Education

West Virginia University's $45 million budget shortfall to force cuts

5:09am August 18, 2023

by Chris Schulz

West Virginia University plans to cut its language department and drop all language requirements as it faces a budget deficit. It's the state's largest university.

Students eat lunch in the cafeteria at Tonalea K-8 school in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Dec. 12, 2022. In Massachusetts, a new 4% state income tax on incomes above $1 million will help pay for free school lunches.

A 4% income tax on millionaires will make lunch free for Massachusetts K-12 students

5:01am August 18, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Massachusetts voters approved the Fair Share Amendment in November. It places a 4% tax on incomes above $1 million, in addition to the state's standard income tax of 5%.

Education

Guilford County to offer additional vaccine clinics for 7th and 12th graders

4:13pm August 17, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The clinics will be offered at the division’s High Point and Greensboro locations for five more days starting next week.

Some Florida educators say they're confused by new state laws and standards

7:21am August 17, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Florida Education Association president Andrew Spar about how teachers and principals in the state are adopting and adapting to new state standards.

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View of a damaged classroom in a school in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 2, 2017, after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island. Maria set off a years-long stretch of interrupted schooling for Puerto Rico's children.

In the 6th-largest U.S. district, natural disasters have disrupted schooling for years

4:58pm August 16, 2023

by Kavitha Cardoza

Puerto Rico, the nation's sixth-largest school district, is in crisis. It's both uniquely vulnerable to natural disasters and unusually ill-equipped to help children recover from them.

Guilford County Schools Superintendent Whitney Oakley

Education

Guilford County Board of Education extends superintendent's contract to 2027

1:35pm August 16, 2023

by Amy Diaz

“I think we did have a successful year but we have a lot of work ahead of us for sure," said Guilford County Schools Superintendent Whitney Oakley at a Board of Education meeting on Tuesday.

Florida teachers face extra pressure as the school year starts with new laws

5:59pm August 15, 2023

by Lynn Hatter

As the school year starts in Florida, a wave of newly-enacted laws and regulations around what can and cannot be taught is creating a legal minefield for educators.

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WS/FCS Superintendent Tricia McManus speaks at press conference

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WS/FCS bus driver shortage will cause delays for thousands of students

3:43pm August 15, 2023

by Amy Diaz

WS/FCS Superintendent Tricia McManus said more than 200 bus runs will be late in the mornings and afternoons by 15 minutes or more. That will impact thousands of students.

California grads headed to HBCUs in the South prepare for college under abortion bans

10:38am August 15, 2023

by April Dembosky

As young adults prepare to leave blue states and head to historically black colleges in states where abortion is banned, they're getting ready to safeguard their reproductive health during college.

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Lawmakers, teachers, school board members and parents gather for a town hall meeting on new Florida curriculum standards for Black history on Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla.

A lot is happening in Florida education. These are some of the changes kids will see

8:39pm August 14, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The Florida education system has been in the spotlight lately after Gov. Ron DeSantis banned diversity and inclusion programs in public colleges and approved a controversial social studies curriculum.