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Teachers in Michigan school district can pick from 32 phrases or face legal review over classroom posters

A demonstrator holds a sign supportive of LGBTQ students outside a school board meeting in Glendale, California, after a motion to recognize Pride Month there in 2023 sparked violent protests. Classroom imagery...

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Are major changes coming to Tennessee teacher licensure requirements?

Aspiring Tennessee teachers currently have to pass the edTPA, a portfolio-based assessment that demonstrates readiness to lead a classroom, and content assessments such as the PRAXIS, which tests specific subject...

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Florida’s Stop WOKE act struck down for colleges on appeal

Tuesday’s ruling called the state’s attempt to limit classroom discussion "a breathtaking assertion of power to ban unpopular ideas from public discourse."

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Does teacher merit pay work? Programs in South Carolina and Texas show results

A classroom at Bates Academy during the first day of school on August 25, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. Two teacher merit pay programs show benefits for students, according to two separate studies.

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More Bible stories in public schools, changes to history lessons before Texas education board

The State Board of Education will vote on incorporating more Christian stories into public classrooms as well as on deemphasizing race and cultural diversity in history lessons. The post More Bible stories in public...

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As demolition nears, protective barriers at Detroit’s Cooley High vandalized

Vandals last weekend tore down fencing that was erected recently at Cooley High School in Detroit. The district is planning to demolish the historic building this summer.

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Knicks Legend’s Greatest Legacy is in the Classroom

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Opinion: In Dallas Schools, Community Engagement Isn’t Outreach — It’s Infrastructure

A recent commentary by Chad Aldeman highlighted research, drawn from focus groups in seven states, that found people in struggling school districts are not disengaged; rather, they run into walls when they try to get...

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Community voices concern, support for Cooley demolition in public meeting

A fence has placed around the Cooley High School building, which is set to be demolished this summer by the Detroit Public Schools Community District. The school closed in 2010.

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Are more Memphis school closures on the horizon? The state takeover could mean yes.

MSCS is already closing five schools this summer. But state takeovers tend to usher in more building shutdowns.

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Illinois lawmakers define play-based learning as full-day kindergarten requirement rolls out statewide

Play-based learning focuses on giving students hands-on school experiences. In Illinois kindergarten classrooms, it's a required part of students' learning.

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Can states run schools better than local boards?

State Capitol building in Indianapolis

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At This Ohio High School, Students Can Skip Lectures and Work on Their Own

Letting students decide how they learn is almost as important a goal of Mayfield High School near Cleveland as learning itself. The school lets students skip traditional classrooms and lectures if they don’t fit how a...

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The sweeping ways religion is mixing with public education

Public school classrooms are required to post the Ten Commandments, Bible verses are being injected into social studies curriculums and some school districts are required to allow students to leave campus midday to...

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At this Ohio High School, Students Can Skip Lectures and Work On Their Own

Letting students decide how they learn is almost as important a goal of Mayfield High School near Cleveland as learning itself. The school lets students skip traditional classrooms and lectures if they don’t fit how a...

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DPSCD moving forward with plan to demolish historic Cooley High School building

The Detroit Public Schools Community District plans to demolish the historic Cooley High School building this summer.

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Illinois lawmakers pass cellphone ban in classrooms. Here’s when it goes into effect.

Illinois students will be largely banned from using their cellphones in schools starting in the 2027-28 school year.

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Texas Examines Use of National Teacher Certification for Incentive Pay

Danielle Minnis can demonstrate what putting students first looks like after 20 years in the classroom, bolstered by rigorous self-evaluation. If children fall asleep during a lesson, change the pacing. If a kid with...

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Pittsburgh Public Schools board approves 9 schools closures

Proponents of the “Future-Ready Facilities Plan” say the plan will improve equity and opportunities for students districtwide, while opponents say the plan lacks clarity and transparency, and that the shifts would be...