Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing what he says is the biggest increase in school construction in Maryland history. He plans to ask the General Assembly to add $1.9 billion in new school construction spending to the already budgeted $1.6 billion over the next five years. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing what he says is […]
This week will mark six years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, an anniversary still difficult to absorb. This week will mark six years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, an anniversary still difficult to absorb. The facts are well known: On the morning of Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, a heavily […]
A federal administrative complaint was filed last month on behalf of 10 black students who have endured a racially hostile environment at Visalia Unified School District schools in California. Last spring, a black senior at Redwood High School in Visalia (Tulare County) was called “n—” and other racially derogatory names by white students. A junior at the […]
Members of the Edmond School Board voted to bring before voters a $93 million bond issue in February to increase school security, upgrade and improve school buildings, and fund the construction of classroom additions and new elementary schools. Members of the Edmond School Board voted Monday night to bring before voters a $93 million bond […]
Hess Corp. plans to donate more than 8,000 toy trucks to North Dakota elementary schools to help incorporate STEM into classrooms. Since 2016, Hess has partnered with Baylor College of Medicine to develop STEM curriculum for grades 4-6 to go along with the trucks. This year’s curriculum covers practical transportation issues, including fuel efficiency, kinetic energy […]
The Department of Defense Education Activity awarded the Killeen ISD with a $1 million grant, which will be used to expand STEM programs at 26 elementary schools and create a mobile learning lab. The district met grant qualifications since at least 15 percent of its students are connected to the military.
An increasing number of school districts across the country are starting not only to screen and treat at-risk kids for opioid addiction, but also access mental health counseling specifically for students whose families and communities are consumed by opioid abuse. When Maddy Nadeau was a toddler, her mother wasn’t able to care for her. “I […]
Chicago Public Schools abandoned a plan to convert a largely African-American elementary school in the South Loop into a neighborhood high school, hours after a judge temporarily blocked the move and dealt a victory to parents who’ve argued the idea violates state civil rights laws. Chicago Public Schools abandoned an ambitious but controversial plan to […]
The Alaska district designated 17 schools as safe for staff to re-enter. The majority of schools were damaged, and repairs or cleanup are ongoing. Only one elementary school was named as unsafe to enter because of sustained structural damage. On Monday, Anchorage School District families got a clearer picture of the post-earthquake status of schools, […]
Though Minnesota is considered a leader in farm-to-school, it has been slow to adopt policies that would provide better support and resources to school districts and farmers around the state who are trying to work together, advocates have been saying. At Lyndale Elementary in South Minneapolis in late October, a crowd of well-dressed adults stood […]
