Parents, desperate for help, are turning to private schools with a half-dozen or so students. And they are getting a financial boost from taxpayers.
Read moreOklahoma’s State Superintendent Requires Public Schools to Teach the Bible
Oklahoma’s state superintendent on Thursday directed all public schools to teach the Bible, including the Ten Commandments, in an extraordinary move that blurs the lines
Read moreOpinion | A Migrant Family Survives Shelter Evictions With the Help of a School
Two of Ms. Ocasio’s daughters attended P.S. 46 this year: Junie, in first grade, and Olive, in kindergarten. The new students were their classmates, which
Read moreElaine Schwartz, Longtime Principal of an Innovative School, Dies at 92
Elaine Schwartz, who in 1982 co-founded the Center School, a public middle school in Manhattan, as a way to introduce bold classroom innovations, then remained
Read moreNewsom Calls for Ban on Smartphone Use in California Schools
Gov. Gavin Newsom called on Tuesday for a statewide ban on smartphone use in California schools, joining a growing national effort to curb cyberbullying and
Read moreSchools Got a Record $190 Billion in Pandemic Aid. Did It Work?
For the last three years, U.S. schools have been in an unusual position: They had lots of money to spend. The federal government invested $190
Read moreWhy U.S. Schools Are Facing Their Biggest Budget Crunch in Years
After several cash-flush pandemic years, school districts across the country are facing budget shortfalls, with pressure closing in on multiple fronts. A flow of federal
Read moreOpinion | A Brooklyn School District Finds a Path Toward Integration
Elected officials who prefer not to discuss the fact that New York City has one of the most segregated school systems in the United States
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