Education

Wyoming School District Stalls On Transgender Student Policy

4:27pm May 19, 2016

by Aaron Schrank

No schools in Wyoming have a policy protecting transgender students. In Laramie, the district has been working to formulate one. But amid national debate, that local policy may be stalled.

Students holding out hands to receive payment for good test scores

Paying Students May Raise Test Scores, But The Lesson Is Not Over

1:38pm May 19, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

A research finding may have implications for attaching stakes to standardized tests. It also brings up questions about motivation — for tomorrow's test and for the rest of the students' education.

Brad Duerstock demonstrates the RoboDesk.

For Wheelchair Users, A RoboDesk For Electronic Devices

12:11pm May 19, 2016

by Stan Jastrzebski

An Indiana inventor hopes his tray mount will help bridge gaps in education tech and eliminate some of the stigma associated with coming to class in a wheelchair.

Jetta Bernier, executive director of Massachusetts Citizens for Children, is pushing a bill aimed at mandating better vetting of teachers in both private and public schools.

Education

Breaking The Cycle Of Sexual Abuse Of Students By Prep School Teachers

6:40pm May 18, 2016

by Tovia Smith

In New England, many boarding school staff accused of sexual misconduct quietly left and then moved on to other schools, according to The Boston Globe. Now states are trying to stop the practice.

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Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Education Secretary John B. King Jr. in the ring over Title I enforcement.

The 'Intolerable' Fight Over School Money

4:20pm May 18, 2016

by Cory Turner

Congress and the Education Department are fighting over how to prove that federal dollars for at-risk students aren't being misused at the local level.

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Education

For Mass. High School Students, New Transgender Rules Are The Old Normal

5:32am May 18, 2016

by Arun Rath

Public schools in Massachusetts aren't rushing to comply with President Obama's instructions for bathrooms and transgender students — the state has had that rule on the books for nearly 5 years.

Public school students in Cleveland, Miss., ride the bus on their way home following classes in May 2015.

After 50-Year Legal Struggle, Mississippi School District Ordered To Desegregate

4:05pm May 17, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The town of Cleveland is divided by a railroad track — and its schools are divided by race. For 50 years, the district has said it will fix the problem; a judge says the schools will have to merge.

Who Will Fix The Texas School Funding System?

3:54pm May 17, 2016

by Laura Isensee

Texas Supreme Court justices ruled the school funding system constitutional, and they aren't requiring any legislative changes. But they also said the state's 5 million schoolchildren deserve better.

A First: Pell Grants For High School Students Who Take College Classes

11:03am May 17, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

The Obama administration announces an ambitious experiment to promote "dual enrollment" in high school and college.

Education

Obama Guidelines To Protect Transgender Students Are 'Life Changing'

10:20am May 17, 2016

The administration ordered schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that match their gender identity. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Debi Jackson, mother of Avery, 8, who is transgender.

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