Moves to private schools, homeschooling, and a reduction in the school-age population, are a few of the factors behind the pandemic-driven declines. But that's not the whole story.
Black baseball legends Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente—and their triumphs in the face of racism—are apparently not appropriate reading for students in one large Florida district.
Amid racist education laws, violence in schools and banned books, Black families are forming homeschooling groups to take matters into their own hands.
Known as informal removals, the tactics are “off-the-book” suspensions often in violation of federal civil rights protections for those with disabilities.
Swatting hoaxes this week led police to crash their cruiser through one school's front door while Vermont's governor likened the deeply disruptive pranks to terrorism.
The last few years showed us that it's time to embrace flexible learning environments, like online, blended, and hybrid learning, because they empower parents and students to take control.
The most drastic proposal, from Texas, would prevent public officials from earning more than the state's governor. Another bill links the salaries of superintendents to first-year teachers.
A couple created the "Dissident Homeschool" channel, a social media outlet that distributes neo-Nazi-themed home-schooling curriculum to more than 2,400 subscribers nationwide, reports say.
Dr. Mark Penny, superintendent of Lincoln County R-III in Troy, Missouri, believes every student can find success in public education, no matter their circumstance.
