2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (954+ words) It’s quiet in the back yard of Irvington Community Elementary School, which sits along the Pennsy Trail on the east side of Indianapolis. Inside, students are writing in notebooks — a break from screens in an effort to limit technology instruction....

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (743+ words) To mark America’s bicentennial in 1976, the names of 816 children were sealed in a time capsule in Philadelphia. On Wednesday, at the visitor center for the city’s storied Independence Hall, a new crop of elementary school students opened that capsule. In…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (636+ words) The Denver school board president is accusing two board members of a long list of policy violations, including that Vice President Monica Hunter allegedly used antisemitic language and board member DJ Torres repeatedly missed meetings. The allegations against Hunter and…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (817+ words) Has Memphis-Shelby County Schools quietly ended a yearslong policy of giving every student their own personal laptop or tablet? Parents and educators at Memphis’ White Station High School were taken by surprise last month when school began without students receiving…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (389+ words) Thirty-four people are vying for five open seats on the board for the Detroit Public Schools Community District, a pivotal race that could result in multiple new people overseeing the largest district in Michigan. It’s the largest slate since 2016, the…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (699+ words) Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger León started the first day of classes with a tour of elementary schools across the city, beginning at Elliott Street Elementary School. León’s top priority for the day? It’s making sure students are coming to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1372+ words) This November, Indianapolis voters will decide a question that’s make-or-break for the city’s public school district. If the property tax referendum fails, it will likely mean deep cuts and state intervention at Indianapolis Public Schools. If it passes, $95 million annual…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (867+ words) Career stability. The chance to give back to neighborhoods that shaped them. A knack for working with children. As more than 4,000 new teachers streamed into orientation at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center before next week’s first day of school, they shared what…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (729+ words) Denver Public Schools will not close any schools this year under a new policy that calls for shuttering persistently low-performing campuses. Four schools that were at risk under the policy boosted their state ratings, saving them from a closure recommendation,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) Philadelphia’s school selection process this year will begin later than usual as the district waits for state officials to finalize standardized test scores. The process will now open on Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. and close on Nov. 24, according to a statement…...