California Supreme Court Upholds Teacher Tenure Laws
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The California Supreme Court has voted 4-3 in a decision that allowed the teacher tenure law in the state to remain in effect. The high court decided it will not be reviewing a lower court ruling that kept tenure and other job protections for teachers in place. That ruling was the result of a lawsuit brought on More...
Zika Virus Outbreak Worries Miami Schools, Parents
(Photo: Free Stock Photo, Creative Commons) Two Miami neighborhoods are struggling to contain an outbreak of the Zika virus. Last week five more were infected, bringing the total up to a staggering 36 cases. Around More...
Hutchinson Tour Promotes Arkansas Computer Science Ed
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) The Governor of Arkansas, Asa Hutchinson, is dealing with his state’s need for educated workers by touring high schools to encourage students to immerse themselves in computer More...
Elevated Lead Levels Found in 30 St. Louis School Buildings
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Preliminary testing conducted over the summer months has found elevated lead levels in 30 school buildings within the St. Louis Public School System. Close to half of the schools More...
Report: Cutting Louisiana Scholarship Program Loses Money
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A new report from the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform examines the elimination of the Louisiana Scholarship Program, which was proposed as an answer to More...
‘Federal Student Tax’ Scams Parallel Back to School Season
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) College students across the country are being warned alongside their parents of a new “federal student tax” scheme that scammers are asking to be paid off through iTunes More...
Hartford, CT’s Magnet Schools Hailed as Diversity Success
(Photo: Getty Images) Connecticut is the home of a network of magnet schools that could model for other US schools that show diversity can be — and is being — accomplished. Integration is something More...
Sex Education in California to Include Consent, Assault
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A new law in the state of California will require students between 7th and 12th grade to be educated on sexual harassment and assault. The law will go into effect for its More...
Debate Continues as West Bank School Faces Demolition
(Photo: GlobalCitizen.org) Students continue to be caught up in the ongoing political clash between Palestine and Israel. Debate on whether a school on the outskirts of Jerusalem should be demolished has continued More...
Many Parents Continue to Ignore Baby Sleep Advice
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Even though warnings have been given for years about the dangers of putting a baby to sleep on his or her stomach, many parents continue to disregard the advice. The “Back More...