Nation May 08 Congress grills district leaders on rise in antisemitic incidents at high schools By Lisa Desjardins, Eliot Barnhart
Nation Jan 17 Watch 5:21 School leaders work to keep students in class amid rise in chronic absenteeism Chronic absenteeism is a problem for school districts and students and the situation has grown significantly worse since the pandemic. Nearly 30 percent of students were chronically absent during the 2021-2022 school year, missing at least 10 percent of school… By Geoff Bennett, Gabrielle Hays, Dorothy Hastings
Nation Jan 17 Chronic absenteeism is up across the country. School leaders are trying to address why Federal guidelines say districts should aim to have 90 percent of students in attendance 90 percent of the time. In Missouri, about 76 percent of students meet this standard, according to state data from the 2022-23 school year. By Gabrielle Hays
Nation Feb 14 3 things we know about mass shootings after Parkland Some Americans hoped the Parkland shooting in 2018 would herald a turning point for gun violence in schools. Shootings, and deaths, have continued – and gotten more frequent. By David Riedman, James Densley, Jillian Peterson, The Conversation
Health Jun 17 How COVID funding could help improve air quality in schools Researchers say the billions in pandemic funding available for ventilation upgrades in U.S. schools provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combat COVID-19, as well as making air more breathable. By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News
Apr 21 In some states, versions of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills have been around for awhile By Kate Sosin, The 19th At least 20 states have introduced “Don’t Say Gay” laws this year. But in a handful of states, versions of the legislation have existed for decades. Continue reading
Sep 10 North Carolina governor vetoes bill limiting K-12 racial teaching By Bryan Anderson, Associated Press North Carolina's bill would have prevented educators from compelling students to personally adopt any of 13 beliefs, and it was the focus of heated debate in the legislature. Cooper said Friday that the measure would have inserted politics into education. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Answering your questions on critical race theory By Courtney Vinopal University of California, Berkeley professor Prudence Carter answered viewers’ questions about critical race theory, and why it has become such a political flashpoint in American schools recently. Continue reading
Feb 10 Union approves deal with Chicago school district to return to class By Don Babwin, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The vote by the union’s roughly 25,000 members ends the possibility of an immediate teacher lockout or strike. Continue reading
Feb 08 Schools plan for potential of remote classes into the fall By Associated Press While many parents are demanding that schools fully reopen, others say they won’t feel safe sending children back to classrooms until vaccines are available to even young students. Continue reading