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Six high school students die in traffic accident in small Oklahoma town

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Six high school students died Tuesday when their small car collided with a tractor-trailer near Tishomingo, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed.

Biden administration proposes tougher rules for charter school grants

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As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden proposed eliminating federal funding to support for-profit charter schools, and the proposed new rules go a long way to fulfilling that vow.

‘On hold for an hour.’ Aspiring N.J. teachers say getting certified can be frustrating.

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Waiting on hold for an hour to inquire about getting certified. Delays in receiving email responses from the state. Months elapsing before an application is approved, even after submitting all the necessary documents.

Chicago elementary COVID outbreak prompts some classrooms to mandate masks

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One week after masks came off, they went back on in six classrooms at Coonley Elementary School. Chicago Public Schools says there have been 40 positive cases at this school since the beginning of March.

This school wasn’t built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either

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Climate disasters are becoming ever more common and more expensive. That reality is slamming into another reality: aging schools that were built in a time of less intense weather.

Minneapolis Public Schools cancels classes again as teachers strike for 10th day

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Minneapolis Public Schools said on its website Sunday that it had "shared its last, best and final" offer as teachers continue a strike over wages and class sizes.

‘I still just worry’: 3 teachers on Covid’s long shadow over U.S. schools

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As class ended on a recent Tuesday, Ana Barros, a middle school teacher, signaled for a seventh grader wearing Crocs to hang back. Minutes earlier, he'd stormed into the hallway, slamming the door in Ms. Barros's face.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approves $800 million to increase teacher pay

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Florida is putting a record amount of money toward raising teacher pay. Minimum teacher salary in Florida will now be $47,500.

Philadelphia is giving high schoolers more time to sleep. Will it have unintended consequences?

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Beginning this fall, the Philadelphia School District is shifting its high school start times to a mostly universal 9 a.m., reflecting a national movement to improve academic outcomes by allowing teens more sleep.

COVID outbreak forced closure at Massachusetts middle school

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School officials in Concord were watching the outbreak at Peabody Middle School in grade six. They've seen 44 reported cases, and a significant number of absences, according to the superintendent.

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