Indiana & 15 school districts sue IRS over Obamacare
The recent shutdown was irrational and illogical, but that doesn't mean there aren't reasonable challenges to the Affordable Care Act from our nation's school districts.
Social Studies
Video of police action at Md. Common Core info session
A community member is arrested at a meeting during his impassioned attempts to ask the state's school officials about the Common Core.
Coalition wants schools to close on Muslim holidays
A few groups, primarily Muslim in composition, are requesting that Montgomery County Public Schools close on important Muslim holidays, just like they do for Christian and Jewish holidays.
US Constitution turns 226 today
We join the US Department of Education and others in wishing you a Happy Constitution Day and Citizenship Day today, on the 226th anniversary of the US Constitution's signing in Philadelphia.
What if students can't pay the pay-to-play fees?
Pay-to-play, registration, and other fees are going unpaid and building up in the West Aurora (Ill.) school district. What to do?
Miranda should not apply to students at school: NSBA
Ed groups including national school board and principal associations want the Supreme Court to reverse a Ky. supreme court requiring principals to read students their rights before questioning.
School district may be negligent in off-campus suicide
Although a school isn't liable for the suicide of a student off-campus, it may be sued for negligence if it doesn't follow notification regulations issued by the state's education department.
‘I ♥ boobies’ bracelet decision goes the other way
An Indiana district court rejects a Third Circuit ruling and says schools can ban the popular breast cancer awareness bracelet without violating students' First Amendment rights.
Sitting en banc, 3d Circuit allows ‘i ♥ boobies’ bracelets
Two middle school students who were suspended for wearing "i ♥ boobies" bracelets won their appeal to the Third Circuit on free speech grounds.
Ark. AG says schools can't arm staff with guns
Current Arkansas law may not allow schools to train teachers and arm them as security guards, according to the state's attorney general. But that could change.