Talking about schools is a reliable applause line for Republican candidates. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, former President Donald Trump got a roar of approval when he talked about race and sexuality in schools.
Reading and access to books help children build resilience and can have a positive impact on overall mental and physical health, the latest research shows.
At a national conference, social studies educators discussed how the culture wars are reshaping their work at a time when simply teaching the subject may be viewed as political.
Motivated by some of the most pressing issues among parents, like book bans, classroom conversation and instruction, this week was an opportunity for many to take hold of leadership roles in their communities and spark change.
The fight has involved a record number of book-banning efforts; some libraries cutting ties with the American Library Association, which opposes book bans; and even attempts to prosecute librarians for allowing children to access books some consider too graphic.
Books bans have been growing in scale since the pandemic. Now, a leading book publisher is giving elementary schools the option to exclude "controversial" books as a result of this nationwide dilemma.
Tracy Grit is just one of 30 new superintendents across North Carolina this fall, in a state with 115 school districts. Most of the new superintendents, like him, have never had the title before. This year, nine are serving in an interim role, and the ranks of Black, Latino and female superintendents have all declined slightly.
Being named a National Distinguished Principal reinforces Angie Krause's commitment to upholding high leadership standards and inspiring the teachers and students at Kansas' Community Elementary School.
After a 10-year-old took her own life, residents in North Salt Lake, Utah, battled over whether her death was a tragic but isolated incident, or caused by a pattern of racist bullying.
