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Behavioral threat assessments are spreading to help stop mass school shootings, but advocates say they are used to remove students who pose no danger.

A lack of teachers and a lack of funding means more burn out. Specialists are going into private practice where they can make more money, leaving schools scrambling.

Some parents whose children attend school within the Cherry Creek School District are questioning whether the district is living up to its reputation of top-notch academics and safety after ongoing on-campus student assaults.

The superintendent said naming valedictorians goes against educational best practices by encouraging students to view learning as a competition.

5 of the district’s 8 high schools currently name valedictorians, but they all use different criteria.

Colorados Cherry Creek School District is ditching the valedictorian designation for good in 2026, as school officials argue it has no effect on college admissions.

Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings next week could pave the way for a historic first on the Supreme Court: if confirmed, the appellate court judge will become the only former public defender to ever sit on the

School districts across the U.S. say they are seeing a surge of student misbehavior in the return to in-person learning, after months of closures and disruptions due to the pandemic. In the hallway between classes one afternoon this fall at...

School districts across the U.S. say they are seeing a surge of student misbehavior in the return to in-person learning, after months of closures and disruptions due to the pandemic.

Criminal justice reform advocates say the sentence is excessive and illustrates how the U.S. criminal justice system treats people of color harshly.