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Native students fight to wear traditional regalia at graduation

Schools have a long history of policing Native students’ graduation attire, often citing longstanding policies that all students must look alike and that deviations from the standard cap and gown are distracting.

Florida K-12 public schools to require ‘moment of silence’ for students every day

Students encouraged to reflect and 'pray as they see fit,' Gov. Ron DeSantis says.

Schools bring therapy dogs to focus on post-COVID student mental health

With younger kids, the animals can give struggling students a comfortable way to practice reading – with their furry friends as the audience.

Should rich families be allowed to fundraise a better public school education for their kids?

PTAs didn’t always focus on fundraising. But as bake sales evolved into Tesla raffles among wealthy families, some parents have raised the idea of redistributing parent donations between affluent and high-poverty schools.

Survey finds parents aren’t so thrilled about most K-12 COVID-19 recovery solutions on the table

Parents’ enthusiasm for in-person summer school, tutoring or pods is limited.

Schools across US brace for surge of kindergarteners in fall

School districts across the United States are hiring additional teachers in anticipation of what will be one of the largest kindergarten classes ever as enrollment rebounds following the coronavirus pandemic.

Unvaccinated teens marked by numbers at New Hampshire high school prom

In an email, the school explained that students who were unable to provide a vaccination card had a number written on their hand. Dancing was divided among three dance floors. During the dancing, after every few songs, students were asked to raise their hands to determine who they were around.

School district agrees to pay $3M in bullied child’s suicide

The family of Gabriel Taye, 8, will use the settlement to protect current and future Cincinnati Public Schools students, their lawyer said.

Some Colorado schools aim COVID-19 relief at mental health

School districts across Colorado have received billions in federal aid to help students recover from pandemic learning loss. But, for the Gunnison Watershed School District, there’s a catch: little learning loss occurred.

Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studies

As students push for more inclusive curriculum, some lawmakers, educators and students themselves are working to address gaps in instruction and fight harmful stereotypes by pushing for more Asian American history to be included in K-12 lesson plans.

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