Oakland Teachers Strike For Pay Raise, Better Work ConditionsThe Oakland Unified School District serves 36,000 students at 86 schools.
The Lasting Impacts And Goals Of Teaching Black History"Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history."
West Virginia Teachers Will Continue To Strike WednesdayThe House voted 53-45 to postpone the bill indefinitely.
| Katie Cammarata and Ahmed Jawadi
Elizabeth Warren Proposes Sweeping Universal Child Care ProgramThe Democratic presidential hopeful proposed a plan that would make child care free or affordable for every family.
Understanding The Pitfalls Of How We Teach Black History TodayMost U.S. schools' black history curricula have some pretty major blind spots. How do we fix them?
How Racist History Books Spurred The Black History Education Of TodayBlack history education is a fairly new concept in U.S. schools. In order to understand its development, let's start from the beginning.
Denver Teachers Reach Pay Agreement With School District To End StrikeThe agreement comes after months of negotiations and a three-day strike.
In Cases Of Academic Fraud, The NCAA May Have A Consistency ProblemThe NCAA's latest ruling against the University of Missouri sparks criticisms of inconsistency regarding academic fraud.
Wash And Learn: Laundromats And Libraries Are Fighting 'Book Deserts'In the Bronx, Detroit, Chicago and other cities, libraries are partnering with laundromats to provide books to low-income and low-literacy areas.
The Los Angeles Teachers Strike Is Officially OverUnited Teachers Los Angeles said its members showed overwhelming support for an agreement the union made with the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Michigan State University's Interim President ResignsJohn Engler has been under intense scrutiny after comments he made about some survivors "enjoying" the spotlight following the Larry Nassar scandal.
Are American Schools Focusing Too Much On Athletics?For most high schoolers in Asia and Europe, sports have nothing to do with school.
| Phil Pruitt and Chance Seales
Massive Los Angeles Teachers Strike Is Officially OnAfter weeks of failed negotiations, thousands of educators and staff members were set to walk off the job Monday.
Public School Workers Quit Jobs At Record Rate In 2018The Wall Street Journal points to a variety of reasons, but key among them are issues of low pay and poor working conditions.
School Uniforms Aren't Couture, But They Improve Graduation RatesWhen schools look for ways to boost student morale and attendance, they sometimes turn to school uniforms.
| Phil Pruitt and Chance Seales
Americans Aren't Learning Personal Finance SkillsU.S. students score low on financial literacy tests compared to other developed countries.
These Teachers Want Their Students To Know They're ImportantHigh school teachers in Kansas City, Missouri, each chose a student to say kind words to.
Save Money On Textbooks, Save Time On Studying With CheggChegg helps you save money on textbooks with its rental program and helps you save time with its study-focused services.
OMG, Meme, Other Buzzwords Added To Merriam-WebsterMerriam-Webster added more than 1,700 words to its dictionary, but many of them probably should've already been included.
