Many students with disabilities rely on assistive technology to get through the school day, including for note-taking, reading and writing. The post Some students with disabilities rely on screens at school. What...
This story is part of our SPOTLIGHT series focusing on the state of education in Oklahoma. Read all our coverage and essays here. “Blah blah blah.” That’s all I heard during story time, sitting on a colorful...
A new study of Memphis charters said a standardized lesson plan and regular data review helped fuel the math score boost.
Since the attendance incentive began, DPSCD officials say high school chronic absenteeism dropped by 10 percentage points. Pictured, students enter a classroom at Osborn High School.
When Santana Cruz graduates from high school this spring, she will have over 100 college credits and two associate degrees. A public school student in Bristol, Virginia, that sits along the Tennessee border, Cruz began...
To be an educator and a writer is to inhabit a rollercoaster world of hope; at times, you are filled with the excitement and power of possibilities, ...
I had fallen in love with my life as a high schooler, but I knew in my heart that I could be doing more.
New York City has opened applications for its 2-K early childhood program. Families can now apply for free, full-day seats for two-year-olds, with officials outlining eligibility and deadlines.
Each August in rural southwestern Oklahoma, more than half of Frederick Elementary School’s incoming third graders begin their school year in a literacy intervention program because they’re behind in reading...
Riverstone Academy, billed as Colorado's first public Christian school, has shut its doors for good amid legal and enrollment challenges that tested the boundaries of public funding and religious instruction.
What does it take to run one of the largest urban public school districts in the nation? Dr. Sonja Santelises, longtime CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, sat down for a frank and memorable exit conversation.
Around 1,300 Philadelphia school district students dropped out last year, marking a sharp decline from just a few years prior.
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Celestina Castillo filled out the ethnicity forms at her children’s school, she’d always check Latino and Native American. After...
Ally Bollman hadn’t given much thought to her toddler’s kindergarten plans when the topic first came up among a group of moms of similarly aged children in Scottsdale, Arizona.  The way she recalls it, nearly...
Chalkbeat and The Bell invite the public to P.S. Weekly Live, an event at the Brooklyn Public Library featuring NYC student reporters discussing the stories shaping their schools.
After years of sending students with disabilities across the Bay Area for specialized services, Oakland Unified is taking its first concrete step toward creating a local nonpublic school option — a move that could...
On a cool spring day recently, the 1-acre farm A. Mario Loiederman Middle School in Wheaton buzzed with activity. In the lower field educational garden, students in the afterschool farm club are assigned their tasks,...
RAY LAKE, Wyo. — There was a lot of giggling in the parking lot as teenagers plunged bare hands into coolers filled with small, slippery rainbow trout fry.  The objective was to catch the fish in clear plastic...
The Colorado Department of Education on Friday released preliminary statewide CMAS results.
Luke Weston, an elementary school teacher and private plane pilot, surprised two of his students with an unforgettable flight up the Hudson River to catch spectacular views of Manhattan.
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...
To several generations of TV viewers, actor Sonia Manzano is “the nation’s tía,” their friendly neighbor Maria from Sesame Street. She originated the character in 1971 and spent the next 44 years developing the role...
Students in Stefon Bowman's fifth grade class at KIPP BOLD in Newark, N.J., learn about intentional saving, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
The Colorado School of Mines is among the colleges and universities offering guaranteed admission to some high school graduates.
Trey Greenwood, a first-year Future Educator Pathway apprentice, stands at Sunrise Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, on Thursday, Dec. 18. 2025.
At UCLA, Natalia Mochernak is pursuing everything she wants and encouraging others to do the same, reminding them that they can have the whole tree of dreams, not just one fig.
"As kids get older, it's still important for adults to monitor the level of content and what is being offered to them."