The SAFETY Act law bars school districts from requiring teachers to notify parents if their students choose to go by a new pronoun at school.
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She was thrilled to become the first teacher from a government-sponsored school in India to get a Fulbright exchange award to learn from U.S. schools. People asked two questions that clouded her joy. -
The board blocked a proposal to slash hours for elementary school librarians, but district leaders warn future cuts are likely. -
Hours after the student was taken into custody in her campus apartment, she was released, after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed concerns about the arrest to President Trump. -
California schools faced repeated planned power outages in 2024-2025 as Edison cut electricity to prevent wildfires, forcing closures and costly backup power solutions. -
In 2024, the California legislature passed a bill prohibiting schools from using derogatory Native American terms as team names or mascots, including Chieftains. -
California spent $31 million last year helping students facing homelessness with emergency housing and other services through Rapid Rehousing. The program operates at most public universities and about a quarter of community colleges, helping thousands of students who are either homeless or housing insecure, such as one student who was sleeping in a garage. -
Los maestros de San Diego cancelaron su huelga planeada para el 26 de febrero después de llegar a un acuerdo tentativo con el distrito escola para aumentar la dotación de personal de educación especial, brindar apoyo y estipendios adicionales a los maestros y asegurar futuros aumentos salariales en espera de la restauración de los fondos estatales. -
Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics. -
Keeping students off their devices is the new norm in many schools. We talked to students and educators at one Kentucky school to see how it's working. -
The governor tripled early childhood funding and expanded TK to all 4-year-olds. But preschools are closing, making infant care harder to find.
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