Two candidates for IPS school board have had their party affiliations challenged.
NYC students’ reading proficiency fell 6 percentage points in grades 3-8, with steeper drops in early grades, as officials investigate dramatic swings in test scores.
Ellen Rosenfeld, left, and Angel Gutierrez, right, are current elected members of the Chicago Board of Education, and they're running unopposed this year's election.
Temporary anxiety can often surface before the first day of school. Sometimes, that can help kids get in the right mindset for a big day. But when anxiety becomes a constant feature of children’s and teenagers’ days,...
After nearly two years out of the limelight, the Biden family has returned to the political conversation this summer. Joe Biden announced last month that he will soon release a memoir of his time in office. That volume...
The move intends to bring luxury condo-hotels and year-round programming near campuses as hospitality players move in on college markets.
The 2,200-student Montezuma-Cortez district recently adopted the Bluebonnet elementary reading curriculum, which includes Biblically infused lessons.
Philadelphia parents are asking the city to help prevent preschool suspensions and exclusion.
The incident, one of thousands of times that school officers in Texas have used physical force in recent years, underscores long-held concerns about policing in schools. The post When a Texas school police officer got...
Only two races, in Districts 6 and 8, are contested in the Aug. 6 election.
We’re rounding up July’s leadership transitions, including two public colleges that faced unexpected hurdles when installing new presidents.
Roughly 2,000 families received offers for a spot in the inaugural year of 2-K, New York City’s new free childcare program for 2-year-olds, officials announced Tuesday. Around 5,700 families applied for the initial...
Readiness requires deliberate decisions about what students are expected to learn, how they are supported, and how progress is measured. The post How to elevate college and career readiness in 3 steps appeared first on...
While cultural discordance needs careful consideration, it doesn't trump strong strategy, argues an expert on college consolidation.
The American Association of University Professors and four faculty members allege that those restrictions violate free speech rights.
A student studies at the UCLA campus. More students may benefit from college than we think.
A parent drops off a child at the Newark Public Library Van Buren Branch in Newark, N.J. for the Reading Partners program.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani visits a preschool in the Bronx in April. Mamdani's 2-K program sent out offers to roughly 2,000 families Tuesday, after 5,700 applied.
For years, Democratic politicians have treated support for teachers unions as a proxy for supporting public education itself. The logic is simple and politically convenient: Stand with unions, stand with teachers; stand...
This year, Hawkins Mill Elementary is welcoming students displaced by the closure of a neighboring school in the spring.
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s newly released diaries have reignited the fight over whether he bears any responsibility for the disastrous pandemic-era school closures. Fauci’s critics, like Sen. Rand Paul, have seized on diary...
Deputy Chancellor Simone Hawkins, pictured here in February, will leave the Education Department in September as New York City prepares to launch Mayor Zohran Mamdani's free childcare program for 2-year-olds.
Free backpacks are a popular item during back-to-school giveaways taking place in August throughout Detroit.
Iris Taylor, a member of the Detroit Public Schools Community District board and a prominent healthcare leader, died 74. Here, she speaks during the Cody High School graduation in June 2019.
The union representing lunchroom workers in Chicago Public Schools requested fact-finding Thursday, taking a step closer to a strike. Pictured: Lunch workers protest the lack of a contract following a Chicago Board of...
Philadelphia youth say third spaces such as the Field Teen Center at Parkway Central Library provide helpful places to go over the summer.
Plenty of students have math anxiety. It turns out some educators have their own anxiety about teaching the subject, a new study finds. And that appears to affect their students — especially those already struggling in...
Villalobos, who was was unanimously approved, is the county’s current south region superintendent and has served as principal at several high schools. The post Miami-Dade School Board unanimously picks Rafael Villalobos...
The Chicago Board of Education meets Thursday, May 29, 2025.