Kids Get Hurt at Residential Schools While States Look on
Some residential programs for kids have settled on better ways to handle children. But the best practices are almost entirely self-imposed.
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The Next Ahmed Mohamed
Mass and social media alike have exploded with stories about Texan student Ahmed Mohamed. But most of the headlines are missing the real story—and what's really plaguing our broken school system.
Is AT&T Overcharging Schools for Internet Service?
A lawsuit can proceed against the company for allegedly failing to offer the required discounts to schools and libraries, says an appeals court.
The Justice Department Compares the School-to-Prison Pipeline to Racial Segregation
Meridian, Mississippi, is the latest district to face consequences for disproportionately punishing black students.
Green Spaces Linked to Kids’ Cognitive Development
New Spanish research finds young brains develop faster if kids have more exposure to the natural world.
Climate Deniers Are Coming for Your Children
In states whose economic engines run on dirty fuel, teaching kids about climate change is under new attack.
View From Your Ivory Tower #3
One reader who correctly guesses the campus on which this photograph was taken will win a one-year subscription to our print magazine. Also, get the answer from last week's contest.
The Fight to Decriminalize Truancy in Texas Schools
Should kids be led out of class in handcuffs for being late to school?
Do Bulletproof Whiteboards Protect Children or Traumatize Them?
Hardwire Armor Systems outfitted Delaware’s Colonial School District this year with bulletproof whiteboards capable of absorbing ammunition from handguns, shotguns, or assault rifles. No psychiatric evaluations of the technology and the effect it could have on children were conducted.
What If Education Reform Got It All Wrong in the First Place?
That’s the conclusion of a growing number of researchers who argue that 30 years of test scores have not measured a decline in public schools, but are rather a metric of the country’s child poverty and the broadening divide of income inequality.