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Book Bans in Texas Spread as New State Law Takes Effect
As Texas enters its third straight school year of coordinated book banning activity, a growing number of districts are targeting library books. Caught in the dragnet: books featuring a “naked” crayon and one with a cartoon butt.
Texas Took Over Its Largest School District, but Has Let Underperforming Charter Networks Expand
The state took over Houston ISD after one of its schools continuously failed to meet academic standards. But an analysis of records shows it’s been more generous with underperforming charter schools, waiving expansion requirements at least 17 times.
This Security Guard Enforced a School District’s Mask Mandate. He Ended Up Facing a Criminal Charge.
Parents protested a mask mandate at a Webster, New York, school board meeting. After Ken Mancini tried to enforce the policy, a parent he ejected pressed charges for harassment.
Idaho Created a $25 Million Fund to Fix Unsafe Schools. Why Is Nobody Using It?
About a decade ago, one school district went to the state for money to fix its crumbling buildings. It got a fraction of what it asked for. Since then, no other district has even applied.
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Federal Scrutiny, Plunging Revenue Plague a Private College’s Attempt at a Turnaround
Baker College once was Michigan’s largest private nonprofit school, built on questionable promises of employment and cost. But a new school year brings a fresh host of financial and reputational problems.
New Mexico AG to Investigate Gallup-McKinley School District for Harsh Discipline of Native American Students
Gallup-McKinley County Schools enrolls a quarter of New Mexico’s Native students but was responsible for at least three-quarters of Native expulsions over four years.
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A Washington Special Education School That Was Accused of Harming Kids Is Now Barred From Taking New Students
A state investigation into Northwest SOIL, launched following a Seattle Times and ProPublica series that highlighted problems at the school, found “unacceptably high” use of physical restraints and isolation rooms.
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Series: State of Disrepair : Inside Idaho’s Crumbling Schools
Series: Chaos at the School Board : Unraveling America’s School Board Unrest
Series: Unequal Discipline : Native Students Face Harsh Discipline in New Mexico
Series: The Price Kids Pay : How Schools and Police Work Together to Punish Students
Series: The Pandemic and Illinois Schools : A Digital Divide, Vulnerable Students and Hidden Data
Series: Grace : A Failure in Michigan’s Juvenile Justice System
Series: Lessons Lost : How Federal Schools Are Failing Native American Students
Series: Dollars for Profs : The Lucrative World of Academic Moonlighting
Series: The Quiet Rooms : Children Locked Away in Illinois Schools
Series: Campus Complicity : Faculty Sexual Misconduct in Illinois
Series: Financial Aid Loophole : Giving Up Guardianship to Get Aid
Series: The $3 Million Research Breakdown : University of Illinois at Chicago’s Troubling Study
Series: The Failure Track : Alternative Schools and Accountability
Series: Evaluating Charter Schools : Questions About Public Transparency and Private Profits
