In five northern U.S. states, black students comprise more than a fifth of ELL enrollment.

Resurrecting an old idea about assessing school quality could allow schools to examine a broad range of data on performance and practices and lead to improvement.

In a small region of Vermont, a fierce debate raged over consolidating five tiny school districts into one.

State Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe has been officiating over the state's politically thorny district consolidation process, and many are asking for it to be placed on hold until the state board replaces her.

Wyoming once again takes the top spot in Quality Counts' annual ranking of the states on school finance, while 22 states receive grades between C-minus and D-minus.

A handful of districts and other groups are reshaping the after-school space to provide a wide range of social and linguistic supports for newcomer students.

A group of Vermont high school students backed by a powerful conservative Christian legal organization is accusing the state of religious discrimination.

In the Green Mountain State, education leaders discuss their focus on the whole child.

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

The rocky shift to remote learning has exacerbated inequities for the nation's 5 million English-learners. An army of multilingual liaisons work round the clock to plug widening gaps.

Recent Census data finds households in the South and Midwest lagging those in other regions in access to remote learning technologies and learning interactions with teachers and family members.

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

This Flyers rookie dominated in his return to the lineup.

The Pittsburgh Penguins returned home after a three-game road trip only to get blown out by the Dallas Stars 7-1 on Monday night.

The Montreal Canadiens are not the only team in the midst of a rebuild and it's not easy for anybody, especially not for Craig Conroy who's at the helm of the Calgary Flames and will be down a first-round pick at the next draft.

Could the Islanders potentially find themselves in a wild-card spot on Wednesday morning? In this economy?

The Montreal Canadiens snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-5 come-from-behind victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Remembrance Day.

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

Elvis Merzlikins is expected to start for the Blue Jackets, who are mired in a five-game losing streak and have never beaten the Kraken in regulation.

Klapka has seen five games with the Flames this season

The Montreal Canadiens sit near the bottom of the NHL standings, fuelling more speculation about trade targets.

Kenzie Lalonde will become the first woman play-by-play announcer for an NHL team's TV broadcasts in Canada. Reactions and endorsements have poured in.

The Vancouver Canucks take on the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

Knight receives a more traditional start, at home, with days off ahead of the game

When can we expect the Islanders to get healthy?

The Montreal Canadiens are struggling on many fronts this season and goaltending is not an exception.

Kyle Connor could be the NHL's most underrated player, even after the Winnipeg Jets got off to a historic start. He could also become a bona fide star at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Blues need some energy, scoring; Joseph provides both, anxious to get back into lineup after missing six games with a lower-body injury

The Oilers look to claw themselves up above .500 against the team that started their memorable turnaround last season.

The former Edmonton Oilers general manager has a new gig.

Longtime Red Wings GM and Hockey Hall of Famer Ken Holland joined the NHL in a new consulting role just months after parting with the Edmonton Oilers.

Former Red Wings general manager Ken Holland is taking on a new role with the NHL's league office

30-year-old was acquired in a trade for Timothy Liljegren, was pointless in seven games with San Jose this season

The Winnipeg Jets claimed Kaapo Kahkonen off NHL waivers from the Colorado Avalanche, while the Anaheim Ducks' James Reimer is one of two players now on waivers.

Reimer could be reclaimed by Buffalo and sent directly to the AHL

The former New Jersey Devils goalie finds themselves playing for a new Western Conference team.

The 36-year-old goaltender was acquired via waiver claim from the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 7.

The Winnipeg Jets claimed Kaapo Kahkonen off waivers from the Avalanche on Tuesday afternoon

Former San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer was placed on NHL waivers today by the Anaheim Ducks.

Emma Lingan and Eric Cruikshank discuss Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome, the Bruins and Red Wings coaches, Kirill Kaprizov's next contract and much more.

Jonathan Lekkerimäki will make his NHL debut when the Vancouver Canucks take on the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

The Winnipeg Jets will be without defenceman Logan Stanley for the short-term future.

With David Jiříček's future with the Columbus Blue Jackets up in the air, the question now becomes: Should the Blue Jackets move on from David Jiříček?

The Maple Leafs called up leading Marlies scorer Alex Steeves but aren't expected to play him. He deserves a good look while other bottom-six players struggle, says Adam Proteau.

The New Jersey Devils will face former teammates Tomas Nosek, Jesper Boqvist, AJ Greer, and Dmitry Kulikov on Tuesday night in their game against the Florida Panthers.

86 Sergei Bobrovsky, 85 Cole Perfetti, and 85 Alexandar Goergiev among new cards

The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals for two draft picks after a blowout loss dropped them to 6-9-2 on the season.