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Fighting ignorance with empathy: Inside a NYC program teaching students to combat hate
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (1199+ words) Can a program for New York City high school students designed to fight hate change hearts and minds? For Matthew Canzius, a sophomore at Hillcrest High School in Queens, the answer is yes. During his freshman year, he saw the…...
Election 2026 event: Changes for Indiana school boards and tax increases
22+ min ago (374+ words) School board elections won't look the same in Indiana this year. At the ballot box, voters could see new partisan labels for school board candidates. More voters than usual could be faced with a decision on whether they should approve…...
Memphis could face more school closures under the new state takeover
29+ min ago (1060+ words) The state takeover of Memphis schools could lead to more school closures as seen in other seized local districts Tennessee lawmakers are using as a blueprint. A state-appointed board of managers is set to take control of key decisions for…...
Illinois will be one of the only states defining play-based learning. Does it help students?
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (1007+ words) For six weeks, Melinda Martinez-Epperson's preschool students immersed themselves in studying the medical field " all because one of their schoolmates arrived to class with a cast on their broken arm. Their classroom was turned into a makeshift hospital. The students…...
Who should run schools " and how should we judge whether they're working?
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (261+ words) This is our monthly roundup of interesting takes, tidbits, and links. Feel free to send along links and ideas for the next one. Do state takeovers of school districts work? This question is increasingly relevant at a moment when more…...
A new report on teacher prep and reading instruction has both good news and bad news
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (902+ words) Slightly more than half of teacher preparation programs use scientifically grounded methods to teach aspiring educators how to teach children to read, according to a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality. That's both good news and bad…...
Half of New York teacher prep programs earn failing grades for reading instruction
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (994+ words) Half of teacher preparation programs in New York are failing to properly train educators to teach students how to read, despite the state's push to overhaul literacy instruction, according to a report released Tuesday. Out of 38 New York teacher preparation…...
Turned off and out of sight: Denver school board bans student cellphone use
18+ hour, 42+ min ago (404+ words) Denver students won't be allowed to use cellphones, smartwatches, or other personal devices during the school day when they return to class this fall. The Denver school board unanimously passed a new bell-to-bell ban Monday. A 2025 state law requires each…...
Trump administration investigates Cherry Creek district over alleged racial discrimination
20+ hour, 32+ min ago (489+ words) The U. S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that it is investigating the Cherry Creek district over allegations that the district considers race in a variety of programs in violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. A Cherry Creek…...
Community meeting to be held for public concern over demolishing Detroit's historic Cooley High School
1+ day, 34+ min ago (546+ words) After community and alumni outcries, the Detroit district will hold a public meeting this week to address concerns about its planned tear-down of the historic Cooley High School. Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, will field…...