Md. senator tries (again) to fully fund IDEA
The IDEA, which provides federal funds to support students with disabilities, is 45. Congress has never fully funded it.
News & Issues
Total shutdown in Baltimore Co.; cyberattack
Criminals broke into the network at the 115,000-student district and scrambled files. Schools are closed for remote learning for now.
Judge denies request to force schools to reopen
Special ed students are being denied important educational services when schools close; families fight back in court.
Obituary: Mike Padron; teacher of the most delicate
The loss of a much-loved teacher at an alternative school in Rockford, IL, can affect students' sense of a meaningful future.
Hope that Biden will not advance privatization
Will Joe Biden's education secretary make a dent in the universal privatization efforts now under way among public schools in the U.S.?
On World Children’s Day, the world fails children
Not to pressure schools back to in-person learning, but there's no doubt e-learning is ineffective and kids are suffering socially and emotionally.
Biden’s teacher layoff number is likely false
The president-elect's claim that 666K teachers have been laid off during the pandemic is likely to be false.
U.S. can’t divert CARES funds from public schools
A federal judge in Calif. has ruled that US Education Sec. Betsy DeVos can't divert funds from the CARES Act to private schools.
Reopening dilemma persists in the U.S.
We’re in the middle of a pandemic, but we all know it’s best for learning for students to be in schools with their friends and teachers.
Should U.S. follow Europe, keep schools open?
European schools remain open for in-person instruction, despite general nationwide lockdowns. E-learning is likely inferior to classrooms.