1 of 5 | Rousmery Negrón stands with her son at home in Springfield, Mass., on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Negrón and her son both noticed a change:
DOWNLOADS Most K–12 students in the United States have returned to the classroom and to a semblance of a normal learning environment. Yet they continue to battle challenges related to the pandemic. Ou
Opinion Kids getting burned on swings and slides? Here’s how to fix it. By Columnist | August 14, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT In a child’s imagination, a climbing frame can become a pirate ship or a princes
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The Virginia High School League, which oversees school sports in the state, will not change its policy that allows transgender student-athletes to participate on sports teams that match their gender i
The skirmish last fall began on a Montgomery County school bus. Someone — no one is sure who — tossed a water bottle from the back of the bus, smacking a sixth-grader sitting near the front. The next
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There may be no city process that potentially affects more Alexandrians than the Zoning for Housing/Housing for All proposal that the City Council will deliberate this fall. This initiative to revise
Each student shows up in the fall expected to manage their own learning, sitting down with advisors to create a personalized learning plan built around their interests and the importance of serving th
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More than 20 years ago, President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into federal law, ushering in a new period of school reform that was centered on accountability based on high-stake
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“I’m really proud of the work that we’ve done to strengthen us where we need to be strengthened,” said CEO Garland Thomas-McDavid, who became a career educator after growing up in a low-income Brookly
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Guest Essay Your Brain Has Tricked You Into Thinking Everything Is Worse June 20, 2023 Credit... Anastasiia Sapon for The New York Times By Dr. Mastroianni is an experimental psychologist and the auth
Chad Aldeman writes about school finance and teacher compensation and is the founder of Read Not Guess, a resource that helps families support their child’s reading progress. Previously, he was a seni
As they conclude the 2022-2023 school year, U.S. students in grades 5-12 give their schools a B- grade, on average, according to a recent Gallup and Walton Family Foundation-State of American Youth Su
The police officer gives Marlon Styles’ driver’s side window two reassuring pats once he’s safely inside. Mr. Styles rubs his freshly buzzed head, takes a deep breath, and then fishes his keys out of
Loudoun Education Association President Sandy Sullivan on June 5 presented LEA’s collective bargaining resolution to the Legislative & Policy Committee of the School Board. The School Board directed t
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Center for American Progress 5 States Addressing Child Hunger and Food Insecurity With Free School Meals for All Report May 4, 2023 State governments are taking the lead in implementing no-cost school
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After a day full of math and reading lessons, third grader Ashley Soto struggles to concentrate during a writing exercise. She’s supposed to be crafting an essay on whether schools should serve chocol
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