The Supreme Court has twice weighed in on ‘release time’ policies, and many states allow districts to implement them.
The Ann Arbor Public Schools board discusses a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Jan. 17, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Drexel researchers evaluated a 2014 program implemented by Kevin Bethel when he was deputy police commissioner that led to fewer arrests of students in schools.
Courts have held that reciting the pledge in schools is constitutional.
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Does Louisiana’s requirement for public schools to post ‘In God We Trust’ in all classrooms violate the doctrine of separation of church and state? A legal scholar weighs in.
A display of books that have been banned in various places is on view at a community gathering space in Washington, D.C.
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Current precedent relies on a 1982 case in which five justices generally agreed there were limits on a school’s power to ban books, but they didn’t agree on why.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy debate the finer points.
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Survivors of multiple colonial school systems need their voices to be heard. An exhibit examines how colonial schooling policies over a century and a half influenced the Blood People.
New research on school superintendent turnover rates reveals that divisive political issues are contributing to the problem of instability among school leadership across the US.
In a new report, education authors Tom Greenwell and Chris Bonnor propose a framework to increase parental choice and improve equity in the school system.
Would religious charter schools be constitutional? More advocates are pushing to find out.
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Using public funds to support students at private religious schools is one thing, but establishing faith-based institutions within public districts is another.
Muslim students may request special accommodations during the Islamic month of fasting.
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Federal, state and local efforts to help students recover learning they missed or lost during the pandemic are underway. But those projects don’t include the youngest students.
The rights of transgender people are often in dispute, including in schools.
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Parents have a general right to know about their children’s activities in school, but that can be limited by students’ rights to privacy and personal safety.
Quinta Brunson, creator and actor of the show ‘Abbott Elementary,’ uses TikTok to fundraise for school supplies. Although it’s a sitcom, it’s talking about the real-life needs of under-resourced teachers.
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Gifting teachers through crowdfunding sites may make an immediate difference but can’t compensate for underfunding and inequitable funding of public schools.
Are some shirts too distracting for school?
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