Most homeschoolers now piece together a variety of classes and outings for their kids. In the north Pittsburgh area, that often includes enrolling in Roots Learning Academy. Known as a hybrid program, Roots serves...
Students and Pennsylvania officials open a time capsule from 1976 on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the Independence Hall Visitor Center in Philadelphia.
Flowers and a note on victims' names at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York on Sept. 8, 2026. Chalkbeat talked with three teachers about their memories of 9/11 and how they teach about what happened.
As NYC schools open, Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces major questions about falling enrollment, special education, school technology, and the shape of his broader K-12 agenda.
Sari Beth Rosenberg was supposed to begin student teaching in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. At 26 years old, she was scheduled to observe a U.S. history class at LaGuardia High School. She didn’t get the chance....
Amanda Clear said Pennsylvania’s online school vaccination data is helping inform how she can protect her son Dylan, who has an immune disorder.
In high school, students are often pushed onto one of two paths: the college track paved with Advanced Placement and dual-credit classes or the career and technical education route built around hands-on training and...
The Netflix series is seen as a way to kindle debate about gender roles and to confront online bullying. The post Why this small Dutch town is teaching ‘Adolescence’ in school appeared first on District Administration.
Students participate in a summer credit recovery class at Philadelphia’s High School of the Future on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
Student OMNY cards from the 2025-26 school year are supposed to work 365 days a year. But families say they stopped working Aug. 31.
UC Merced is adding more school districts to its guaranteed admissions program. Over the years, UC Merced’s admissions program has grown to more than 60 school districts across the state. Last week, it expanded its...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, pictured with a Brooklyn preschool student in January, named Erica Pillips deputy chancellor for the Education Department's Division of Early Childhood Education.
Addressing basic needs by offering a host of services to all students and families is a priority that boosts attendance at Scholarship Prep South Bay. The post How an L.A. charter school has all but eliminated chronic...
Today is International Literacy Day. The 60th anniversary, in fact. But with the rise of social media and video streaming, some news articles are warning that the Western world is heading toward a post-literate society...
U.S. students have risen in the rankings on a key international test even as student learning seems to be declining both here and globally.
Suspected cases of teacher misconduct have prompted parents in the Central Valley to demand that cameras be placed in self-contained special education classrooms.
California's State Board of Education is set to decide Wednesday whether to approve a list of 37 professional development programs for TK-5 literacy instruction amid criticism from advocates that the selection contains...
At just 3 years old, Quintina Davis’ granddaughter, Juri, could name colors, numbers and shapes. Davis often heard from family and friends that Juri was smart and she should consider enrolling her granddaughter in...
Library at Southport Elementary School in Perry Township on Fri., Nov. 17, 2023 in Southport, In.
This fall, 54 million K-12 students are headed back to the classroom for another year of lessons in all the classic subjects: math, English, history, biology. But there’s another subject that’s been sneaking into school...
DPSCD's proficiency rates on the 2026 M-STEP suggest the changes the district have made are yielding continued improvement, researchers say.
The Association of Clovis Educators (ACE), which is backed by the California Teachers Association, last week filed an intervention petition with the state labor board in hopes of forcing an election among Clovis Unified...
As teenagers return to school this fall, a new report suggests that many of them are moving through adolescence without the experiences that help prepare them for adulthood, activities like a part-time job, a club, a...
Colorado announced this week five of the eight finalists for the 2027 Colorado Teacher of the Year award. The state plans to announce the other three finalists next week.
Cathy Vatterott, author of “The Teens Are Not Alright,” believes schools are treating the symptoms of student stress instead of looking at the real problem.
A new research report from the School District of Philadelphia found that there were problems with the district's implementation of its new reading curriculum.
Students line up for their first day of school at P.S. 257 in 2024.
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