A new analysis finds that teacher sanctions are relatively rare. But when they do occur, it’s usually related to sex and drugs.
A school sign wishing students a Happy New Year stands outside Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 7, 2023, in Newport News, Virginia, where a 6-year-old boy reportedly shot his teacher after an altercation.
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At a time when politicians across the country are debating how slavery in the US is taught, high school students are participating in mock slave auctions that are having severe consequences
Tutoring works best when it’s built into the school day.
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Billions of dollars are being spent on tutoring in the US. Will it be enough to help schoolchildren make up for pandemic learning loss? An education economist weighs in.
Effective homework help can reduce stress for students and their families.
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An English professor takes a critical look at why today’s students are assigned the same books that were assigned decades ago – and why American school curricula are so difficult to change.
Race, class and gender can not only impact the education that students receive, but also the punishments they receive.
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Ensuring that children hone skills and build up credentials at a young age is part of a long-term plan common among the South Asian parents who immigrate to the United States.
A girl grieves for a friend killed in the Uvalde shooting.
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Research shows that school shootings can lead to years of health, educational and economic detriment for students who survive the attack.
Classmates in grades 3, 4 and 5 are more likely to come from diverse economic backgrounds than their schoolmates in grades 6, 7 and 8.
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In middle school classes, students from lower-income families tended to be concentrated in just a few classrooms, new research from North Carolina has found.
Evidence shows that students are being arrested for minor misbehavior.
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Researchers have spent decades studying how demographics affect American students’ opportunities and performance, but many questions remain about religion and school.
Substitute teachers, like this one in Indiana in 2020, are in short supply during the pandemic.
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School districts across the US are starting to pay subs more and make it easier to become a sub – in an effort to keep classrooms operating despite large numbers of staff out sick.
Joy Harrison, a second grade teacher in Oakland, California, helps a student.
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