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News Articles: schools

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  • Education

Fewer students are missing school. These state policies may have helped

A new study says several states are doing the right things to get students to show up to school regularly.

November 01, 2025
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By:
  • Kadin Mills
YMCA

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  • News

Some Head Start programs in Georgia at risk as federal shutdown halts funds

Some Head Start programs in Georgia may be forced to close their doors due to the government shutdown.

October 30, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
DeKalb County school Superintendent Devon Horton sits in a classroom in a 2025 promo image from the DeKalb County Schools website.

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  • News

Georgia school chief indicted for alleged kickback scheme in Illinois school district

The superintendent of Georgia's DeKalb County school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he ran a kickback scheme in suburban Chicago. 

October 10, 2025
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By:
  • Associated Press

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  • Education

1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has

A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools.

October 08, 2025
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By:
  • Lee V. Gaines
These books top PEN America's list of the books most often challenged and banned from school classrooms in the U.S. during the 2024-2025 school year.

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  • Book News & Features

PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries'

A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.

October 01, 2025
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas

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  • Education

What schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budget

Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities.

September 26, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner

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  • Education

Strict rules can foster calm classrooms. But some students pay the price

An Indiana charter school network has won praise for its strong academics. But some students with disabilities struggle to follow the school system's discipline policies.

September 25, 2025
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By:
  • Dylan Peers McCoy

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  • Education

A new Nation's Report Card shows drops in science, math and reading scores

It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.

September 09, 2025
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo
Stacey Gilbert and her son Ryan Gilbert are both teachers in New Orleans.

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  • Education

20 years ago, New Orleans fired its teachers. It's been rebuilding ever since

When New Orleans schools reopened after Katrina, most of the city's educators didn't get their jobs back. Instead, they were often replaced with young people who were new to town — and new to teaching.

September 08, 2025
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By:
  • Aubri Juhasz
The Bibb County School District office sits off of Mulberry Street on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in downtown Macon, Georgia. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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  • Education

Literacy coaches were placed in 8 underperforming Macon schools. Did they help?

The Georgia Department of Education’s move to place full-time literacy coaches in 60 of the state’s high-need elementary schools is producing results in the Bibb County School District and elsewhere, data show.

September 08, 2025
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By:
  • Myracle Lewis and
  • The Telegraph
A make-shift memorial is set up at Annunciation Catholic Church after the Wednesday's shooting at the school, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Minneapolis.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: It's time to 'move our feet'

The shooting this week at a Minneapolis Catholic school that killed 2 children won't the be last such incident. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the cycle of school shootings and their aftermaths.

August 30, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Simon
A line of e-cigarette products resemble highlighter markers

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  • Health

Parents take note. Health experts warn that teens' e-cigs are easily disguised as school supplies

As students return to the classroom, health leaders are urging parents and educators to keep an eye out for a new wave of e-cigarettes.

August 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
An elementary school aged child writes in a book next to laptop computer

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  • Education

Georgia Milestone scores show improvement from 2024 to 2025

Georgia Milestone test results show an increase in student performance from last year to this year, but some scores still remain slightly below pre-pandemic levels. 

August 08, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
A student at Liberty County High School places their phone in a Yondr pouch on the first day of school, Aug. 5, 2024. Credit: Liberty County School System

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  • Education

One year later: How the Liberty County schools’ phone ban is working

School officials faced challenges from both critical parents and resistance from students.

August 04, 2025
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By:
  • Domonique KIng and
  • The Current
Kids play on old playground equipment during recess in Sleetmute, Alaska. The Legislature has largely ignored rural school districts' repair requests.

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  • Investigations

Alaska ignored budget crisis signs. Now, it doesn't have money to fix schools

Alaska has long ignored warning signs of a budget crisis. Now, it has no money to fix something that is posing serious health and safety risks to students and staff: crumbling rural schools.

August 01, 2025
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By:
  • Emily Schwing
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