"Increased exposure to same-race teachers is associated with improved course grades, attendance, grit and self-management, and the likelihood of being selected for gifted-and-talented programs," FutureEd's report says.
Police were alerted to the gun at an elementary school after a group of students on a school bus with the 6-year-old told the school's secretary he showed them the weapon and bullets.
The unidentified child has an "acute disability," according to his family, and like 7 million other students in the U.S., he receives an education plan designed for students with disabilities, according to the family's lawyer.
The offer and reversal comes amid national efforts to restrict or ban certain books and topics in many schools. Alabama's state board of education banned the teaching of divisive topics in 2021, which included teaching one race was superior to another, but has not banned any book titles
At these edtech companies, putting student and teacher voices at the center of their decision-making is the key to ensuring equitable and successful education.
An Arizona bill seeks to terminate any superintendents leading schools considered academically insufficient after nearly 100 schools were deemed "failing" by the state last year.
Dr. Michelle Reid told CNN in an exclusive interview that the delay in notification was the result of not having a "division-wide protocol" in place for alerting students about National Merit Scholarship recognition.
Any Iowa student who wants to attend a private school could use public money to pay for tuition or other expenses under a plan approved early Tuesday by the Legislature, making the state the third to pass a measure that allows such spending with few restrictions.
