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Reddit Posters Detail Their Scariest and Saddest School Stories
What’s the scariest or saddest thing you ever dealt with or saw at school?
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House Republicans Offer 6 School Choice Bills
The Republican Study Committee plans to introduce six school choice measures in the House on Thursday in response to the…
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Public School Enrollment Is Down in North Carolina as Alternatives Grow During COVID Pandemic
North Carolina’s traditional public schools are fighting to hold on to their students as they lose ground to their competitors…
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San Francisco to Rename 44 Schools With ‘Racist’ Namesakes, Including Washington, Lincoln, Feinstein
The near-unanimous Monday vote by the San Francisco Board of Education, with only one dissenter, comes after years of debate…
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Florida District Wins Court Fight Over Teachers Returning to Schools, but the Union Is Still Fighting
The Broward Teachers Union’s fight to secure work-from-home orders for about 1,100 teachers seems to have ended with an arbitrator’s…
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WATCH: Chicago Teachers Union Members Perform Interpretive Dance to Demand ‘Safe’ Schools
A handful of members of the Chicago Teachers Union have expressed their opposition to the Chicago Public Schools' plan for…
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Minneapolis Teachers Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against District Over Return to Schools
Leaders of the Minneapolis teachers union have taken the rare step of filing an unfair labor practice charge against Minneapolis…
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Teachers Unions and School Districts in Tug of War Over Reopening
In some of those districts, trying to open up for the first time right now is like spitting into a…
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Biden Appoints Two Teachers Union Leaders for Department of Education Roles
President Joe Biden’s administration is ensuring that the National Education Association helps shape policy within the White House.
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Kansas Legislature Considers Expanding Private School Choice Program
As Kansas public schools grapple with online learning during the pandemic, lawmakers are considering a measure that would help-low income…
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Newly Formed California-Wide Parent Group Turns up the Pressure to Reopen Schools
Citing campus closures’ “devastating effect on students’ learning, mental health, physical health and social and emotional well-being,” a coalition of…
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CDC: Schools Should Reopen, Likelihood of COVID Transmission Is Low
Schools should reopen as soon as possible if social distancing and mask-wearing can be maintained to keep in-person learning safe,…
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‘It’s Been Horrid’: Kids With Disabilities Struggle With School Amid COVID Closures
While the changes are difficult for all students, children with disabilities have been hit particularly hard.
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Chicago District Halts In-Person Learning for Students Already Back as Teachers Strike Looms
Chicago Public Schools will halt in-person classes Wednesday as the city makes a last push to reach a deal with…
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‘I’ll Give You a Word: Money’: Biden Chief of Staff Sides With Teachers Unions Refusing to Return to Work
On Tuesday, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain took the side of teachers’ unions that have refused to have…
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Charter School Promising ‘LGBTQ-Affirming Learning Environment’ Set to Open This Fall in Alabama
Michael Wilson has worked as an educator in Birmingham, Alabama, for more than two decades, but it wasn’t until this…
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Teachers Are Moving to the Front of the Vaccine Line — but That Doesn’t Mean All Schools Will Reopen Right Away
Vaccinating teachers has been widely hailed as a vital step toward reopening the nation’s still-closed schools and, in many places,…
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Massachusetts Teachers Union President Says State’s Vaccine Administration Plan Is ‘Like the Hunger Games’
Teachers unions in Massachusetts are pushing back on the state’s updated vaccine administration plan, saying it delays vaccinations for educators,…
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Study of Rural Schools Suggests Class Can Continue Even Where Coronavirus Infection Rates Are High
By requiring masks and grouping students into small cohorts, rural schools may be able to maintain a low risk of…
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WATCH: The Fake Argument That School Choice Is Racist
Black education activist Chris Stewart is done with liberal falsehoods and conservative failure to deliver reform.
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State Wants Nashville School District to Account for More Than $100M in Federal Grants
The Tennessee Department of Education is demanding Nashville’s public school district to account for nearly $110 million in federal grants.
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Federal Probes Into Lack of School Services for Special Needs Students Reflect Nearly a Year of Parental Anguish, Advocates Say
Parents from coast to coast say their local school districts should either open their doors to these students or play…
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Camden Superintendent Says the Plan to Permanently Close Four Schools Is ‘Painful but Necessary’
In a sweeping move to drastically change the Camden School District, Superintendent Katrina McCombs on Tuesday announced a plan to…
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Maryland Teachers Union Pushes Back on Governor’s Call to Return to In-Person Classes
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said last week that he wants students back in the classroom by March 1. Now, Maryland’s…
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Washington State Lawmaker Reintroduces School Choice Bill
A measure that would give parents the ability to choose the learning environment that best meets their children’s needs was…
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