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Campus Safety
AR-15

New Year, New Fear: Students Return to Schools with Beefed-Up Security Post-Uvalde

As districts nationwide bolster police in schools, a Florida sheriff plans to equip campus cops with collapsible rifles strapped to their chests

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Baltimore
Baltimore

In Baltimore, Teaching STEM Through Dirt Bikes

An engineer-turned-educator says cities get it wrong when they criminalize Black youth’s hobbies, rather than seeing them as an opportunity

Cari Shane, Next City
School Discipline
black students

Black Girls Are 4.19 Times More Likely to Get Suspended Than White Girls

Dr. Andrea Joseph-McCatty says hiring more teachers of color is only part of the solution

Andrea Joseph-McCatty, The Conversation
Early-Childhood Education
early childhood education

Dallas Parents Flocking to Schools That Pull Students From Both Rich and Poor Parts of Town

School districts see success with ‘Transformation Schools’ that offer a socioeconomically mixed student body

Kate Rix
Charter Schools
charter schools

OIG: Charter Grantees Opened Just Half the Schools for Which They Received Funds

The report, focusing on 2013-16, comes amid debate over controversial revisions to the federal Charter Schools Program

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Indianapolis Students Get Leg Up On Careers With European-Style Apprenticeship

Patrick O’Donnell
Pandemic Policy

Pandemic Brief: Some Scientists Now See COVID as Less Risky Than the Flu

John Bailey
Parents

Parent Council Case: As Judge Weighs In, Some Worry Group Will Lack Influence

Linda Jacobson
Special Education

Lawsuit: VA Parents Say Special Education Cases Are Rigged Against Them

Linda Jacobson
School (in)Security

The School (in)Security Newsletter: Coming Soon to an Inbox Near You

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New Hampshire

4 Things to Watch in Legal Fight Over Banning ‘Divisive Concepts’ in School

Ethan DeWitt
Teacher Staffing

Traditional University Teacher Ed Programs Face Enrollment Declines, Staff Cuts

Marianna McMurdock
Learning Loss

Outside UN Building, UNICEF’s ‘Learning Crisis Classroom’ Sounds School Warning

Steve Snyder
Virtual Learning

Inside GameCon: New Convention Celebrates ‘Gameschooling’ & Making Learning Fun

Tim Newcomb

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EDlection 2022

Why Are So Many Republicans Raising Teacher Salaries?

Kevin Mahnken
Pre-K

Results From Long-Running Study Bolster Case for Universal Pre-K

Linda Jacobson
Oregon

Summer Learning Woes: Insurance Issues Block Community Groups From Aiding Effort

Alex Baumhardt
Enrollment

‘Wake-up Calls’: New Parent Survey Shows 9% Enrollment Drop in District Schools

Linda Jacobson
Youth Voice

Report: More States Are Giving Students a Say in Education Policy

Asher Lehrer-Small
Parent Voice

California Poll Finds Parents Leaving Traditional Public For Charter Schools

Joshua Bay
Climate Change

New Mexico Ranch Wants to Use Wildfire to Educate Kids, People With Disabilities

Megan Gleason
Arkansas

$2 Million Grant Will Support STEM Education at UA Little Rock

Antoinette Grajeda
Diversity

4th Circuit Weighs Whether Elite Va. School Discriminates Against Asians

Linda Jacobson
Virginia

Youngkin Outlines Steps to Address Teacher Shortage in Executive Directive

Nathaniel Cline
New York City

New York City’s Apprenticeship Boom for High School Students

Patrick O’Donnell
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