Posted on · A new national poll of teachers from NPR/Ipsos finds broad trepidation about returning to the classroom, with 77% of those surveyed worried about risking their own health.
Posted on · The report from the Federal Commission on School Safety will back away from a focus on racial disparities in discipline to emphasize security, including arming school personnel.
Posted on · Six in 10 teachers in our poll say they have worked a second job to pay the bills
Posted on · Amazon has announced new kid-friendly features and parental controls for the Echo home assistant. What do experts think about encouraging kids to spend more time with Alexa?
Posted on · Just one in four Americans, including just 36 percent of Republicans, believe teachers in this country are paid fairly. Three-quarters agree teachers have the right to strike.
Posted on · A Gallup poll finds teachers support measures like background checks for gun buyers, but little enthusiasm for bearing arms
Posted on · The controversial education secretary repeated her support for arming teachers and appeared unable to answer some questions about schools in her home state, in the 13-minute interview
Posted on · Hundreds of organizations and experts are calling for a public health approach to school-based violence
Posted on · A national survey of elementary school students asks about kindness as well as cruelty
Posted on · There is no one profile of a school shooter, but whole-school approaches to mental health and discipline have the potential to reduce violence.
Posted on · Graduate students can breathe easier, a potential mixing of church and state in Louisiana, and for-profit students will get less money back than anticipated. It's the last weekly roundup of the year!
Posted on · The House and Senate are working to reconcile their versions of a tax plan, but one thing is certain: Big changes are ahead for the nation's schools and colleges
Posted on · Callisto, a secure platform that allows students to report sexual assault and harassment, is hoping to "give power back to victims." It's in use at 12 colleges with a total of 150,000 students
Posted on · In a national survey by UCLA researchers, teachers say they have students who are concerned for themselves and their families. And some teachers have seen a decline in classroom civility
Posted on · Borrowers are "frightened," "anxious," "betrayed," at the suggestion that a federal student loan forgiveness program could be taken away.