Quality Journalism for Critical Times WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education this week while recognizing that the full potential of the decision “remains unfulfilled.” Friday marks 70 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled racial segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional in […] The post Brown v. Board litigants, family mark anniversary as Biden decries ongoing school inequality
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) — Keeping students safe is a priority around the nation and the state. In Fayette County, the board of education plans to follow the lead of school districts across the state by hiring two school safety officers. The officers will be retired law enforcement agents whom the school board will pay to […]
When students get unqualified teachers, it’s like missing one-third of the school year – and that’s what’s been happening with rural students in Texas.
The report ranked average teacher pay and starting teacher pay across the country, and compared both to what's considered a livable wage in each state.
New civil rights regulations released last month by the Biden administration presented school districts across the nation with a clear choice: Either adopt policies that allow transgender students to use the bathrooms, wear the uniforms and be called by the pronouns that correspond with their gender identity, or risk losing federal funding. But several Republican-led states have responded with an equally clear message for their schools: Steer clear of such policies. The clashing state and federa
Alaska lawmakers have passed a bill to name a bike path in Fairbanks after a cyclist who was tragically killed. Tlingit and Haida did a test launch of one of
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Students across Illinois may start learning new relaxation techniques in the classroom to lower their stress levels. A bill moving in the state capitol aims to lower students’ stress by encouraging school districts to have at least 20 minutes of instruction on relaxation activities each week. Suggested activities in the bill […]