public schools

This School District Asked Real Estate Agents To Help Rekindle Its Reputation

6:28pm September 02, 2017

by Adolfo Guzman Lopez

Real estate agents, knowingly or not, can sway families' opinions on schools. So, school officials in Pasadena, Calif., decided to ask agents to help build a better district image.

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner pictured in 2016. Rauner has vetoed a school funding bill days before state payments to public schools were set to start.

Illinois Governor Vetoes Education Funding Plan

5:45pm August 01, 2017

by Tony Arnold

While the state's public schools could open on time, some school districts say they will run out of money by October if the legislature and governor can't agree on a school funding formula soon.

According to new research, bullying affects students of different faiths in different ways.

Muslim Schoolchildren Bullied By Fellow Students And Teachers

2:36pm March 29, 2017

by Akinyi Ochieng

One study revealed that teachers and school officials have participated in one in four bullying incidents involving Muslim students.

Sarah Ferrari is a community partner for Soccer Without Borders at International High School in Langley Park, Md.

Helping Immigrant Students Catch Up, Fast — It Takes A Whole School

5:45am March 10, 2017

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

A network of schools, serving English language learners and recent immigrants, is helping students succeed academically and emotionally, too.

Education

HPU Poll Finds Support For Teachers But Concerns About Direction Of Schools

4:10pm February 16, 2017

by Paul Garber

A new poll from High Point University finds North Carolinians strongly support more investment in education.

Texas school officials have until early November to explain why they placed a limit on the percentage of children enrolled in special education, as a Houston Chronicle investigation revealed.

Texas May Be Denying Tens Of Thousands Of Children Special Education

11:10am October 21, 2016

by Bill Zeeble

Texas school officials have until early November to explain why they placed a limit on the percentage of children enrolled in special education, as a Houston Chronicle investigation revealed.

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Jo Blondin, president of Clark State Community College, stands in front of precision agriculture machinery in one of the labs on campus in Springfield. She says getting students to stay in the area after graduation is critical to rebuilding the local econ

A City Looks To STEM School To Lift Economy, But Will Grads Stay?

4:48am September 22, 2016

What can a city in decline do to make a comeback? In Springfield, Ohio, a new school is trying to turn the tide. But local leaders say keeping young people from moving away is key to economic revival.

Detroit Teacher 'Sickouts' Close Schools Again

1:51pm January 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The latest instance of public school teachers calling in sick en masse comes a day after Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State address, in which he did not directly mention poor school conditions.

For some schools, students' success is farther away than others.

Rich School, Poor School

10:25pm February 09, 2015

by Erin Einhorn

The class divide is widened by gaps in counseling kids for college.

Woodley Elementary third grade students write their names into newly donated dictionaries at the school.

Mississippi Schools Sue State For More Money

8:15am November 26, 2014

by Jeffrey Hess

Mississippi has long ranked near the bottom of the states in educational performance. In a bid to change that, 21 school districts are suing the state for more than $200 million in education funding.

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