There have been 22 school shootings in the US so far this year
So far in 2019 there have been 22 shootings at US schools in which someone was hurt or killed. They have occurred across the country, from Georgia to California, at… Read More
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Inquiry Into Student Learning Gaps Leads To Better Teaching And Shifts School Culture
When Nell Scharff Panero walked into the high school math classroom, she couldn’t believe how bad it was. The teacher was at the board teaching his math, barely looking at… Read More
Burned out in Kindergarten?
Our obsession with academic rigor in the early grades has gone too far. Full Story
State grants help sick students by providing in-class robots
Now, more students who need to take extended absences will be able to appear in class virtually with the Keystone Telepresence Education Grant Program. The state law, just passed in… Read More
National News: Girls report more harassment amid rise in US cyberbullying
There’s a rise in cyberbullying nationwide, with three times as many girls reporting being harassed online or by text message than boys, according to the National Center for Education Statistics…. Read More
Offers Pour In To Cover Pa. Students’ Meal Debt, But School Officials Not Interested
A public school district in Pennsylvania that faced a national outcry after threatening to place children in foster care over unpaid cafeteria debt has received several offers to pay off… Read More
National News: This Supreme Court case made school district lines a tool for segregation
Roughly 9 million children — nearly 1 in 5 public school students in the U.S. — attend schools that are racially isolated and receive far less money than schools just… Read More
National News: Virginia school’s transgender bathroom ban is back in court
Gavin Grimm, a young man who has become a national face for transgender student rights, returned to a Virginia courtroom Tuesday to challenge his former high school’s bathroom policy. The hearing… Read More
School bus backup plan: Forest Hills, Richland, Windber staff earning certification
Across parts of the nation, a school bus driver shortage has been parking some of the iconic yellow school buses that have been shuttling students to school and special events… Read More
Silent alarms at schools may soon be required by federal law
The U.S. House of Representatives is weighing the bipartisan School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019, which would require that all public schools install at least one silent panic… Read More