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Charter schools have attracted growing number of Black, Hispanic students as parents seek better options
Reports finds charter schools gained more than 300,000 new students since 2019 Black and Hispanic families have been flocking to charter schools in recent years, the National
NYC charter schools outperformed traditional public schools on state exams, analysis shows
Charter schools in New York City outperformed their peers in traditional public schools on state tests last spring, according to an analysis of state test
As paraprofessionals face barriers to teaching licenses, one district is paying for their master’s degree
On a recent morning at Pentucket Lake Elementary in Haverhill, Room 109 hummed with busy kindergarteners, first- and second-graders. One student bounced on a trampoline;
Understanding Charter Schools vs. Public Schools
arents using the public school system in the U.S. had little choice where to send their children to school as recently as a few decades
Teachers Feel the Strain of Politics. Can Better Political Engagement Help?
In September, a teacher in the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District, in Southeast Texas, was fired when district leaders learned that an eighth grade class was
You Know I’m Right: Returning to classroom as substitute teacher rewarding experience
I got an email from a former colleague asking me if I would substitute teach her classes for two days so she could visit her
‘Historic’ deal between Montclair State, Wayne schools will help fix teacher shortage
WAYNE — The school district is partnering with Montclair State University to offer an apprenticeship program for teachers aides that will allow them to become certified in
Districts Make Tutoring a Top Priority in Afterschool Programs Funded by COVID Relief Aid
Roughly 8 in 10 school districts spent some of their federal COVID relief funds on afterschool or summer learning, according to areport released recently by
Why the School District of Philadelphia revamped its digital literacy curriculum
The new curriculum provides more guidelines for teachers and considers students’ needs at each grade level, leaders say. The goal is to teach students to
Schools across U.S. join growing no-phone movement to boost focus, mental health
In an effort to remove distractions and enhance educational experiences, schools across the United States are increasingly adopting a no-phone policy, requiring students to lock
Racial gaps in math have grown. A school tried closing theirs by teaching all kids the same classes
Hope Reed was seeing stark disparities a decade ago at her high school in the suburbs of Columbia, South Carolina. Nearly half the school’s students
Philly schools moved 50 teachers weeks into the school year because of ‘leveling’
Reassigning teachers based on enrollment, the superintendent wrote, was necessary “in order to serve our students equitably.” Telling her students she was leaving Martin Luther