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Construction workers walk past a monument with the Ten Commandments outside the Texas Capitol in Austin last year.

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  • News

Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms

Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people with different religious traditions

January 20, 2025
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By:
  • Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media
President Joe Biden pictured with his Department of Education secretary, Miguel Cardona, in October 2022.

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  • Education

Biden's education grades: F on FAFSA, an incomplete on student loan forgiveness

We asked more than a dozen educators, researchers, advocates and experts how they would grade Biden's education legacy. He got two F's, no A's and lots of votes in the middle.

January 17, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Jose Centeno hands food to LAUSD student Jesus Sanchez at Hollenbeck Middle School on Friday, Jan. 10.

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  • Education

More than half a million students were out of school because of LA fires this week

School districts in and around Los Angeles shut down because of the fires. That includes LAUSD, the second largest school district in the country.

January 10, 2025
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta
Kellen Hedler's classroom aid, Parker Van Buskirk, checks in with Kellen as he works on an assignment. Kellen is largely independent throughout the school day, but Van Buskirk is available in case he needs help.

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  • Education

Special ed students benefit from being integrated at school. It doesn't always happen

Research shows including students with and without disabilities in the same classroom can benefit everyone. Two students with Down syndrome show what can be gained when that happens.

January 09, 2025
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta
This is one of Wilkes County School District’s 22 propane buses, which still sports a familiar and traditional school bus look. Wilkes County School District

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  • News

This Georgia school district is one of few in the U.S. with a 100% clean energy bus fleet

The Wilkes County School District announced that it’s the first in Georgia to have all of its daily bus routes served by electric and propane buses instead of diesel buses.

December 25, 2024
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By:
  • Margaret Walker
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Boston's school admissions policy

The court's action was the second time the justices declined to intervene in an admissions program based on geography since their 2023 ruling invalidating affirmative action in higher education.

December 09, 2024
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Margo Jimenez cries as she talks about the moment she realized her husband, Fred Jimenez, would never wake up. According to his death certificate, Fred died of "blunt force head injuries" on Feb. 17, 2024. His injuries were caused by a push from a student 10 days earlier. His death was ruled a homicide.

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  • Education

How a staffing shortage can make special education jobs more dangerous

Special educators are more likely to experience violence or aggression from students. That can make hiring a challenge, at a time when schools nationwide are struggling to fill these positions.

December 05, 2024
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By:
  • Camille Phillips
Teachers Emily Brisse, Mitchell Rutherford and Abbey Osborn have competed with smartphones for students' attention.

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  • National

Teens can't get off their phones. Here's what some schools are doing about it

Teens spend much of their days on their phones — many of them during school. Here's how schools and teachers are trying to fix that.

December 03, 2024
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By:
  • Claire Murashima
People gather at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C.,, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

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  • Weather

Schools in Asheville are reopening in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

After-school activities will still be suspended Monday and Tuesday.

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Promise Career Institute Principal Dr. Yalanda Bell speaks during a morning presentation before a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice

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  • Education

Fulton County Schools celebrates opening Promise Career Institute

Fulton County Schools took a moment during the academic year to celebrate the opening of what is being described as a college- and career-focused high school: The Promise Career Institute.

September 27, 2024
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By:
  • Donnell Suggs
Atlanta Public Schools sign. (Courtesy Rough Draft Atlanta)

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  • News

UPDATE: Heightened security at Atlanta schools following social media threats

Atlanta Public Schools (APS) sent alerts to parents and staff on Wednesday night about threats made against schools in the district. 

September 12, 2024
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By:
  • Collin Kelley

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  • Education

Indiana's cellphone ban means less school drama. But students miss their headphones

Weeks into a new school year, students miss being able to listen to music, but teachers say the cellphone ban is making their jobs easier.

September 10, 2024
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By:
  • Lee V. Gaines
Jennifer Carter, a teacher at Apalachee High School, said she "felt helpless" when she tried to protect her students during a shooting at the school this week.

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  • National

'I lied.' A teacher describes protecting her students during Apalachee HS shooting

In a post shared widely on social media, Jennifer Carter gave her account about what it took to keep her students safe at the Georgia school where four people died this week.

September 07, 2024
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Law enforcement officers and first responders respond to Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Wednesday, after a shooting was reported.

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  • National

2 students, 2 teachers dead in Georgia high school shooting; 14-year-old in custody

A 14-year-old student is in custody after opening fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., leaving two students and two teachers dead and injuring nine other people, officials said.

September 04, 2024
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin and
  • Bill Chappell
A new survey finds middle- and high-schoolers feel much less engaged in school than they did just last year.

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  • Education

Teens are losing interest in school, and say they hear about college 'a lot'

A new poll finds Gen Z teens are optimistic about the future but feeling less engaged at school.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Cory Turner
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