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From food insecurity to school violence to early-onset mental health conditions, K-12 students face many challenges inside and outside the classroom that can hinder their academic success. Schools increasingly provide services to help children with these challenges, and government leaders have started funding these services through legislation.
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The Department of Education awarded nearly $1.2 million in competitive matching grants to 32 tech centers and two school districts in the state, for equipment to train students for occupations that are in high demand.
Armed with this approach, Hudson Valley Community College — which is located in Troy, N.Y. — has done a really good job this year keeping its campus safe amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Richmond County, Ga., Associate Superintendent Malinda Cobb reported during a school board meeting Tuesday that failing marks among virtual students are nearly double that of in-person learning students.
This is the fourth year for a free five-week Girls Coding Camp for local middle school girls, which aims to motivate girls through words of encouragement or just by helping them learn a new program.
Public universities in the state of Iowa are filling in the gaps, and as such, they have now largely transitioned to operating online amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The San Diego Union-Tribune is following two girls — one at the start of her education and the other at the culmination of K-12 — as they and their families navigate the unfamiliar terrain of school amid a pandemic.
Administrators say the network is vital as remote learning continues to be a necessity during the pandemic, when students may be at a disadvantage if families are unable to afford or obtain reliable Internet service.
When a Montana elementary school wasn't able to hold an in-person ceremony, students created a video tribute honoring veterans by singing songs, sharing about the importance of Veterans Day.
A proposal to return Clark County School District students to classrooms in January after months of closures because of the pandemic calls for two days of weekly in-person learning and three days of remote learning.
In order to help both parents and students stay informed about evolving plans related to the COVID-19 pandemic, some school districts are attempting to find new and improved ways to communicate.
Younger and older students alike face challenges with virtual school, said Andrea Smith, an early childhood education professor in Western Michigan University’s College of Education and Human Development.
As a surge of coronavirus cases continues to impact communities across the state, several Michigan school districts are weighing or have already pivoted entirely to remote learning to slow the spread.
In Central Indiana, many schools already are on a hybrid schedule, while others are making moves to restrict the number of students in their buildings at any one time and some say they’re not there yet.
When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, teachers in Washington and across the country were first responders to students' concerns and fears, as well as their elation — moderating real-time political debates.
After a scattershot spring, Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza pledged to deliver a far better educational experience this fall. For thousands of families, they’ve fallen short.
Worcester, Mass., Public Schools students weighed in on the remote learning experience so far as some students prepare to return to the classroom — though most won’t be back in-person until January or February.
Nationwide, students in low-income households are less likely than their peers to have high-speed Internet connections at home, a problem education leaders and researchers call the 'homework gap.'
Preparing for a pandemic-plagued semester, Iowa's public universities carved out residence hall space for students with COVID-19 who needed to isolate or those with close contacts who needed to quarantine.
University of Colorado Boulder Associate Professor Stefanie K. Johnson was recently recognized by NASA for her work related to reducing gender bias within the ongoing Hubble Space Telescope program.
This series of virtual events, which is being hosted by students, is designed to help people learn more about an individual's personal security and how cyber risks impact all facets of society.
