NYC Blue Ribbon Schools praised for excellence
NYC’s Blue Ribbon Schools earn acclaim for academic excellence, demonstrating high achievement and a strong commitment to quality education for all students.| amNewYork
NYC’s Blue Ribbon Schools earn acclaim for academic excellence, demonstrating high achievement and a strong commitment to quality education for all students.| amNewYork
At Tuesday’s San Francisco Unified School District school board meeting, the teachers union presented a “strike ready” petition that nearly 80 percent of members have signed. To drive the point home, they papered the walls of the meeting room with the signatures. The union, United Educators of San Francisco, has been on an expired contract […] The post SFUSD, Teachers Union Hit Stalemate In Contract Negotiations appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
Since kids came back from summer break in August, San Francisco public school teachers, working under an expired contract, have ramped up the threat of a strike. “Strike ready” has been the subject of the union’s newsletter for more than a month. They’ve been selling T-shirts that say “If provoked we will strike,” with the […] The post Teachers Union Cools Off SFUSD Strike Talk Days Before Protest appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
The attendance crisis has dealt, and is continuing to deal, a serious setback to student achievement. Getting students back in school won’t by itself reverse the precipitous decline in American students’ test scores. But reversing the trend without improving attendance will be far harder. The post Absenteeism Is Up. Does It Matter as Much for Student Achievement? appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.| American Enterprise Institute – AEI
When those who work in community school systems explain the impact of this approach in public education, they tell stories about the students they have worked with. For example, that of the middle school student who came to school with broken eyeglasses held together with tape, until coordinated efforts between school staff and outside agencies […] The post Social Work Professor Ryan Heath Helps Strengthen CNY Community Schools first appeared on Syracuse University School of Education.| Syracuse University School of Education
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. More than 150,000 New York City students experienced homelessness last year, setting yet another record high according to new data obtained by the nonprofit Advocates for Children. The staggering total, which includes students who lived in shelters along with those doubled up with family or friends, […] The post 154,000 NYC Students Were Homeless Last School Year, Another Record High...| THE CITY – NYC News
The directive last year from former Superintendent Ryan Walters drew immediate condemnation from civil rights groups and prompted a pending lawsuit from a group of parents, teachers, and religious leaders.| Word&Way
God is love. ~1 John 4:8. Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you did it to me. ~Matthew 25:40 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.| Nancy Bailey's Education Website - Revive, Rally and Recover Public Schools
Like many public school districts across the country, San Francisco Unified has faced chronic teacher shortages and turnover for years. But in mid-August, it celebrated good news: nearly 95 percent of its classrooms were fully staffed on the first day of school. The staffing boost has a positive ripple effect. It lets schools use extra […] The post SFUSD Has Teachers In Nearly Every Classroom. There’s An Extra Benefit Too appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
ParentsTogether spoke with Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, about the importance of public schools.| ParentsTogether
After their pursuit of taxpayer school funding failed to get approval from the U.S. Supreme Court, the plans to open St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School have been canceled.| Word&Way
(Syracuse Post-Standard | Sept. 2, 2025) As students and teachers head back to school, implementing the Supreme Court Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling from this past June is, at best, messy, and, in reality, troubling. The case centered on picture books that were part of the regular curriculum. These picture books had LGBTQ+ characters and families. The Supreme| Syracuse University School of Education
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How effective is Georgia's push to curb chronic absenteeism, and can we see any improvement in 3rd Grade ELA as a result? The post Still Missing: The Students Who Need School Most appeared first on 33n.| 33n
The department’s school safety division will be taken out of the Community Affairs Bureau and put under the office of the Chief of Department, THE CITY has learned.| THE CITY - NYC News
Down Homies are calling all Alamance residents to join them on calling on their county commissioners to pass a budget that will invest in kids and to stop the drastic cuts that have been proposed. The post Alamance County Commissioners: Invest in our kids, stop the cuts! appeared first on Welcome to Down Home!.| Welcome to Down Home!
Since being diagnosed, Medicaid has been my lifeline, providing the infusion treatments that allow me to function daily. Without this support, my quality of life would drastically decline, and I could face premature death. That’s why I am deeply concerned about the devastating impacts Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts would have on me, and countless other North Carolinians in our state’s small towns and rural communities. The post Medicaid is my lifeline. If Republicans cut it, I coul...| Welcome to Down Home!
I should have drowned when I was 9 years old in 1966... I remember the current. I remember sinking and never hitting any bottom. I remember gulping the murky brownish greenish water. I remember fighting with my arms in the wet darkness... If in your heart you do not understand the role of healing which public pools can play in our county, then I fear you my friends are continuing to be victimized by our collective historical trauma of racism. The post “I should have drowned” — Public sp...| Welcome to Down Home!
The first 100 days of any new administration are always considered crucial. This is the period when the incoming president looks to make a lasting impression and set the tone for what is to come. The one we are in right now has been a whirlwind unlike any other. The post Building Long-Lasting Change for Our People: Recapping the 2025 Issue Campaign Bootcamp appeared first on Welcome to Down Home!.| Welcome to Down Home!
The first 100 days of any new administration are always considered crucial. This is the period when the incoming president looks to make a lasting impression and set the tone for what is to come. The one we are in right now has been a whirlwind unlike any other. The post The First 100 Days of the New Administration: Fighting for North Carolina’s Working Families appeared first on Welcome to Down Home!.| Welcome to Down Home!
Educators say the cuts will hit already vulnerable low-income, unhoused, disabled, migrant and refugee students hardest.| Truthout
Through the school enrollment looking glass: another way to look at community demographics| 33n
In finding for the petitioners in Mahmoud v. Taylor, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority opens another path to banning books in schools—administrative hassle disguised as constitutional principle. The petitioners in the case are three families—one Muslim, two Catholic—with young children in the Maryland Central Public Schools (MCPS) where the board elected to include a number […] The post Mahmoud v. Taylor: SCOTUS Marks Insidious Path Toward Book Bans appeared first on The I...| The Illusion of More
The funding is aimed to implement the statewide cellphone ban. Some schools are getting more than $100,000 for device storage solutions.| THE CITY - NYC News
NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks announces his retirement, ending his leadership term, which focused on major reforms in the city’s public education system.| amNewYork
Public schools are often viewed as safe havens, but data tells a different story. This article exposes a critical vulnerability in the system. Children aren’t truly shielded once they’re inside the school walls. The post Why Public Schools Fail To Protect Students From Child Abuse (New Jersey) appeared first on Homeschooling Backgrounder.| Homeschooling Backgrounder
Public schools are often viewed as safe havens, but data tells a different story. This article exposes a critical vulnerability in the system. Children aren’t truly shielded once they’re inside the school walls.| Homeschooling Backgrounder
Over the years, with the push for school privatization, Americans have increasingly given up ownership of their public schools. Likewise, we're in jeopardy of losing access to national parks and land that should belong to us. These are two very public establishments for the benefit of Americans, and they have a lot in common. For| Nancy Bailey's Education Website - Revive, Rally and Recover Public Schools
Public schools are often viewed as safe havens, but data tells a different story. This article exposes a critical vulnerability in the system. Children aren’t truly shielded once they’re inside the school walls.| Homeschooling Backgrounder
Rodger Williams August 12, 2020 Editor’s note: See Percentiles for help interpreting the graph. The graph compares the public school academic achievement curve on the left with the homeschool achievement curve on the right. The red arrows reflect the difference in achievement between public schooling and homeschooling. These arrows are all the same length since the homeschool curve is shifted as a whole to the right. This means that homeschooled […]| Homeschooling Backgrounder
(Lew Rockwell)—Parents are rightly concerned about what is happening in our “public” schools. Crazed “educators” are encouraging impressionable children to “transition” to another sex, as if such a thing was possible. Students are taught that sexual promiscuity is a good thing. They are brainwashed to accept socialist attacks on our free enterprise system. What can […]| based underground
AP stands for Advanced Placement, which is a national curriculum for very smart high school students administered by the College Board. The College Board is the same non-profit organization that administers the SAT college admissions test. The College Board offers AP curricula in 38 subjects ranging from Art History to English Literature to Physics [...] The post Best Houston Public High Schools by AP Scores appeared first on Houston School Survey.| Houston School Survey
Together with the ACT, the SAT is one of the most widely administered college admissions tests in the United States; more than 3 million high school students take these tests annually. As such, these scores are among the best to use when comparing the relative college-preparedness of a high school's graduates. The tables below [...] The post Top Houston Public High Schools by SAT Scores appeared first on Houston School Survey.| Houston School Survey
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests are the primary, quantitative measure of academic performance for Texas public schools. All public school students in grades 3-12 take some number of STAAR tests. The tests are administered every spring in core subjects including reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies. Students' scores [...] The post Houston’s Best Public Schools by STAAR Results appeared first on Houston School Survey.| Houston School Survey
The new executive order looks to end so-called radical indoctrination in schools and includes topics related to race, privilege, and oppression.| Advocate.com
The big education news from this year’s State of the State address was Gov. Brad| Idaho Reports
Councilmember Joseph answered questions from CLARIFY student reporters about her priorities for the school system, DOE leadership, addressing the homelessness crisis facing over 100,000 students, school lunches, cell phone bans, and more.| City Limits
Searching for hope after this election, it seems many people see through the deceptive promise of school choice. There's danger that the new administration may ignore this, but let's hope not. Public schools were hardly discussed this election, and that's a shame, because saving them is essential for our democracy. America needs a strong public| Nancy Bailey's Education Website - Revive, Rally and Recover Public Schools
A small but growing number of American schools are reducing or delaying access to advanced courses. Most often, these changes have been enacted in the| Reason.com
Many claim that school choice hurts public schools; in reality, research shows that it can actually help public schools!| OAK - Opportunity for All Kids
The Alabama State Board of Education voted Thursday to take over the Bessemer City school system amid allegations of mismanagement by the school board.| Alabama Reflector
What's clear: absences (post-pandemic) don't make reading scores grow higher| 33n
Retired Alaska teacher, Kathy McCollum, talks about why opting out of your union is important and her experience. The post Video: Why Opting Out of Your Union is Important first appeared on Alaska Policy Forum.| Alaska Policy Forum
