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Tennessee governor signs transgender ‘bathroom bill’ for schools

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It’s the first bill restricting bathroom use by transgender people signed in any state in about five years, according to Wyatt Ronan, a spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign.

The case for universal pre-K just got stronger

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This new study out of Boston, which looks at a large-scale program conducted across the entire city, is another brick in the growing edifice of evidence that shows preschool is a worthy investment, not just for kids, but for society overall.

Pay for some Texas teachers will top $100,000 in bid to aid poorer schools

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A new incentive program will increase pay for teachers facing some of the greatest challenges in helping students catch up from the pandemic. It relies on more than standardized test scores to measure performance.

Texas legislation would require schools to teach ‘informed American patriotism’

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HB 4509 would, among other things, mandate that students study documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Federalist Papers to promote understanding of the “fundamental moral principles” of the country.

Will upgraded ventilation systems help draw Detroiters back to classrooms?

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After an inspection by an outside firm this fall found that the district’s air filtration systems were out of date and in disrepair, the district installed new filters across the city and repaired dozens of air filters.

Black high school softball player who was forced to remove beads cuts hair: ‘It was humiliating’

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Nicole Pyles, a teenager at Hillside High School in Durham, North Carolina, was told by umpires in a softball game to either remove beads from her hair or that she wouldn't be able to participate.

Twenty-six studies point to more play for young children

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Play has the potential to reduce inequality, report finds.

Teachers want to reset. Reformers want to reinvent

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Education analysts, philanthropists and advocates – many of whom spent the past year and a half working from their living rooms far removed from the classroom challenges of COVID – have laid out ambitious goals for schools that leave little room for rest or recovery.

Bus driver shortage forces kids in Michigan school district to stay home

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Students are learning from home because many bus drivers have been quarantined because of COVID-19 exposure and there aren’t enough substitutes.

School assignment saying George Floyd didn’t die from knee on neck criticized by parents

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Sakinah Irizarry, who has fifth- and seventh-grade students in the district, said that the assignment was harmful to every student, regardless of race, because it asked them to treat a traumatic experience as a thought experiment based on lies.

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