwhelming support for the idea that curricula should teach kids about the history of racism in the United States — 81 percent of parents either strongly agree, agree, or somewhat disagree.
Wed Oct 14th, 2020

Why parents in this high-performing school district chose all-remote learning (subscription)

In a heavily Asian-American district of Queens, two-thirds of families have chosen not to send their children back to school.
Wed Oct 14th, 2020