Inside a North Philadelphia high school, a class of 11th graders talked frankly about the most controversial aspects of the 2024 election: abortion, Project 2025, the prospect of the first female president. Nearly 650 miles away at a middle school in Indianapolis, an eighth grade teacher avoided... Continue Reading
By Anna Merod Starting in the 2027-28 school year, schools will be prohibited from charging junk fees to low-income families for meals served through the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday. The new policy will... Continue Reading
By Chris Will It was a quiet Thursday morning at Raines High School. That’s because a surprise awaited just inside the gym walls. With the students cheering and the band playing its music, that loud surprise was for Principal Vincent Hall. Hall walked into the gym to a roaring crowd of... Continue Reading
By Nancy Guan To save money long-term, the district is looking to switch to a self-insured health insurance plan — one that takes on more risk, but allows for more flexibility — which is in line with other large school districts in the state. Hillsborough County Public Schools are... Continue Reading
By Jack Beresford A Florida mom decided to take action after learning several of her daughter's classmates were going without snacks at school. Monet Finnigan's 8-year-old daughter Charlotte had just come home from Mandarin Oaks Elementary School in Jacksonville when her mom made a shocking... Continue Reading
By Caitlynn Peetz Tense conflict over issues like how districts teach about race, their policies related to LGBTQ+ students, and the books they keep in school libraries cost American schools more than $3 billion last academic year, according to a new analysis that aimed for the first time to... Continue Reading
By Nadia Tamez-Robledo What difference did $190 billion make for student success coming out of the COVID-19 health crisis? Not as much as you might think. An ESSER spending analysis by Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University found some puzzling instances where funneling more money into a... Continue Reading
By: Nancy Semon Students interested in advanced manufacturing careers will be able to enroll in manufacturing programs at Port Charlotte High School and Charlotte Technical College. Charlotte County Public Schools was awarded $1.4 million through the Florida Department of Education’s... Continue Reading
By Anna Merod Tony Dotts said he was surprised when he found out the cost for cybersecurity insurance did not increase this year at Community High School District 99 in Downers Grove, Illinois. In a time when the threat of cyberattacks — particularly those involving ransomware —... Continue Reading
By Tyler Orsburn Bay District Schools has been awarded a $1,520,177 grant to enhance workforce development through the expansion of its career and technical education (CTE) programs. The Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant program was announced by Mark McQueen, Bay County... Continue Reading
By Katherine Kokal Palm Beach County students will once again be out of class on Tuesday, Nov. 5. More than 90 schools around the county are used as polling places for the general election. The school district calls off classes to avoid having large numbers of voters and children on campus at... Continue Reading
By Julie Broughton With STEM careers projected to grow nearly 11% by 2031—twice the rate of all other jobs—one Central Florida nonprofit is preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities. SpaceKids Global, founded by Sharon Hagle, aims to ignite a love for... Continue Reading
