In exchange, the district must provide significant new protections to prevent the harassment of students who are perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Read Full Post >
The board replaced the policy, blamed for contributing to a school culture that lead to bullying, and eventually the suicides, of several gay students, with one that promotes "a respectful learning environment in which teachers facilitate student discussions of contentious topics in a balanced and impartial manner." Read Full Post >
The measures follow the deaths of two children who had allergic reactions at school but were not injected with the pens, which can treat the signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction. Read Full Post >
Middle-class schools educate the most students, but have surprisingly low achievement results, according to Third Way, a think-tank advocating moderate policy ideas. Read Full Post >
A report by the Government Accountability Office reveals that schools hire teachers and other workers with histories of sexual misconduct, partly because of weak systems of background checks. Read Full Post >
A new report out this morning studying the graduation rates of New York City high schools finds a student's 8th grade attendance rate was the strongest predictor if that student would later graduate with his or her peers. Read Full Post >
Snowstorms have blown across the nation, closing schools for multiple days and disrupting school calendars. Read Full Post >
A California school district decides to return dictionaries to classrooms after a committee decision. Read Full Post >
A California district removes dictionaries after an elementary school student stumbles across "oral sex" in a school copy of Webster's. Read Full Post >
Leaders of the Arlington school district opted not to show President Obama's back-to-school speech, and now they've rethought plans to have students hear former president Bush. Read Full Post >
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