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The Hankinses with their son David. A family court judge rejected the New York City Department of Education’s allegation that the couple had neglected their child by keeping him out of school and having “unrealistic expectations” for his education.

When schools use child protective services as a weapon against parents

Many school employees are legally obligated to report any suspicion of child abuse and neglect, but sometimes that authority is misused

Race and Equity

by  Rebecca Klein  and  Caroline Preston  – November 17, 2018

TEACHER VOICE: Why that chatty student driving you nuts could become president of the United States

Three ways that kids learn to develop their interpersonal skills

Future of Learning

by  Carma Hobgood  – November 12, 2018

Oliver Francis, of Philadelphia, was placed in foster care because he was truant. He graduated from George Junior Republic, a residential school in Grove City, Pennsylvania, this spring.

Institutions for foster kids aren’t doing enough to educate them

Missing credits and easy, worksheet-based education add to the learning challenges of children in foster care

Twice Abandoned

by  Caroline Preston  – November 10, 2018

Rural Education

Rural disaffection has helped to drive the nation’s politics. Yet little attention has been paid to the role of education in this. We examine rural K-12 and higher education through the stories of rural schools and students.

OPINION: ‘Remaining silent is a political act’

Creating opportunities for parties to come together while teaching in trying times

K-12

by  Erika Kitzmiller  and  Adele Bruni Ashley  – November 8, 2018

Girls Coach Katie Lucky-Heard (left, white shirt) delivered a half-time pep talk to her team. “Tú puedes,” she said. You can do it.

Immigrant students find hope in soccer, but some states won’t let them play

A charter school’s teachers discover sports help them reach struggling students, but the state athletic association won’t let them play without social security numbers

Immigration

by Casey Parks  – November 7, 2018

Greg Cruey, a teacher at Southside K-8 school, greeting students in the morning.

Teachers are first responders to the opioid crisis

In some schools in McDowell County, W.Va., as many as 40 percent of kids don’t live with their parents

Early Education

by  Rebecca Klein  – November 3, 2018

‘Hamilton,’ cultural relevance and the quest to personalize learning

Some teachers tap into students' cultures in class, but study finds that other ways of personalizing are more common

Future of Learning

by  Tara García Mathewson  – November 1, 2018

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Tessa, 7, of Lafayette, Indiana, reads a book in her bright pink bedroom.

The opioid crisis took their parents, now foster kids left behind are being failed again

Teachers and school administrators are on the front lines of this crisis, but often aren't given the tools to help

Twice Abandoned

by  Rebecca Klein  – October 27, 2018

Fred Rogers: March 20, 1928 - Feb. 27, 2003.

OPINION: Mister Rogers’ voice of reason in the tumultuous ’60s still rings true

Recent documentary ‘is equal parts breath of fresh air and punch to the gut’

Early Education

by  Jennifer Rich  – October 15, 2018

Five elements of a good preschool

How parents and educators can gauge preschool quality

Early Education

by  John D. Tulenko  and  Jackie Mader  and  Lillian Mongeau  – October 10, 2018

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