The Houston public school classroom might have looked like any other, if not for an unusual feature on the whiteboard: A countdown timer. The teacher […]
Tag: Education (K-12)
Opinion | How to Break Public Schools: A Republican Playbook
On Jan. 22, a 17-year-old in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville entered his high school’s lunchroom and shot two other students before fatally turning the […]
Salieron de su país por la violencia, luego su hija fue asesinada en una escuela de EE. UU.
Josselin Corea Escalante tenía 9 años cuando ella, su madre y su hermano pequeño salieron de Guatemala para pedir asilo en Estados Unidos, creyendo que […]
Under Trump, Schools Tells to Change Sexual Misconduct, Title IX Guidance
The Education Department sent notice to K-12 schools and colleges on Friday that it would revert to policies put out during President Trump’s first term […]
After Fleeing Violence in Guatemala, Their Child Was Killed in a U.S. School
Josselin Corea Escalante was 9 when she and her mother and younger brother left Guatemala to seek asylum in the United States, believing it would […]
Tennessee Lawmakers, Mirroring Trump Agenda, Pass Bills on Immigration and School Vouchers
Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature approved bills on Thursday aimed at reducing unauthorized immigration and allowing families to use public funds for private school tuition, mirroring the […]
With Sweeping Executive Orders, Trump Tests Local Control of Schools
With a series of executive orders, President Trump has demonstrated that he has the appetite for an audacious fight to remake public education in the […]
Trump Signs Executive Order to Promote ‘Patriotic Education’ in Schools
President Trump signed several executive orders on Wednesday aimed at reshaping American schools, including restricting how racism is taught in classrooms, curbing antisemitism and allowing […]
What It’s Like to Be a Kid After a Fire Took Almost Everything
All they could grab were stuffed animals, toothbrushes, Barbie dolls and blankets. Their bunk beds, cleats and clothes burned with their houses. The New York […]
Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider a high-profile case that could open the door to allowing public dollars to directly fund religious schools. […]