Education

The superintendent said Sunday that the district “worked collaboratively” with a local church to cover some of the expenses.

The school board chair says the district determined the new law contradicts other state and federal provisions, like Title IX.

An annual back-to-school survey from the Connecticut Education Association found teachers have growing concerns over student mental health and behavior.

Last semester ended with more than 130 arrests when police clashed with protesters on campus.

Colleges and universities are preparing for the return of campus demonstrations tied to the war in Gaza and a fast-approaching US presidential election.

A parent sued the city’s school district over a policy that allows a student to decide if they want those outside of the school told if they are transgender or gender nonconforming.

With only 15 students when it closed, Windham is an extreme example. But the dynamics at play in this tiny southern Vermont town are nevertheless emblematic of widespread trends.

Members unanimously gave the green light to a yearlong professional development plan —for themselves — focusing on school governance. Their progress is connected to a return of local control of the schools from the state.

With few teaching candidates applying, especially in more rural districts, administrators are being forced to get creative — like walking the streets of Barre City to find applicants.

As Massachusetts education officials weigh the return of local control of the Holyoke Public Schools to the city, the school committee votes August 19 on a document that lays out a year long endeavor to build up their capacity in school governance. The district has been in receivership since 2015, one of three in the state.