A Texas middle school named for a Black author deemed parts of his biography 'not appropriate' for students
"Life Is So Good," which is about George Dawson, is under review in the district after a teacher said she wanted to teach it to a seventh-grade class.
How schools have changed over the last 80 years
US schools have changed a lot over the years, with chalkboards becoming Smart Boards and learning going virtual due to the pandemic.
After my family moved, we decided to keep our kid in his old school. I treasure the hours we get in the car together.
The author says that keeping her son in a school far from their home has turned their commute into bonding time.
Teachers in Ohio can now carry guns at school after only 24 hours of training
Ohio Gov. Mark DeWine on Monday signed a bill reducing the number of training hours required for school staff to carry guns on school campuses.
There have been at least 554 school shooting victims in the US since the Columbine High School massacre: report
Overall, an estimated 311,000 children have been exposed to gun violence in their schools since 1999, The Washington Post reported.
New York cancels its statewide history exam over a question it said could 'compound student trauma' caused by Buffalo shooting
The New York State Education Department would not provide details on what the question on the history exam entailed.
A Kentucky middle school asked kids in a homework assignment to discourage an imaginary friend from being gay
The assignment asked kids to write a letter to an imaginary gay friend expressing that "homosexuality will not bring them satisfaction."
A Virginia school board proposed a resolution that teachers and advocates are concerned will 'out' LGBTQ students to their parents
The Orange County School Board proposed a provision that would require schools to tell parents about a student's self-identification.
Local NYC schools are sheltering in place after mass shooting at Brooklyn subway
The gunman remains at large after the mass shooting that unfolded at around 8:30 a.m. during rush hour on Tuesday in New York City.
Teachers and school staff say they're facing increased threats of violence not just from students but also parents. Culture wars could make matters worse.
"I fear being shot and attacked all the time during in-person learning," a staff member reported in the American Psychological Association survey.
A Georgia school staffer removed student's 'Gay is OK' artwork and compared it to a Nazi flag: report
The artwork features a rainbow with the words "Gay is OK" underneath an umbrella, according to NBC affiliate WXIA-TV.
A Georgia elementary school removes assignment instructing students to write a letter as 'an American settler' to Andrew Jackson in favor of removing Indigenous people from their land
Students were told to write to President Andrew Jackson as a settler explaining why "removing the Cherokee will help the United States grow and prosper."
An anti-mask mom threatened to bring a loaded gun during a Virginia school board meeting, saying 'see you all on Monday'
Police have been notified of the comments by the parent at Thursday's Page County Public Schools board meeting and are investigating the incident.
A New York school district has apologized after sixth-graders were given an 'unacceptable' homework assignment for their Spanish class
Students were told to translate sentences like "You (friendly) are Mexican and ugly" and "You (politely) are pretty and American."
As COVID-19 cases spike, a Texas school district is asking parents to become substitute teachers
The Hays Consolidated Independent School District in Kyle, Texas, asked parents to apply amid teacher staffing shortages.
Chicago's Mayor Lightfoot is still at odds with parents over sending kids to school: 'She is not actually caring about our children'
Classes have been canceled for four days as the teachers' union and city officials fight over whether it's safe to return to school in person.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says teachers need to 'get real' and 'serious' about reopening schools, calls closures 'illegal walkout'
The Chicago Teachers Union said Lightfoot rejected their proposal for one week of virtual learning with in-person instruction resuming January 18.
A Chicago mom says before schools were abruptly closed almost all of her child's classmates had to quarantine due to an exposure on the first day of classes
Chicago schools closed on Wednesday after the teachers' union voted to pivot to remote learning — and now it's unclear what will happen in the next coming days.
Schools across the US are bracing for impact as Omicron spreads and threatens to disrupt in-person learning
During the first week of 2022, school closures spiked, leading to more than 3,200 K-12 public schools closing nationwide.
A UK school reportedly apologized after pictures of its 'grim' Christmas lunch went viral
The Christmas lunch served by a school in West Sussex, UK, was described as "disgusting" and like something "left over" from an "anatomy class."