Students and teachers in 2019 will gain more control—over everything from the topics they study to the technology they use to the types of tests they take.

As the school psychologist shortage grows, some districts have turned to telehealth to provide mental health care for students.

Student bus badging—in which students swipe ID badges while getting on and off school buses—is helping districts better manage security and track ridership, say administrators who have adopted the tool.

Researchers used activity monitors to study a group of high school sophomores, and found that with later start times, students were not only getting an extra half-hour of sleep, their grades had improved by nearly 5 percentage points. The Seattle school district joined dozens of school districts around the country in the fall of 2016 by delaying […]