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School Shooting Prompts Denver to Bring Back Armed Officers

GOP Pushes Parents’ Rights Bill in Clash Over What’s Taught in Schools

DeSantis to Expand Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law to All Grades

A New Federal Plan Could Make Free School Meals a Reality for More Students

What We Do (And Don’t) Know About Teacher Shortages, And What Can Be Done About Them

Unions in Los Angeles Begin 3-day School Strike

What the Education Secretary Said School Leaders Should Prioritize Right Now

Education Secretary Stresses Opposition to Bans on Books, Topics After DeSantis Moves

What’s Behind Texas’ Takeover of Houston Schools

Thousands of LA School District Workers to Hold 3-Day Strike

Kids Understand More From Books Than Screens, But That’s Not Always the Case

Why School Workers Are Going on Strike—And What It Means for Districts

North Carolina GOP Again Seeking to Limit Racial Teachings

Water in Many Schools Isn’t Safe to Drink. Here’s What Districts Can Do

Oregon Eyes Mandate for Climate Change Lessons In Schools

How Schools Fare in Biden’s Proposed Budget

How Schools Fare in Biden’s Proposed Budget

How Many Teachers and Principals Quit in the Pandemic? One State Has Answers 

Women In the K-12 Workforce, By the Numbers

Teachers Say a New Parents’ Bill of Rights Doesn’t Solve Schools’ Problems

Sanders’ School Voucher Plan Gets Arkansas Lawmakers’ OK

Teacher Turnover Hits New Highs Across The U.S.

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Continues to Spur More Extreme Versions Nationwide

Republicans Issue Subpoenas to Former School Board Officials

Teacher Pay Raise Proposals Are Gaining Bipartisan Support. What’s in Them?

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Continues to Spur More Extreme Versions Nationwide

The Demand for Asian American History Is Growing. See Where

The Current State of Teacher Pay, in Charts

AP African American Studies: How Other States Are Responding After Florida’s Ban

Over 300 Picture Books Were Banned Last School Year

For Poor Schools, Building Repairs Zap COVID Relief Money

Recruiters Are Going Grassroots to Fill Vacancies. They Say It’s Working

4 Ways States Are Trying to Fix How They Fund Schools

The Push for a $60K Base Teacher Salary Gains Steam as Bernie Sanders Signs On

How AP African American Studies Came Under Attack: A Timeline

Educators Less Likely to Seek Jobs in States That Limit Classroom Talk, Survey Finds

Missouri Senate OKs Limits on Race Education in Schools

Biden Calls for More Mental Health Care at Schools in State of the Union

Schools Are Heading Into a Perfect Financial Storm

Boosting ‘Pathetically Low’ Teacher Pay Is Top of Mind for Bernie Sanders

Poll: Parents Don’t Want Schools to Focus on Culture Wars

AP African American Studies: What’s Next for the Course

‘School Choice’ is Culture-War Focus for Kansas Lawmakers

The Ongoing Challenges, and Possible Solutions, to Improving Educational Equity

Pandemic, Culture Wars Revive ‘School Choice’ Policy Push

What’s Behind the Push for a $60K Base Teacher Salary

State-by-State Teacher Shortages (And What They’re Doing About It)

Schools Face Pressure to Take Harder Line on Discipline

Teachers Shouldn’t Have to Drive Ubers on the Side, Education Secretary Says

Education Equity Expert: ‘We’ve Gotta Give Up the Notion of Local Control’

More Schools Are Offering Student Mental Health Days. Here’s What You Need to Know

Florida Blocks High School African American Studies Class

New Training Tells Florida School Librarians Which Books Are Off-Limits

Dozens of US Schools, Universities Move to Ban TikTok

What Educators of Color Say It Will Take to Boost Their Numbers in School Leadership

Shooting Fallout: Metal Detectors in Elementary Schools?

School Lawsuits Over Social Media Harm Face Tough Legal Road

‘This Is Not the Job We Signed Up to Do’: Teachers Speak Out Against School Shootings

What Book Bans Are Doing to School Library Purchases

Seattle Schools Sue Tech Giants Over Social Media Harm

The School Counselor-Student Ratio: There’s Good News and Bad News

What’s In, What’s Out for Student and Educator Wellness

Teacher Shortage Continues in Indiana

Most LGBTQ Youth Can’t Access Mental Health Care. How Schools Can Help

School Shootings in 2022: 4 Key Takeaways

Special Ed., Civics, and High-Need Schools Get a Boost in New Federal Spending Package

Chaos. Opportunity. Rewarding. Exhausting. How Educators Described 2022

Writing Social Studies Standards: A (Dramatic) Year in Review

The 8 Most Consequential Developments in Education Law in 2022

What Education Issues Did Voters Care About Most? Hint: It Was Not Critical Race Theory

Whatever Happened With Texas’ Anti-CRT Law?

The Teaching Profession in 2022 (in Charts)

Support for School Vaccine Mandates Is Declining, Survey Shows

Teachers Would Make at Least $60K Under New Federal Bill

Ohio Education Bill, Transgender Athlete Ban Die in House

The Evolution of the Anti-CRT Movement: A Timeline

10 Years After Newtown Shooting: Schools, Communities Forge Rituals of Remembrance

Are Most Apps Schools Use Really ‘Unsafe’ for Children? Product Safety Group Says Yes

A Fast-Growing Network of Conservative Groups Is Fueling a Surge in Book Bans

Long Hours, Second Jobs: New Federal Data Give a Snapshot of the Teaching Profession

White House Decorations Include Teacher and Student Art. Why Educators Say That’s Meaningful

How Much States Need to Pony Up to Make School Spending Equitable

Here’s How the Pandemic Changed School Discipline

Conservative Backlash Pushes Biden Administration to Dissolve New National Parent Council

Social Studies Leaders Vow Not to Water Down ‘Hard History’

Schools Trying to Prioritize Equity Have Their Work Cut Out for Them, Survey Shows

Schools Are Resegregating. There’s a Push for the Supreme Court to Consider That

Political Tensions in Schools Are ‘Pervasive,’ Principals Say

Empty Classrooms, Abandoned Kids: Inside America’s Great Teacher Resignation

‘Does Anyone Else Cry After Work?’: Teacher Reddit Is the Unfiltered Voice of Educators

Board Fires Schools Chief after Parkland Massacre Report

‘Too Hyperbolic’? School Board Parental Rights Push Falters

Threats to Schools Across US May Be Coming from Overseas

The Culture Wars are Pushing Some Teachers to Leave the Classroom

Georgia Educators Plan to Sue Over the State’s ‘Divisive Concepts’ Law

Educators Weigh K-12 Impact From an Unpredictable Election

The 2022 Midterms: Why Educators Should Care What Happens

Texas Politicians Rake in Millions from Far-Right Christian Megadonors Pushing Private School Vouchers

Fed’s Education Research Board Is Back. Here’s Why That Matters

These Groups Are Pushing Back Against ‘Divisive’ Parents’ Rights Policies

School Officials Worry About Deadline for State Grants to Fund HVAC Projects

Ridgefield Schools Balk at CT’s New Mandate for ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Reading Programs

Career Pathways Program Under Way At Rockville High School

CT Schools Starting to Charge for School Meals as Aid Depletes

Should West Hartford Revise Public Comment Policy for School Board Meetings?

Connecticut Sees Shortage of Specialized Teachers, Placing Burden on Current Teachers

Manchester High School Dismissed Early After Two-Hour Lockdown Due to Threat

cARTie Mobile Museum Brings Culture to Schools, Bridges Inequities in Arts Education

‘The Building Was Sick’: PCBs Pose an Environmental Crisis for Schools

Fairfield BOE to Present Racial Imbalance Plan to State Next Week

Westport Proposes Equity Action Plan to Address Disparities in Schools

Teacher Shortage, Richer Neighbors Leave New London Public Schools Pressing to Compete for Hires

More Kids to Ride in ‘Clean’ School Buses, Mostly Electric

End of Nationwide Federal Free Lunch Program Has Some States Scrambling

Stonington Board of Education Votes to Allow Pride Flags in Classrooms

With NAEP Scores in Hand, Schools Double Down on ‘Urgent’ Recovery Efforts 

Greenwich Sees Decline in Student Enrollment; Check the Numbers School by School

Stamford Roundtable on Education and Grading, Attracts Controversy, Thoughtful Debate

Stratford Schools Turn to Technology With Anonymous Reporting App

FBI Probes CT School Swatting Calls That Are Also Happening Nationwide

As Test Scores Drop, Connecticut Still Remains Above National Average

Connecticut Launching New School-Based Center to Prevent Substance Misuse by Children, Teens

Jeffrey Elementary School Nationally Recognized By Special Olympics

Stamford Parade Float to Feature Two Teachers of The Year

Several School Districts in Conn. Receive Hoax Reports of Active Shooter: Officials

Two Decades of Progress, Nearly Gone: National Math, Reading Scores Hit Historic Lows

Hundreds of Students Attend STEM Event at Bridgeport Central High School

Stamford Parents Hold Education Roundtable Without District Input to Find ‘Common Ground,’ They Say

Fairfield Families Rally To Stop Possible Closure Of Dwight Elementary

Greenwich Schools Throw Away 28 Lbs a Day in Liquids. Could Changing that Save the District Money?

Stonington Board of Ed to Hold Special Meeting to Discuss Pride Flags in Classrooms

Norwich To Hold $385 Million Schools Referendum

What Do ‘Parents’ Rights’ Mean Legally for Schools, Anyway?

Shepaug Valley High School’s Agriscience Equine Expo to Educate Public About Horses

Stonington Teachers’ Union Responds to Pride Flag Controversy

Run DMC’s Darryl McDaniels Talks About Mental Health With Educators

Amity BOE Chair: Unexpended Fund Issue Discussion To Continue

Teacher Tim Takes To TikTok

South Windsor Council Questions Need for Portable Classrooms

Some Breaks From Bullying, But Fewer Supports: How LGBTQ Students Fared in the Pandemic

Darien Man Who Died Left a ‘Lasting Impact’ on His Students at Westport’s Staples High School

Legal Challenges to ‘Divisive Concepts’ Laws: an Update

New Haven Public Schools Face Teacher Shortages Amid Contract Negotiations

Pandemic Shut Down Many Special Education Services – How Parents Can Help Their Kids Catch Up

Shelton Students to Get Free Lunches Through November

‘Magic’ Being Made in Torrington Schools, Thanks to WCSU Music Grads

Students, Teachers Praise Black, Latino Studies Course in Mandate’s First Year: ‘This is U.S. History’