More than half of the LGBTQ youth identified their schools as affirming spaces compared to less than four in 10 who said the same about their homes, according to a national survey.
"It is our responsibility to ensure our nation's future leaders are equipped with the tools necessary to identify fact from fiction," said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, referring to students receiving their information—and disinformation—online.
"I recognize that being transgender is natural and is not a choice," U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Goodwin wrote in his decision. "But one's sex is also natural, and it dictates physical characteristics that are relevant to athletics."
Problems in the city's early childhood divisions run deep and could threaten the quality of free preschool, according to current and former staff members.
"The continued political infighting among certain board members demonstrates a misalignment in the vision for the children of this county," said the former student and lifelong employee of the district as to why she is walking away.
The mayor last year gave 12 weeks of paid parental leave to all 32,000 city employees. Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates says the same offer was made to CPS teachers and staff, something the mayor's office denies.
Research points to the importance of a diverse teacher workforce and its impact on students. Learn how educators at the Smithsonian Science Education Center are committed to increasing the number of STEM teachers with diverse backgrounds in education networks nationwide.
A new report by Internet Safety Labs reveals that 96% of education apps share students' personal information with third parties, including advertisers.
"The fact that there seems not to have been any decrease in the number of incidents is concerning," according to a new report from antivirus software company Emsisoft.
