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This Brooklyn teacher connects chemistry to the real world — and just won $25,000 for it

Rayhan Ahmed (far right), a science teacher at Brooklyn's Gotham Professional Arts Academy High School, recently won a FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Virginia and Ohio join effort to design 3-year bachelor’s degrees

While some say such degrees could increase college affordability, two groups blasted them as “stripped-down curriculum that prioritizes speed.”

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A Big Gamble on Revamping Petersburg’s Schools Fuels Hope in Virginia City

PETERSBURG, Va. — For years, the schools here have been stuck in a very bad place. As Petersburg’s once-booming manufacturing base hollowed out, crime increased and residents’ health worsened. Along the way, places for...

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Housing, groceries, and medical needs: Detroit’s Health Hubs helping to get kids to school

DPSCD's Health Hubs opened in 2023 to streamline wraparound services for students and their families. Since then, chronic absenteeism has fallen in the district.

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This World Cup Sticker Collection Could Cost You $2,000

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The Teachers Did Everything Right. They’re Still Being Forced Out.

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Opinion: Harnessing the Power of Music for Students With Disabilities

It’s the same picture, every year, when my family visits India. My uncle is sitting right in the middle of the gathering, and yet the conversation never touches him. He has cerebral palsy and depends entirely on others...

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Indianapolis Public Schools board taps Chris Bultman to represent District 4

The IPS school board appointed Chris Bultman to represent District 4.

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Delays in ramping up work on Chicago’s Black Student Success Plan frustrate some advocates

School staff and Chicago education leadership welcome students as they walk into Austin College and Career Academy for the first day of school in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. School board member Jitu Brown,...

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Find out how much Colorado college tuition and fees have increased over the years

Tuition and fees at Colorado's four-year universities have more than doubled since 2009.

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Democrats Move to Impeach Linda McMahon Over ‘Willful Intent’ to Close Ed Dept.

Linda McMahon became the first U.S. education secretary to be the target of impeachment proceedings Thursday.  Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, a member of the House education committee, filed three articles of impeachment...

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Splitting Up Special Ed and Civil Rights Will Dilute Services, Experts Say

As a special education advocate in Oklahoma, Lucia Frohling handles about 40 cases per year in which schools reduce class time for students with disabilities, often for behavior issues or serious medical conditions. ...

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Most kindergartners who start school behind never reach proficiency: study

Educators and parents shouldn't assume that children who struggle in kindergarten will just catch up with time, researchers say.

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IPS school board interviews 2 applicants for District 4 vacancy

On Wednesday, the IPS school board interviewed two finalists, Chris Bultman and Lindsey Cornett, for the District 4 vacancy. The IPS board will vote on an appointee on Thursday.

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Detroit teachers’ union approves tentative 2-year contract with school district

The DFT's tentative agreement with DPSCD includes pay bumps for all members, according to union leadership.

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After a year of controversy, the leader of a shuttered ‘public Christian school’ is pitching a new venture

Quin Friberg, the leader of the now-closed Riverstone Academy, pitched his new venture to the Pueblo County District 70 school board Tuesday.

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‘Listen and learn’: Southern New Hampshire University’s president on leadership transitions

Ahead of her two-year anniversary in the role, President Lisa Marsh Ryerson discusses taking the helm of a massive institution from a decades-long leader.

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Newark Public Schools schedules graduations at same time, forcing parents to make an impossible decision

Weequahic High School celebrates the class of 2026 on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Newark, N.J.

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What Today’s College Students Need That Previous Generations Didn’t

For high school graduates about to head off to college the news is alarming: The degree they’re about to pursue might not land them the job they want. College grads are facing a tough job market, with headlines almost...

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How Birth Order Determines Your Life

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Report: Tennessee schools rank high in racial and economic segregation

One of the ‘worst offenders,’ Tennessee is home to schools that have become more segregated over the past three decades. The post Report: Tennessee schools rank high in racial and economic segregation appeared first on...

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New Jersey invests record money in preschool, but serving multilingual learners is another story

Students are seen after school dismissal at Science Park High School in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

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Non-college career pathways have a math problem

A demonstration of welding and CTE summer programs on April 8, 2025, at Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Could early education bring down rising costs to serve California students with disabilities?

Parents, educators and researchers say that inclusive early education improves outcomes for students with disabilities and reduces the need for more intensive — and costly — special education services in older grades.

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Alberto Carvalho Resigns as LAUSD Superintendent After Four Months on Leave

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has resigned as leader of the Los Angeles Unified School District, four months after the FBI searched his home and office. A district spokesperson confirmed a letter of resignation from...

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What Does It Really Cost To Plan Summer Care for Kids? These Moms Show Us the Receipts

Every year, parents — usually mothers — toil months in advance of the summer break to sign kids up for camps, book nannies, fly grandparents out to help or sort out a medley of arrangements and schedules. Planning can...

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Opinion: Findings Offer a Math Playbook for California Schools

Math improvement rarely stalls because districts aren’t taking action. More often, it stalls because well-intentioned supports accumulate faster than schools can turn them into a coherent, actionable instructional plan....

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Juneteenth Reminds Us of Black Americans’ Long Struggle for Education Following End of Slavery

The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views on education’s relationship to slavery. Douglass himself was born into slavery in Maryland in...

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14 candidates for 5 seats: See who’s running for school board at IPS and other Indianapolis area districts

Of the four IPS school board members elected in 2024, only two are still on the board. That means five of the seven board seats are up for election this November.

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‘Once in a lifetime’: NYC Kids, Parents on Missing School for the Knicks Parade