public schools

An updated EPA rule requires drinking water in elementary schools be tested for lead and copper — a mandate that emerged from the Flint, Mich. water crisis.

An analysis of data from 33 states obtained by Chalkbeat and The Associated Press shows that public K-12 enrollment this fall has dropped across those states by more than 500,000 students, or 2%, since the same time last year.

Enrollment has fallen as schools and families grapple with pandemic closures and health concerns. Next semester, the declines could start hitting district budgets.

State lawmakers had previously asked the Texas Education Agency to seek a federal waiver to cancel the standardized tests.

Every year, Children At Risk rates the state's public schools, based partly on standardized test scores. The pandemic temporarily put those tests on hold, so this year's pandemic edition of campus rankings looks at the past three years.

Many families with students learning at home can't access the free breakfasts and lunches they depended on when their children were attending school in person.

Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school…

From Texas Standard: The pandemic has required many adjustments for educators and students. For students with disabilities, and the teachers who work...

In a town hall Zoom meeting Tuesday, Fort Worth school district Superintendent Kent Scribner defended his decision to delay in-person learning, stressing…

President Trump falsely claimed that children are "almost immune" from the coronavirus, but a new review of state data finds child cases are up 40%.

In a statement Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott said local health authorities can shut down schools if there’s evidence of an outbreak after students have already…