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The Bible has a deep history in American classrooms, but the state's provocative superintendent wants to broadly expand its influence. The Bible has been a presence in American classrooms to [...]

The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a ''necessary historical document.'' The mandate comes as part of a conservative movement to infuse Christian values in public schools. Oklahoma's [...]

Two new studies suggest that the largest single federal investment in U.S. schools improved student test scores, but only modestly. For the last three years, U.S. schools have been in [...]

Federal pandemic aid helped keep school districts afloat, but that money is coming to an end. After several cash-flush pandemic years, school districts across the country are facing budget shortfalls, [...]

In a closely watched case, Oklahoma's highest court blocked what was set to become the nation's first religious charter school. An appeal is likely. The Oklahoma Supreme Court blocked on [...]

After helping topple two college presidents, Congress will grill school district leaders from New York City; Berkeley, Calif.; and Montgomery County in Maryland. School district officials have faced off with [...]

Even before Oct. 7., the public schools in Montgomery County, Md., in the Washington suburbs, was grappling with a series of antisemitic incidents. Swastikas were discovered https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/swastikas-drawn-on-desks-at-three-separate-montgomery-county-schools/65-65a57d7c-07c6-499a-8dd7-667369e63b42. In 2022, a [...]

Under rapid-fire questioning, David C. Banks, the chancellor of New York City schools, pushed back on accusations that the district had allowed antisemitism to fester. At a two-hour House hearing [...]

After helping topple two college presidents, Congress will grill school district leaders from New York City; Berkeley, Calif.; and Montgomery County in Maryland. School district officials have faced off with [...]

After helping topple two college presidents, lawmakers will grill school district leaders from New York City; Berkeley, Calif.; and Montgomery County in Maryland. School district officials have faced off with [...]

Demonstrations appeared to be unfolding mainly at universities in the Northeast, although protests spread to some other campuses. The fallout from last week’s heated congressional hearing and subsequent arrests at [...]

Rick Crosslin, a science teacher in Indianapolis, paired up with school maintenance employees to build a giant model of the eclipse. It’s not always glamorous being a science teacher. One [...]

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Listen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Long after schools have fully reopened after the pandemic, one concerning metric suggests that children and their parents have [...]

The pandemic changed families' lives and the culture of education: ''Our relationship with school became optional.'' In Anchorage, affluent families set off on ski trips and other lengthy vacations, with [...]

On Today’s Episode: * ‘Cataclysmic Situation’ in Haiti Leaves 1,500 Dead in Gang Violence, * Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Almost Everywhere, * Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in [...]

The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind. And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid. Four years ago this [...]

The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind. And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid. Four years ago this [...]

Byline: Sarah Mervosh In some districts, teachers are taking more sick days since the pandemic. A shortage of substitutes can make matters worse. Schools across the country have faced no [...]

Americans are deeply divided on whether schools should teach about gender identity, two polls found. But there was broader support for teaching about race. Americans are deeply split over whether [...]

Monday's storm did not appear to be as damaging as the one earlier this month, but more rain is expected over the next few days. Much of California was pounded [...]

In some districts, teachers are taking more sick days since the pandemic. A shortage of substitutes can make matters worse. Schools across the country have faced no shortage of challenges [...]

The state is especially susceptible to floods now because it has experienced a particularly wet month, experts said. Parts of California were being pounded with another wave of rain on [...]

Elementary and middle-school students have made up significant ground since pandemic school closings in 2020, according to the first detailed national study of how much U.S. students are recovering. But [...]

Una demanda acusó al estado de no proporcionar una educación equitativa a estudiantes de bajos ingresos, negros e hispanos durante la pandemia. En el otoño de 2020, en medio del [...]

A lawsuit accused the state of failing to provide an equal education to lower-income, Black and Hispanic students during the pandemic. In the fall of 2020, around the height of [...]

A lawsuit accused the state of failing to provide an equal education to lower-income, Black and Hispanic students during the pandemic. In the fall of 2020, around the height of [...]

Elementary and middle-school students have made up significant ground since pandemic school closings in 2020, according to the https://edopportunity.org/recovery/ of how much U.S. students are recovering. But they are still [...]

Claudine Gay, 53, who resigned as Harvard’s president on Tuesday, took office in July, becoming the first Black president and the second woman to lead Harvard. The daughter of Haitian [...]

The president of Harvard, Claudine Gay, will remain in her job, the university https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/us/harvard-president-claudine-gay.html, despite demands for her resignation because of her testimony in a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism. [...]

In a global exam for 15-year-olds, only a handful of places, including Singapore, Japan and Australia, kept math performance high through the pandemic. The math performance of U.S. teenagers has [...]

In a global exam for 15-year-olds, only a handful of places, including Singapore, Japan and Australia, kept math performance high through the pandemic. The math performance of U.S. teenagers has [...]

The News The union representing teachers, counselors and other school employees in Portland, Ore., reached a tentative deal with the city's public school district on Sunday, ending a strike that [...]

The Latest The academic achievement of millions of American students https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/24/us/math-reading-scores-pandemic.html — and in many cases, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/us/reading-math-test-scores-education-nwea.html three years later. The latest data on student attendance offers one explanation: Far [...]

A nonprofit group is trying to stop a new state law requiring ''the science of reading,'' underscoring how money and ideology influence the national debate. When Gov. Mike DeWine of [...]

A nonprofit group is trying to stop a new state law requiring “the science of reading,” underscoring how money and ideology influence the national debate. When Gov. Mike DeWine of [...]

The News Teachers and other school employees in Portland, Ore., are on strike Wednesday, canceling school for tens of thousands of children in Oregon's largest school district. The strike in [...]

The News Teachers and other school employees in Portland, Ore., are on https://twitter.com/pdxteachers/status/1719598333722079659?s=20 Wednesday, canceling school for tens of thousands of children in Oregon’s largest school district. The strike in [...]

Schools for children of military members achieve results rarely seen in public education. Amy Dilmar, a middle-school principal in Georgia, is well aware of the many crises threatening American education. [...]

Schools for children of military members achieve results rarely seen in public education. Amy Dilmar, a middle-school principal in Georgia, is well aware of the many crises threatening American education. [...]

The state has agreed to use at least $2 billion meant for pandemic recovery to help students hurt most by remote learning. The State of California settled a lawsuit last [...]

Byline: Sarah Mervosh In updating the standards to comply with a new law that limits how racism can be taught, officials largely bypassed the state's African American History Task Force. [...]

Despite billions in federal aid, students are not making up ground in reading and math: “We are actually seeing evidence of backsliding.” Despite billions of federal dollars spent to help [...]

Despite billions in federal aid, students are not making up ground in reading and math: ''We are actually seeing evidence of backsliding.'' Despite billions of federal dollars spent to help [...]

Gov. Tony Evers used a quirky rule to edit the state budget and raise the cap on public school funding -- until the year 2425. It took only a few [...]

Gov. Tony Evers used a quirky rule to edit the state budget and raise the cap on public school funding — until the year 2425. It took only a few [...]

An assailant dressed in a ski mask and body armor killed five people and injured two others, the authorities said, in what officials are treating as a random attack. An [...]

For as long as she remembers, Dolly Ramos hoped to have ''the college experience,'' she said, and one day become a nurse. But her biggest obstacle wasn't competing for a [...]

For as long as she remembers, Dolly Ramos hoped to have “the college experience,” she said, and one day become a nurse. But her biggest obstacle wasn’t competing for a [...]