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Louisiana's 'In God We Trust' law tests limits of religion in public schools

When Louisiana passed a law in August 2023 requiring public schools to post “In God We Trust” in every classroom – from elementary school to college – the author of the bill claimed to be following a long-held tradition of displaying the national motto, most notably on U.S. currency.

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When neighborhood schools won’t cut it, Black families opt out

Most parents aren’t willing to gamble with their children. If they can’t find suitable schools, they’ll simply opt out of the system. And Black parents are now divesting from Chicago Public Schools, and the city, altogether.

Chicago Sun-Times

Support for Houston ISD’s Spanish speakers has dwindled under state-appointed leader, parents say

For one reading class, Superintendent Mike Miles said instruction would focus on English, even if it meant risking state funding for dual-language programs. Parents say it goes further than that, adding that their kids are receiving no assistance in Spanish at all.

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Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since the Sandy Hook shooting

Connecticut’s most wide-ranging gun control measure since the 2013 law enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is taking effect

The Independent UK

Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science

Science fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics of science. Researchers have also found that sci-fi serves as a positive influence on how people view science. Science fiction scholar Istvan Csicsery-Ronay calls this “science-fictional…

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Teachers will have ‘strong demands’ in contract talks — even with one of their own on other side of bargaining table

“The driving force has always been inequity and injustice that Black and Brown students and their families experience in this city,” CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said. “And that injustice did not roll away on April 4. We just got another gladiator in a place of power.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Bomb threats clear Highland Park elementary school two days in a row

Highland Park Police determined Thursday’s bomb threat was not credible and part of a string of threats to public buildings across the country.

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Budding scientists set off 90 model volcanoes at Museum of Science and Industry

Ninety elementary school students participated in a celebration of the museum’s 90th anniversary while learning about Pompeii.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alex Jones' expenses topped $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families have yet to be paid

Alex Jones' personal spending is frustrating families who are trying to collect on the $1.5 billion in judgments against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting a hoax.

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Some parents in Lahaina fight to keep their school — and kids — together

Schools remain closed after the deadly fires on Maui. Parents say it's important to keep their community from being displaced indefinitely.

WEKU

Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu starts new program at old elementary school

Chicago Bulls point guard Ayo Dosunmu started a new program at his old elementary school - Ayo's Scholars.

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Abused, traumatised and powerless: South Korea’s teachers on why they are protesting

Teachers recount the emotional toll of being harassed by parents and dragged through child abuse proceedings over everyday classroom matters

The Guardian - AU

California elementary school evacuated over bomb threat after rightwing harassment

Chabot elementary in Oakland received racist and threatening emails, forcing 50 students and staff to vacate the premises

The Guardian - US

Florida school singles out Black pupils as ‘problem’ group for talk on test scores

Students at Bunnell elementary school pulled from class based on race and mandated to attend presentation on improving results

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How a state effort to fund Texas schools equitably is shortchanging dozens of rural districts

For decades, the Texas comptroller’s office has double-checked property valuations across the state, which help determine how much school districts can levy in property taxes. But when state and county appraisers disagree, districts can end up with big holes in their budgets.

The Independent UK

After school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers not expected to take up gun control in special session

Tennessee lawmakers will gavel in for a special session stemming from a shooting at a Nashville elementary school that left six dead, including three young children

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrant children welcomed at CPS back-to-school bash

Dozens of migrant children were bused from nearby shelters for the event in Rogers Park, where they picked up school supplies and met faculty and other school families.

The Independent UK

Six-year-old’s shocking boast after shooting his teacher revealed: ‘I shot that b**** dead’

The shooting on 6 January left first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner with severe injuries

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Video Privacy Protection Act Claim Can Go Forward Against Google Based on Google's Alleged …

disclosure of an elementary school student's YouTube video watching history to the school, which was investigating him for supposed sexual harassment of teacher.

The Independent UK

Uvalde shooter’s cousin arrested for threatening copycat attack on school

Nathan Cruz, 17, is the cousin of Salvador Ramos, the 18-year-old who fatally shot 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in May 2022

The Independent UK

Judge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut's landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook

A federal judge has rejected a request to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark 2013 gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting until a gun rights group’s lawsuit against the statute has concluded

The Conversation

40 years ago, the US started sending more and more kids to prison without hope of release, but today, it's far more rare – what happened?

A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the sentence for Jesse Osborne, who carried out a school shooting in 2016. Fourteen years old at the time, Osborne killed his father, then opened fire at Townsville Elementary School, killing a 6-year-old child and injuring others.

Chicago Sun-Times

Theaster Gates South Side arts hub names programming team

The acclaimed Chicago artist has renovated vacant buildings across the South Side through his Rebuild Foundation. The former elementary school, vacant for 20 years, will be transformed into an arts hub in 2024.

The Texas Tribune

New school safety laws seek to add armed guards, chaplains and mental health training. Here’s what you need to know.

Experts say many of the changes will bolster school safety but some requirements may be challenging for public schools to implement by the upcoming school year with limited funding and staffing constraints.

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Benesse offers free AI support for schoolkids' summer projects

Benesse Corp. will provide a service that helps elementary school students use generative artificial intelligence to do their summer independent research homework, the firm has said. The service will be available starting July 25, the educational services giant announced Wednesday.

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