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4 days ago · An empty elementary school classroom is seen on Aug. 17, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York. Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced ...
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Education news, analysis, and opinion about schools serving the lower grades, typically up to 5th, and their students.
Suicide Is Rising Among Younger Students. Here's How Schools …
Mar 1, 2022 · While rates of suicide among children 5 to 11 have risen on average 15 percent a year from 2013 to 2020, school districts often provide less support at the elementary and middle school levels to ...
This District Wants to Start CTE in Elementary School, in a New …
Jan 26, 2024 · The rebuilt and revamped Foust Elementary School is scheduled to open in the spring of 2025, with space for 700 students in prekindergarten through 5th grade. Students will start the 2024-25 ...
Threats of Student Violence and Misbehavior Are Rising, Many …
Jan 12, 2022 · This school year, a high-profile school shooting in Michigan and other incidents put a greater focus among many school and district leaders on how to assess and react to threats of violence.
Teachers Are Divided on Teaching LGBTQ Topics - Education Week
Dec 15, 2021 · Alex Parker, a 4th grade teacher at Cossitt Avenue Elementary School in La Grange, Illinois, has had discussions around LGBTQ topics in class after students brought up issues related to the ...
School Shootings in 2023: How Many and Where - Education Week
Jan 6, 2023 · Education Week tracked K-12 school shootings in 2023 with injuries or deaths. See the number of incidents and where they occurred.
More Children Are Living in Poverty. What This Means for Schools
Sep 12, 2024 · A slew of pandemic-era emergency aid for children—including universal school meals and Medicaid expansions in many states—led to the lowest child poverty rate on record.
What the Numbers Say About the Drop in School Librarians
Apr 27, 2023 · The decline in school librarian employment predated the pandemic, according to a 2022 report by SLIDE. It found that, between the 2016-17 and 2018-19 school years, districts lost more than 1,000 ...
Violence in Schools Seems to Be Increasing. Why? - Education Week
Nov 1, 2021 · Teachers are reporting breaking up fights in schools and are raising concerns about their own safety. Students have been caught with guns or other weapons on campuses in several high-profile ...