Everybody involved in K-12 education knows that new teachers tend to need a lot of extra support. What they may not fully grasp, however, is just how many http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/10/05/new-teachers-make-up-a-significant-segment.html new… Read More
Three transgender students today filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Pine-Richland SD (Allegheny Co.) for implementing a new “sex-specific” protocol that requires transgender students to use restrooms that match… Read More
State-run pension systems across the country were underfunded by $1.2 trillion last year and are expected to be in even worse shape in the years ahead, according to a report… Read More
Now Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng is a sociologist at New York University and he’s just published a paper with colleague Peter Halpin that addresses this question. It seems that students of all… Read More
The Education Department has for more than 10 years poured in excess of $3 billion into the creation and operation of charter schools, but according to a new audit by… Read More
Sexual assaults involving students are in the news often, usually the attention is on colleges. But now the attention has shifted to K-12 schools and the efforts to stop the problem…. Read More
Finding comparable data to answer those questions can be a tough slog if you’re a mayor, education activist, or involved parent. But a new, interactive website from the Dallas-based George W…. Read More
As president of the Daniel B. Matthews Historical Society, a group that works to preserve local black history, Terry Bradford has been having discussions recently with administrators about what can be… Read More
Some education leaders are rushing to embrace the newly frank conversation about the racial impact of education reforms. Others are caught awkwardly in the middle. And some — especially conservative… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term Oct. 3 still feeling the effects of the February death of Justice Antonin Scalia. With the nomination of Merrick B. Garland stuck… Read More