WS/FCS gets state approval to launch teacher residency program
District officials say the initiative will help recruit, retain, and support educators.
Education
Large private school voucher expansion voted for by both North Carolina legislative chambers
Families at any income level — not just the poor and the middle class — could receive North Carolina taxpayer funds for their children to attend K-12 private schools under legislation getting formal support Wednesday with votes in both chambers.
Mentors in Alaska work with new teachers in the hope that they'll stay on the job
Research shows mentoring is one way schools can hold onto new teachers and prevent staff shortages. We follow one mentor in Alaska who is working with some of the state's most remote districts.
Why there will be 2 commencement ceremonies at New College of Florida
Students graduating from New College of Florida, angry at their school's takeover by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, have organized their own alternative commencement ceremony.
A free speech group is suing a Florida school district over book bans
The largest book publisher in the country has joined free speech group PEN America, parents and authors to push back against book banning, filing a federal lawsuit in Florida's Escambia County.
The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer
The new guidance comes a little less than a year after the U.S. Supreme court loosened rules for teachers and staff praying while on the job.
Faculty of color fought to shed light on university's unethical experiments
In December, the University of California, San Francisco apologized for unethical experiments on prisoners half a century ago. It was doctors of color who started demanding change.
Watauga County Schools names Leslie Alexander as new superintendent
The Watauga County Board of Education named Leslie Alexander as the new superintendent on Monday after a series of community meetings and interviews.
Florida is investigating a teacher who showed a Disney movie with a gay character
The film, Strange World, tells the story of a family of explorers and includes a character who has a crush on another boy. The fifth-grade teacher says a student's mother lodged a complaint.
72-year-old graduate recieves his college degree in Georgia
72-year-old Sam Kaplan graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College this weekend with his 99-year-old mother in attendance.