Congress celebrates school year’s end with proposal protecting children
As the school year winds down, members of Congress have delivered a graduation message of sorts to schools nationwide.
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School Phone Bans: Great Politics, Mediocre Education Policy
Before the current wave of laws banning mobile phones in schools, we had published a piece from some researchers who had looked at how similar bans had worked i...
Maplewood Richmond Heights community rallies against deportation of school janitors
Dozens of parents brought their children to the rally to show support for their schoolmate Mauren, who is going into third grade.
SCHOOL OPENING PREPARATIONS
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Absenteeism at School
There are a great many children each day who are not attending school. When some are asked why they are not at school, they lie by claiming that their parents d...
Why are art schools disappearing in America?
Arts education has suffered an unprecedented reversal in the past few years. Art schools, a number of which have served students and communities for over 100 ye...
Rhode Island high school yearbook printed with the word ‘school’ misspelled on its cover: ‘Shocking to see’
A Rhode Island high school's yearbook was printed with the word
Hate Speech at a High School
In my last post on the VC, I would like to say a bit about so-called "hate speech" (which I...
Randi Weingarten: Devices Down, Eyes Up, Hands On
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, delivered a speech about the role of technology in schooling on Wednesday. She urged the tea...
Sixth-grader dies in rafting accident
A raft carrying 12-year-old Cesar Albarracin Guncay capsized and all five people on board fell into the water during an annual school field trip in the Poconos....
The Public School Mess
An insider's perspective on the challenges and solutions in the U.S. public school system.
Recess Took a Break in Some Schools. A Push is On to Bring It Back.
Why a push to bring back mandated recess, even for older students, is sweeping across the nation.