Opinion: In Tennessee, My Immigrant Students and Families Give More Than They Take
By all appearances, she is a typical fourth-grade girl.She has long, dark brown hair and an infectious smile, and she dreams of becoming a police officer when she grows up.…
But unlike most 10-year-olds, a year ago this child left her family an…
To protect her from the violence against women that is pervasive in ru…
Abiding by our immigration policy at the time, the young girl crossed …
How to Help Your Kids Make Friends at a New School
This article was originally published in The Associated Press.For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces?…
Who will they sit with at lunch?
Who will they play with at recess?
“I’m this much nervous,” said Iman Fair-Seldon, 5, holding her hands a…
Opinion: Without Part-Time Jobs or School Clubs, Teens Miss Out on Basic Life Skills
As teenagers return to school this fall, a new report suggests that many of them are moving through adolescence without the experiences that help prepare them for adulthood, activities like a part-time job, a club, a team and a regular family meal.…
The clearest evidence is teen employment, which alone has been declini…
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Virtual School Enrollment Has Doubled in Recent Years, Following Pandemic-Era Surge
This article was originally published in Chalkbeat.Remote learning during the pandemic was a nightmare for some students, but others have stuck with it, new data shows.…
Just over 600,000 public school students attended fully virtual school…
That’s about 1 in 80 public school children — a twofold increase since…
This reflects the growth of school choice: In more places, families wh…
To Save SC’s Historic Black Schools, Nonprofit Launches Statewide Coalition
This article was originally published in South Carolina Daily Gazette.COLUMBIA — Helping save Lakeview School in West Columbia is Earnestine Holden’s retirement job.…
Like many of the people trying to save historic Black schools, Holden,…
She’s a passionate alum who wants to see the school she graduated from…
Recognizing the difficulty many alumni associations face in navigating…
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Reading the Rules for Rule Makers, Part 1 Sara Brady Fri, 09/04/2026 - 03:00 AM Conflating academic freedom with perceived viewpoint diversity: such a fundamental category error as to imply bad faith.…
Trump Administration Threatens Colleges’ Tax-Exempt Status
Trump Administration Threatens Colleges’ Tax-Exempt Status Emma Whitford Fri, 09/04/2026 - 03:00 AM Under the proposed rule, any college that adopts or maintains admissions policies, scholarships, loans or other programs for students of color could lose its tax-exempt status.…
Cori Space spent her freshman year of high school in Madison, Alabama, trying to keep up with her coursework while managing her celiac disease and other health problems that her school wouldn’t accommodate.…
For her sophomore year, her family opted for the Alabama Destinations …
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States turn to parents to fill a home care workforce gap
Before Kris and Matthew Ferderer could take their 9-month-old daughter, Elliott, home for the first time, they had to receive specialized training to manage her oxygen equipment, feeding tubes and a catheter that delivered medication directly to her heart.…
Elliott, now 6, was born with a rare heart defect requiring a transpla…
Complications caused seizures and two strokes, leaving her with cerebr…
She also lost blood flow to her right foot the night of the transplant…