(The Center Square) – Some parents are pursuing new forms of education after frustration that districts aren’t offering their preferred teaching methods. A June survey of the Midwest found that one-third of parents were... Read more »
A citywide educational panel on Wednesday night unanimously approveda proposal to move the Academy of Arts & Letters, a disproportionately white school in Fort Greene, into PS 305, a majority-black elementary school... Read more »
On a recent Monday afternoon, four young children sit in the front a West Side church sanctuary and tie black pieces of cloth over their eyes. Four other children help them to... Read more »
The notion that poor children need extra support at school in the form of social services is becoming less novel. In 2014, the community surrounding Wheatley Middle School gathered to discuss how... Read more »
(The Center Square) – Growing unrest by parents over continuously changing policies by school boards, superintendents, judges and other local leaders, coupled with the statewide mask requirement, has led many to pull... Read more »
Aaron and Jack, a pair of graphic novel-loving 8-year-olds who attend different Brooklyn elementary schools, have become fast friends in the past two weeks. After New York City’s public schools shut down because of... Read more »
A Staten Island assistant principal has been reported to the Department of Education for investigation of a Facebook post citing racist memes and the “privilege” of people on public assistance. “Privilege is... Read more »
A spokesperson for New York City’s largest charter network resigned in protest, stating she can no longer defend Success Academy’s “racist and abusive practices” that are “detrimental to the emotional well being”... Read more »
With just over two weeks before school buildings are set to reopen, New York City is encouraging principals to find outdoor learning space in nearby parks and streets, an idea that Mayor... Read more »
Despite school closures (re)occurring around the world as a way to slow the spread of COVID-19, early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers in Australia have been encouraged to keep their doors open since... Read more »