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How Louisiana's new Ten Commandments classroom requirement will be funded, enforced
Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of how the mandate will be...
Yes, Chancellor Banks: Ban phones in school ASAP
Schools Chancellor David Banks is dead right to move ahead with a NYC cellphone use ban during the school day.
Oklahoma public schools required to teach Bible, which education chief touts as a 'necessary historical document'
“It is essential that our kids have an understanding of the Bible and its historical context,” Republican superintendent Ryan Walters said.
NYC could ring up cellphone ban for public schools in next few weeks
A cellphone ban for New York City public schools could be coming in the next two weeks, Chancellor David Banks told reporters Wednesday.
NYC launching new learning tool to help kids conquer 'fear of math' in public schools next fall
The curriculum differs from traditional mathematical learning by engaging students in open-ended discussion, less use of technical terms and steering clear of step-by-step equations.
NYC once banned phones in school —Adams should do it again
Two decades ago, the Bloomberg administration banned mobile phones in all public schools. As support for mobile-phone bans grows nationally, it's time to revive the policy.
NYC Jewish family pummeled at 5th-grade commencement by attendees shouting 'Free Palestine,' mom says
A Jewish mom and her husband were attacked and beaten at a Brooklyn elementary school graduation by an Arabic-speaking family
NYC opening adult homeless shelter 5 feet away from pre-K-5 school, parents fuming
The city is quietly planning to open a homeless shelter for adult men and women at a former hotel attached to a lower Manhattan public school – a move that...
Car wars: Brooklyn teachers battle over spots in parking lot shared by two schools
A parking war is causing a whole lot of trouble for special education teachers at a Brooklyn school where employees from the neighboring high school are bullying them away.
Adams must use mayoral control to better NYC's schools —or he'll lose it for good
Adams needs to look in the mirror and ask himself what he has done to gain parents' support and prove that he is using the power of mayoral control to...
NYC schools watchdog capacity reduced by low staff and budget constraints
The Special Commissioner of Investigation (SCI) received a record number of more than 10,000 complaints last year but have their hands tied because of budget and staffing constraints.
Second-largest school district in US creates 'Phone-Free School Day' that bans devices -- even during breaks
The Los Angeles Unified School District board passed the "Phone-Free School Day" policy to quell rising youth anxiety, cyberbullying and distractions.
Principal of elite NYC school wants probe over dead mouse found on secretary's desk
The lifeless rodent was found on a secretary's desk at the Queens HS for the Sciences at York College.
Warring NYC school board members booted from posts: 'Unfit to serve in these roles'
Two warring parent leaders were kicked off their respective school boards Friday in the first such action under a city complaint process created in 2021.
Sorry, men who fulfill their duties as fathers DO deserve more praise than 'identifying fathers'
To some, fatherhood is now just an identity we craft for ourselves, but apparently only if we really like the idea.
Milwaukee parents, activists launch school board recall after alleged financial mismanagement: 'Enough is enough'
“It’s not enough for the superintendent to resign,” a representative for the group pushing the recall said.
New York is about to make its high school diplomas worse than useless
Gone will be the need for students to pass five state Regents exams to earn a diploma.
GOP lawmakers want legislative auditors to review Milwaukee Public Schools' finances
Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol don’t want Gov. Tony Evers to waste the chance to get a good look at Milwaukee Public Schools’ shortcomings.
Pennsylvania charter schools hit hard in proposed funding formula
A bill altering the state’s public school funding formula passed the lower chamber Monday, spawning both fanfare and consternation among lawmakers.
NY high school students will no longer need to pass Regents exams to graduate under new plan
Under a new plan unveiled by the state Education Department on Monday, New York teenagers will no longer need to pass Regents exams to receive their high school diplomas.