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The latest push to unionize Chicago school principals has given new momentum this legislative session amid a spike in retirements and resignations and complaints about crushing workloads as school leaders lead their campuses through the…

BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) - The Buffalo Board of Education will meet on Wednesday to consider hiring an "independent safety consultant" to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the fight at McKinley High School that ended in…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dr. Penelope Martin-Knox has been chosen as the next superintendent of the Raytown C-2 School District.the district made the announcement Saturday.Martin-Knox will replace Dr. Allan Markley for the 2022-23 school year.…

On February 8, the Montgomery County School Board voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Monifa B. McKnight as Superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Dr. McKnight, who currently serves as acting superintendent, will…

It's time for another test of the teachers' union's deadly grip on Colorado's public education. Again, the…

WATERVILLE — Waterville School Board President Joan Phillips-Sandy said Monday night that after receiving feedback from parents and others, she decided the best strategy was to seek out a school superintendent at the instead of an…

Eight school board seats in seven Oklahoma…

FRAMINGHAM - Framingham Public Schools exceeded 2,400 COVID cases for the 2021-22 school year yesterday, February 3.To put that into perspective, there are more than 9,300 students in the school district, including about 2,400 at Framingham…

CADILLAC — Troy, Gabriella, Ryan and Sharpay will all be there, and Cadillac's high school music department…

Orenthya Sloan transferred his two children to Leon County Schools in 2013 due to the dysfunction he describes in the Jefferson County School District. He says he kept them at Leon because he…

But this year, like the previous two, things have been different.After starting the year with relative stability (at least for a pandemic school year), rumbles of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which many feared was even more…

A strong school system is key to attracting families and building our community. As hectic as the…

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – A report compiled by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF) last year showed that the teaching staff at Duval County public schools does not reflect the same diversity as the student body.Now the band is…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jackson County Superintendent Frank White is recommending a mask mandate in K-12 public schools in the county. Jackson County Health Department Acting Director Ray Dlugolecki and Emergency Management…

Montgomery County introduced legislation that would require proof of vaccination to enter certain businesses as the county experiences an increase in hospitalizations and staff shortages at county hospitals, schools and liquor…

As COVID-19 cases reach record highs in Oklahoma and schools face significant staff shortages, many districts are transitioning students to distance education.Below is a list of school districts in Green Country that have made the…

WEST - Efforts to scramble the terms of a new contract between the school committee and the Westerly…

CHICAGO - Chicago public school officials canceled classes for Wednesday amid a clash with the teachers' union, whose members threatened to stay home in an attempt to force online education during a wave of coronavirus.Union members had…

About 26% of the public school student body in Daviess County is not…

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Contact: Harriet Laird The MSU-Meridian Education Division is receiving a $ 2 million boost for its education training efforts through the Mississippi Teacher Residency Program. (Photo by Megan Bean) STARKVILLE, Mississippi…

David Banks, a former principal who helped start a small network of public schools that cater primarily to boys of color, will be the next head of the country's largest school district, mayor-elect Eric Adams is expected to announce…

Express news service COIMBATORE: While the majority of public schools still operate without basic facilities across the state, the school education department has decided to strengthen school management committees…

Two Saskatchewan teachers were honored for going above and beyond to motivate children to learn with the Premier's Awards. The Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence have honored outstanding elementary and secondary school teachers…

Ava Greenwell, professor of journalism at Northwestern University, moderates the NAACP virtual panel on November 20. (Screenshot) During its virtual Freedom Fund and Community Awards Banquet Held practically on November 20, the…

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A Miami-Dade high school teacher accused of having sex with a student has been arrested. Aaron Hamid, a 27-year-old history teacher at John A. Ferguson High School, was arrested Monday by Miami-Dade Schools Police. READ…

The Maine School Boards Association presented Distinguished Service Awards this year to Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah, and dedicated school nurses throughout the world. State,…

As COVID-19 vaccines begin dispensing to Washington's youngest school-aged children this week, some of the state's largest school districts are stepping up efforts to run their own immunization clinics. In order to reduce the spread of…

MANISTEE COUNTY - Public schools in Bear Lake and the Manistee area informed families on Monday of positive cases of COVID-19 in the districts.In an email to staff and families, MAPS Superintendent Ron Stoneman reported that the district…

Miami-Dade County Public Schools are relaxing mask mandates for high school and middle school students in the district, citing low rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in the community. From now on, these…

Credit: (Office of Governor Josue Lora / NJ).October 26, 2021: Gov. Phil Murphy at the Statewide Traffic Management Center, where he urged residents to stay home if possible. Among forecasts in a dreadful nor'easter, some districts in…

The school district did not describe what happened, but said the staff member was suspended while he conducted a full investigation into the case. Mohammed Zubi, a student at Ridgefield Memorial High School, said the class was working on a…

A Spokane elementary school teacher who opposes the vaccination mandate and has shared debunked claims about COVID-19 vaccines has been accused of creating a hostile work environment after wearing a mask bearing a symbol…

A college teacher in the Independence School District has 10 students who have asked to use names or pronouns that do not match their assigned sex at birth.But according to district policy, staff…

COLORADO SPRINGS - Colorado Springs School District 11 faces criticism over a fairness audit.The district contracted with the US Research Institutes last fall to develop a comprehensive report on the district's programs, policies, practices…

Public schools often back the September jobs report, as districts across the country hire teachers, bus drivers, administrators and other staff for the start of the fall semester.It didn't go as usual in 2021.Government employment, which…

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) - The Shaker Heights Board of Education is considering a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its teachers and other staff. The board gathered for comment at a special meeting Thursday, during the first…

Teacher vacancies and retirements are on the rise in New Mexico public schools, and some say college…

COURTESY OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONJake Wolf, a member of the California Department of Education's emergency services team, monitors wildfires at the California Office of Emergency Services Sept. 14 during a visit from…

LAS CRUCES - Two opponents clash again for the seat of the Las Cruces District 2 Public Schools Education Board after competing for the temporarily vacant position three months previously.Following the abrupt resignation of District 2…

ATLANTA (AP) - Four parents are suing the Cobb County School District on behalf of their children, claiming that the fact that Georgia's second largest school district does not require masks means their students cannot attend in any safety…

JACKSON, MI - 10-year-old Laila Lininger loves dancing, so her father Jakob Lininger signed her up for ballet lessons at Jackson's Grace School of Dance this fall.Laila's 4-year-old sister Alana loves doing everything her big sister…

After passing a $ 28.9 million bond in 2017, Lynbrook High School's new wing was recently completed after a year and a half of construction. "It was a collective effort to bring this project to…

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) - Chesterfield County Public Schools have confirmed there will be an additional police presence at Meadowbrook High School after a scuffle Thursday in which 8-10 students were detained by police.…

With five teaching positions still vacant at Sweeney Primary School almost two months after the start of…

A Michigan father has filed a million dollar lawsuit against staff at his daughter's school after the biracial seven-year-old girl's hair was cut without her parents' permission.The lawsuit filed on September 14 in Michigan federal court…

After Hurricane Ida closes, 11 schools in Jefferson Parish will reopen Monday. But reopening dozens more will take a little longer, prompting discussion of how classrooms should deal with wasted time. A growing…

In a state where only a fraction of mental health needs are met by existing services, public school…

Police filed a complaint against the management of a private school in the eastern district of Karachi after a man complained that he had been harassed and beaten by them. FIR n ° 1569/21 was recorded on Athar Hussain's…

The state's largest teachers' union criticizes the MCAS test, saying it "has allowed white supremacy to flourish in public schools" and approved legislation designed to rethink the standardized test. “Public schools in…

MIAMI In Miami-Dade County, which is notoriously home to some of the worst drivers in the country, a program was created decades ago to help public schools train the next generation of safety-conscious young motorists. The concept:…

IBSABELLA COUNTY, Michigan - A Michigan man is suing his seven-year-old daughter's school district for $ 1 million after a teacher cuts her hair without parental permission. According to BBC News, Jimmy Hoffmeyer's lawsuit against Mt.…

Jill Hussong arrived home after taking her son to college, saw a pile of packages stacked near his front door, and felt a wave of worry familiar to anyone known for shopping online. late at night : What did I order this time?As she opened…

The Republican congressman did not name any districts that did. And he declined to be interviewed or to answer questions in search of specific examples where CRT is taught. Critical…

But some school districts have taken more methodical approaches, carefully bypassing state restrictions on mask requirements through cautious legal maneuvering or apparent loopholes.Here's how three school districts are defying state…

Schools in the southern and northern districts of Bengaluru are struggling to pass 75% enrollment even as admissions to state council schools come to an end.Data from the Ministry of Education puts South Bangalore at 73% and North at 74%…

Two Texas educators hope to create a private online high school for New Mexico teens that combines Bible…

Express news service HYDERABAD: Many parents now prefer to send their children to public schools rather than private schools in Telangana. Parents blame the "high" tuition fees charged by private schools for…

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) - A group of parents plan to peacefully protest the Jefferson County School District's mask requirements for students who are not old enough to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Parents say the protest…

If spring 2020 can be characterized as the season of grace, fall has been a disgrace. Amid debates over reopening national and local schools, the focus on public education has shifted from flexibility and forgiveness to restoring the…

The problems at Western Heights public schools got serious with two and a half weeks before the first day of school. Only two of the district's school buses passed inspection this month, records show. That would not be enough to serve the…

Georgian Minister of Education Mikheil Chkhenkeli presented a 10-year strategy for the development of education and science which covers five main areas, including preschool education, general education, higher education,…

To exploreTo recruit workers, Fulton County schools launch mobile officeMargaret Ciccarelli, director of legislative services for the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, said it was too early to say whether the COVID-19 pandemic…