With schools shuttered, districts struggle to feed students and communities
School districts launched meal delivery services and grab-and-go locations that not only feed students, but in many cases adult community members, too, as unemployment numbers and the need for food rise.
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News Wrap: Severe storms across the South kill at least 7
In our news wrap Thursday, severe storms killed at least seven people in parts of the South late Wednesday. Reported tornadoes struck in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma before moving east to Mississippi and Alabama. Also, the U.S. Supreme Court refused…
WATCH: Warren rolls out plan for ‘$800 billion investment’ in public schools
The Massachusetts senator said she'll "adequately and equitably" fund K-12 education using a "wealth tax" of 2% on households worth $50 million.
Chicago teachers go on strike in nation’s 3rd largest district
It follows months of negotiations between the union and Chicago Public Schools that failed to resolve disputes over pay and benefits, class size and teacher preparation time.
Racial disparity in academic achievement remains a leading problem in American education, both at the K-12 and the college levels. A number of studies show greater diversity in the teaching profession can address some of those concerns. Hari Sreenivasan has…
For schools, media literacy is an “enduring issue” that predates social media and the internet, said Lawrence Paska of the National Council for the Social Studies.
Where do Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on the hot-button issues of education reform in the U.S.? Lisa Desjardins offers a rundown, and Education Week’s Andrew Ujifusa and Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Education join Jeffrey Brown to examine…
In 2009, there were only 10 Mandarin dual-language programs in the United States. Now there are nearly 200.
"We were surprised that so many Americans believe race- and ethnicity-based gaps are minimally, or in no way, a result of the nation’s legacy of racial discrimination and injustice,” wrote Daniel Newark, author of new survey findings published in the…
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