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My District Reversed Course on the Implicit Bias Training We Need. What Now?

The principal advice column takes on communicating district decisions you disagree with, optimizing virtual lunch bunches, and more.




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Winter sports practices, extracurriculars allowed to resume




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West Virginia Teachers Are Going on Strike Again

Teachers across the state will walk out of their classrooms on Tuesday to protest an education bill going through the state legislature.




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Elementary Teacher Defeats West Virginia's State Senate President in Primary

After a couple years of clashes with teachers in the state, West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael was ousted in Tuesday's Republican primary election by a teacher.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in West Virginia

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in West Virginia

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Do America's Public Schools Owe Black People Reparations?

School districts must make amends for their racist history, writes Daarel Burnette II. What should that look like?




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The Latest in a Season of Protests: N.C. Teachers Will Rally on Wednesday

Thousands of teachers will head to the state capital on Wednesday to call for a nearly $10,000 raise over four years and an increase to per-pupil spending.




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'We Need to Face Reality': Oklahoma Teachers' Union Ends the Walkout

The Oklahoma Education Association has ended the nine-day statewide walkout, saying legislators are unwilling to consider any additional revenue-raising measures.




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A Teacher's Diary of a Week of School Closure

It's hard to keep the coronavirus crisis in perspective, especially when that perspective keeps shifting, writes New York City teacher Colin Lieu.




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State targets emerging virus clusters in western, central NY




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Winter sports practices, extracurriculars allowed to resume




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We Americans Risk Losing the Ability to Govern Ourselves. Better Civics Education Can Help

The ability to discern fact from fiction and to recognize reliable news is fundamental, writes News Literacy Project’s Charles Salter.




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Thanksgiving lessons jettison Pilgrim hats, welcome truth




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Fauci: US may see 'surge upon surge' of virus in weeks ahead




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Rapid COVID-19 tests for SC schools in place next week




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Lawsuits Defy Arizona Initiative Taxing Wealthy for Schools

Two lawsuits were filed Monday challenging a proposition that Arizona voters approved to impose an additional 3.5% tax on individuals earning above $250,000 to pay school teacher salaries and training.




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Alexander preaches consensus in farewell to fractious Senate




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Narrowed digital divide touted as pandemic silver lining




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New Mexico lawmakers consider slimmer child welfare budgets




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Alabama School Board Members Weigh In on Plan to Replace Them

State Board of Education members weighed in today about a proposal to eliminate their elected positions and replace the board with an appointed commission.




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What Teachers Tell Us About the Connections Between Standards, Curriculum, and Professional Learning

A statewide survey of educators in Tennessee provides critical insights into connections that exist between standards, curriculum, professional development, and ultimately student success.




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Is California a Bellwether for Teachers?

Public schools in this country are on the threshold of a new era if the results of a California poll are any indication.




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Narrowed digital divide touted as pandemic silver lining




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Rapid COVID-19 tests for SC schools in place next week




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From "Shock and Awe" to Systemic Enabling: All Eyes on New Hampshire

Instead of creating change through compliance and extrinsic motivators, the new era of education and education policy will require ecosystems of policy, regulation, investment, and operating structure that enable, rather than dictate. Under New Hampshire's PACE accountability system districts and sc




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Indiana Wants Teachers to Do Externships. So Some Are Headed to the Brewery

Teachers across the state are outraged over a new rule that requires 15 hours of workforce-related professional development.




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Ferguson-Florissant Schools Open After Two-Week Delay

The school district, which serves about 11,200 students, postponed opening because of the protests following the death of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old black teenager who was shot by a white police officer.




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Betsy DeVos OKs ESSA Plans for Minnesota, West Virginia

Minnesota and West Virginia are the first two states that submitted plans in the fall to win federal approval.




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Former Predators Captain Shea Weber Inducted Into The Hockey Hall of Fame

Shea Weber gets inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame after an impressive career.




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Fewer Kids, Less Money: How the Pandemic Puts Districts in a Bind

Enrollment snags, head-count problems, and more home schooling could end up costing districts millions in funding based on the annual tally of how many students actually show up.




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Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman talks about how the Wildcats spent an open week

Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman talks about what the Wildcats did during the open week ahead of their home game against Arizona State.




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See how an open week affected Kansas State football's College Football Playoff rankings

Kansas State football actually benefitted from an open week in the latest College Football Playoff rankings.




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Where is Georgia ranked in this week's CFP ranking?

With the second College Football Playoff bracket projection coming out, people wondered where the Georgia Bulldogs would land after their 28-10 loss to No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels. Well, the committee ranked the Georgia Bulldogs No. 12 behind No. 10 Alabama and…




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As CFP rankings punish SEC teams, do we smell bias against this proud and mighty league?

The CFP's annual love affair with the SEC appears finished. The latest rankings dropped a hammer on the mighty league where "it just means more."




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Where’s Ohio State in latest College Football Playoff bracket? Full playoff picture after Week 11

We're now eleven weeks into the college football season and that means we have an idea of where Ohio State when it comes to the landscape of the 2024 season. The Buckeyes beat Penn State on the road two weeks ago to boost its resumé and remain right




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Oregon tops Week 2 College Football Playoff rankings and Georgia drops out of the bracket

The Big Ten captured four of the top five spots led by Oregon and Ohio State.




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12-team playoff is already BROKEN + Heisman contenders & pretenders | College Football Power Hour

Caroline Fenton & Jason Fitz react to the second edition of the 2024 College Football Playoff Rankings, discuss Heisman pretenders vs. contenders and preview the biggest matchups of Week 12.




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High Court Weighs Whether Juvenile Life Without Parole Requires 'Incorrigibility'

The U.S. Supreme Court took up the question of whether courts must find a juvenile offender permanently incorrigible before a sentence of life without parole.




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Number of students with virus doubled within week, data show




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in West Virginia

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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West Virginia Teacher Strike Not Over Yet

Public schools in West Virginia are closed despite a deal that was supposed to end the teacher strike today.




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West Virginia Superintendent Announces Resignation

Michael Martirano led the state's schools through dramatic budget cuts, academic challenges, and a state-versus-local battle over school construction.




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Thousands of Teachers. 4 States. Your Guide to the Protests Sweeping the Nation

As Oklahoma teachers prepare for day four of their statewide walkout, here's a guide to the larger picture of teacher protests.




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After Four Years, Progress Reported by 'Reconnecting McDowell'

Academic and health offerings have increased in McDowell County, W.Va., due to a private-public partnership.




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West Virginia Teacher Strike Ends After Four Days, Governor Announces Pay Raise

Teachers will receive a 5 percent raise, pending a vote by the state legislature. School will resume Thursday.




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West Virginia Teachers Continue to Strike After State Senate Trims Pay Raise

The West Virginia Senate trimmed the proposed pay raise for teachers from 5 percent to 4 percent, prompting union officials to declare that the strike will continue indefinitely.




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West Virginia Legislature Reaches Deal to End Strike, Deliver Pay Raise to Teachers

The statewide teacher strike could end today if both chambers of the legislature pass the bill to deliver a 5 percent raise to all school employees.




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Despite Fierce Teacher Opposition, West Virginia House Votes to Allow Charter Schools

The West Virginia House of Delegates passed its version of a sweeping education omnibus bill, which would allow the state's first charter schools.




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West Virginia Teachers Scored a Victory But Will Remain on Strike

Lawmakers effectively killed the controversial education bill that had prompted the second statewide strike in two years.