KKK in classroom: What can hatred teach kids?
Popular knowledge suggests that hate is learned, like writing or reading. So who is the most effective teacher, and what happens when professors and teachers invite hate groups…
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Latinos slam Texas offensive against ethnic studies
Texas has become the next battleground over ethnic studies, the Huffington Post reports.
Bill would let counselors refuse LGBT clients
A bill proposed in Tennessee would let psychological counselors refuse to treat gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients, prompting the Raw Story to run the headline: "Tennessee bill…
Texas district creates school SWAT team
A Texas school district has assembled a SWAT team to bolster school safety, local NBC affiliate KVEO reports. The decision comes after the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy…
Watch: School goes makeup-free for one day
How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? According to a student-made video by the teens at Plano Senior High School in Texas, girls…
Report: CPS has capacity to close, consolidate 80 schools
Chicago Public Schools' Commission on School Utilization late Wednesday released its final report on the district's plan to shutter dozens of its schools, the Huffington Post reports.
Could this school’s police program be a model for the country?
Every school day, Simpsonville, S.C., police officer Justin Chandler patrols the halls of Plain Elementary School, the Huffington Post reports.
12 year-old has higher IQ than Einstein, Hawking
Move over Albert Einstein, Neha Ramu has you beat, the Huffington Post reports.
8 ways high schools are helping students de-stress
Do you feel like most of the kids at your school are stressed out? With mounting academic pressure and increasing competition for college admissions, high schools across the…
‘Bully’ documentary gets its own documentary on ‘Anderson Cooper 360’
A bully’s worst fear is revenge, so it’s special when a victim of bullying can turn those slurs and taunts into nationwide popularity, the Huffington Post reports.
American Federation of Teachers brings nurses’ union onboard
One of the largest labor unions in the U.S. will get a bit larger on Thursday, when the 1.5-million strong American Federation of Teachers enters into a new…
State of the Union likely to focus on littlest learners
President Barack Obama made K-12 education a major component of his 2012 State of the Union Address -- so much so that the topic garnered the most traffic…
High school turns to puppies for stress relief
The four-legged member of the counseling team at the high school in suburban Chicago waits patiently, as a crush of students fills the hallways. Her tail wags with…
Three states push to require teaching climate change denial
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) -- known by its critics as a "corporate bill mill" -- has hit the ground running in 2013, pushing "models bills" mandating…
Feds: Teacher scammed federal program of hundreds of thousands
A New York City substitute teacher is accused of running a scam through a tutoring service that between 2005 and 2012 billed the government for millions of dollars,…
Obama education agenda is racist, civil rights leaders say
The standards-based education reform movement calls school change "the civil rights issue of our time," the Huffington Post reports.
Technology in schools: Who does it best, China or the U.S.?
More teachers in the U.S. are embracing "flipped classrooms" and are bringing to schools digital tablets and laptop computers to create the 21st century classroom--but how does the…
GOP lawmaker wants to tie welfare benefits to report cards
Tennessee state Rep. Stacey Campfield (R) introduced a bill this week seeking to make welfare benefits contingent upon the grades of a would-be recipient's children, the Huffington Post…
School district dumps federal healthy school lunch regulations
New York's Niskayuna Central School District is severing ties with the National School Lunch program, tossing out its adherence to federal regulations for more fruits and vegetables on…
Should gun owners foot the bill for students’ safety?
In the wake of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, one Florida lawmaker wants to make gun owners foot the bill for students' safety, the Huffington Post…
Watch: Teacher’s Facebook photo of students could get her fired
Akron, Ohio middle school math teacher Melissa Cairns could see her career come to a grinding halt next Monday when the Akron Public Schools Board of Education meets…
Watch: Farm-to-school program serves up healthy lunches, educates students
President Bill Clinton has stepped alongside First Lady Michelle Obama in the fight against childhood obesity by taking his message to schools, the Huffington Post reports.
Kids send Obama letters of advice for second term
As President Barack Obama is publicly inaugurated for a second time Monday, thousands of K-5 students across the country are sending handwritten letters to the president offering advice…
Newly hired armed guard leaves gun unattended in school bathroom
School officials announced last week that they had hired retired county sheriff Clark Arnold to serve as Chatfield's armed security officer, the Huffington Post reports.
WATCH: Students offer solutions to gun violence, school shootings
As part of a series of far-reaching gun control proposals, President Barack Obama recommended Wednesday a federal $150 million "Comprehensive School Safety Program" that would help school districts…
Are charter schools worth it? A cautionary tale on quality
Charter schools are the fastest-growing sector of public education, taking root in most U.S. states, thanks to a big push by the education reform lobby and the federal…
Flu fight closes schools
Schools in Grayville, Ill., closed on Monday, and won't reopen until Thursday, after more than 20 percent of the town's elementary through high school kids came down with…
New York City bus driver strike to affect 150,000 kids
As New York City school bus drivers head toward a strike, slated for Wednesday morning, the national president of the drivers' union accused Mayor Michael Bloomberg of trying…
Teacher union donations: Who gets NEA cash?
Mike Antonucci went through the National Education Association's financial disclosure report so you don't have to. The NEA is the nation's largest teachers union, the Huffington Post reports.
Teachers sues: District discriminated against my fear of children
Retired Ohio teacher Maria Waltherr-Willard is suing her school district, claiming it discriminated against her because of her disability -- a debilitating phobia of young children, the Huffington…
Grading the president: Obama’s education approval stats
All week long, you've heard about how states are doing on education. Now it's the president's turn to be graded, the Huffington Post reports.
Report: Most kids who need mental health care don’t get it
Hot off the presses, here's a report from the Government Accountability Office on the state of children's mental health care. It reveals some major problems, the Huffington Post…
No one knows how many vets graduate: Why it’s a problem
The federal government has spent more than $20 billion helping 817,000 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan go to college, the Huffington Post reports.
How a school library thrives–without books
The library at Minneapolis' Benilde-St. Margaret's has no books, but the space at the Catholic preparatory school is proving to be more useful than ever – digitally, the…
Watch: Karen Lewis says ‘Off with their heads,’ stirs right-wing ire
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis is no stranger to her outspokenness landing her in the headlines -- but many conservatives are particularly miffed by a comment she…
Teen socialist takes New Jersey school board seat
A 19-year-old socialist took office last week as the member of a local school board in New Jersey, the Huffington Post reports.
Watch: Kindergarten bias sets boys up for failure
Academics from the University of Georgia and Columbia University think they have more insight into why girls earn higher grades on report cards than boys do, despite the…
How school design heavily affects students
Great teachers, stable families and a school's location have long been said to be key to student success. But a new study out of the United Kingdom suggests…
Teaching compassion: Education and volunteerism around the world
While many people believe that kids these days are lazy and self-obsessed, there is reason to believe that they are becoming increasingly empathetic and altruistic, the Huffington Post…
Tony Bennett selected as Florida’s new education chief
Tony Bennett, Indiana's outgoing Republican superintendent for public instruction, will move to Florida to serve as the state's new education commissioner, the Huffington Post reports.