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L.A. area school destroyed in wildfire helps students thrive amid devastation: “We still have each other”

An L.A. area school is finding innovative ways to keep their students engaged after the school was destroyed during the devastating California wildfires. Field trips are helping students continue learn in the midst of tragedy.

Schools aren’t as plugged in as they should be to kids’ diabetes tech, parents say

Parents say school nurses or administrative staff should remotely monitor CGM apps, making sure someone is paying attention even when a student is outside the classroom— such as at recess, in a noisy lunchroom, or on a field trip.

Proposal to allow Bible teachings in Texas public grade schools draws intense fire, praise

Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony and follows Republican-led efforts in other states to incorporate more religious teaching into classrooms.

Oklahoma attorney general says state schools superintendent cannot mandate students watch prayer video

The Oklahoma attorney general's office responded after the state's education superintendent sent an email this week to public school administrators requiring them to show students his video announcement of a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism. In the video, he prays for President-elect Trump.

Supreme Court maintains block on entirety of Biden administration’s new Title IX rule

The Supreme Court declined to let the Biden administration enforce portions of a new rule that includes protections from discrimination for transgender students under Title IX while legal proceedings continue.

How schools’ long summer breaks started, why some want the vacation cut short

Schools didn't always have such a long summer break. In the early 19th century, schools in cities were typically open year round while schools in rural areas typically had two terms, one in the winter and another in the summer.

Smoking laptop burns student during MCAS testing at Massachusetts school

School officials showed reporters the charred Acer Chromebook Tuesday afternoon. "It's scary. It's scary looking stuff," said Uxbridge Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael Baldassarre.

Parents concerned over Modesto sex education curriculum, attorney general responds

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office has received complaints from parents that the curriculum may contain religious doctrine when it comes to the topic of abortions.

Minnesota education officials report small decrease in 2023’s graduation rate

Officials say the slight decrease in the total graduation rate is partially due to the 0.4% increase in the unknown rate, which tracks students "who were either incorrectly reported or were not reported as enrolled elsewhere."

Contracts approved for St. Paul Public Schools educators, bus drivers

On Monday evening, the St. Paul Public Schools Board of Education approved the new 2023-2025 contracts for the St. Paul Federation of Educators. Educators and the school district previously reached a tentative agreement just days before a strike was planned. 

Minneapolis teachers to rally after district lays out plan to possibly cut 200-plus full-time positions

District leaders cite declining enrollment, rising costs and the end of COVID-19 funding for the historic $110 million budget shortfall they're facing.

Maryland school districts wrestle with cell phone use policies, consider legislative means

The hold that phones have on young kids and teens in America today is evident, and it's something teachers and school leaders have increasingly struggled with regulating over the years.

New report clears Uvalde police in school shooting response

An investigation Uvalde city leaders ordered into the Robb Elementary School shooting put no blame on local police officers and defended their actions Thursday, despite acknowledging a series of rippling failures during the fumbled response to the 2022 classroom attack that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

South Jersey superintendents devastated after districts face millions in state funding cuts

"We were in utter disbelief," Superintendent Carol Birnbohm said. "We thought that perhaps it maybe was a mistake, and when we double-checked that it wasn't a mistake, our disbelief turned into shock and devastation."

South Carolina school district reviews, returns dozens of books after ban attempt

The books include best sellers "The Kite Runner'' and "The Handmaid's Tale." Many on the list are young adult novels with minority, gay, lesbian or transgender characters.