Public Schools

Where the "Trump bump" panned out for Tate Reeves in Mississippi, it ultimately flopped for Eddie Rispone, just as it did for Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky. Both candidates were the scourge of local teachers unions.

"My son's school is holding 4 active shooter drills this year. The only clear impact of these drills is stress, anxiety and confusion on the part of children and families. I would end the drills or make them optional. Let our kids learn the right things," Yang tweeted Monday.

Nearly 220 San Fernando Valley school campuses are shut today, in addition to several others in Los Angeles County, over poor air quality issues.

A white candidate for the Cincinnati Public Schools board rebuked criticism he's trying to deceive voters into believing he's black over a campaign advertisement using a stock photo.

Perkins County Schools suspended their policy on transgender people using identity-appropriate restrooms after the superintendent received death threats.

The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Educational Statistics released a report that noted "no measurable differences" in the students' average reading and mathematics scores.

Turzai says public school teachers '"don't really care about kids."

The state Senate must now clear the bill before it becomes law.

There has been a rift in public schools since Protestants first split into liberal and conservative camps.

A Baptist church pastor said today's rebellious public school students and "lazy gamers" should be stoned to death as part of a societal lesson in obedience.

A Republican Pennsylvania representative proposed legislation that would ban all political discussions in public school classrooms to help prevent "indoctrination" by teachers.

Stahl's claim that the state of public schools has gotten better simply doesn't hold up to the data. It fact, DeVos is entirely correct to point out that public school outcomes have not meaningfully improved.

Under the current law, school-led prayer is not allowed in public schools.

Over half of New York City's homeless students are missing classes and those numbers haven't been properly tracked by school officials, an audit showed.

Poverty and segregation drive the gap between public schools across the United States.

First, school administrators will have to make sure the buildings are safe. Then they'll have to comfort the kids.

Between summer 2011 and 2012, the lawsuit claims, there were more than 300 "instances of seclusion" on 120 students, many of whom had emotional behavioral disorders.

The Educational Institute of Scotland questioned how construction of the schools was approved.

Congress will take up the "No Child Left Behind" law this month.

There's Berkeley and Texas A & M, of course. But also schools in Virginia, Wisconsin, Missouri, Colorado, Georgia, Oregon ...

More cash surely means a better education, right? Evidence from Harvard and Stanford educationalists will surprise you.

In Connecticut, hundreds of children left injured after schools' heavy-handed restraint policy.

In his new book, Joel Klein, former chancellor of New York City schools, politely rips the status quo.