Since the pandemic, schools have adopted new technology, some COVID-era changes persist and student mental health has come to the forefront.
Category: Education
Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to President Donald Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding
When President Donald Trump canceled $400 million in funding to Columbia University over its handling of student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, much of the financial pain fell on researchers a train ride away from the school’s campus, working on things like curing cancer and studying COVID-19’s impact on children.
CPS staff in a political tug-of-war: What to know about Chicago’s $175 million pension battle
A controversial $175 million pension payment for non-teaching Chicago Public Schools staff has created tension between the district and Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling
Iowa cannot continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday.
10 candidates for Orland School District 135 Board discuss test scores, taxes
District 135 schools are Centennial, Center, Park, Prairie, High Point, Liberty, Meadow Ridge Century, Jerling and Orland.
Five vying for three seats on Elmhurst School Board
York High School is one of 12 schools in Elmhurst Community School District 205, where three board seats will be filled April 1.
Conflict between SEIU and CTU escalates with allegations of ‘bullying’
The conflict between the CTU and SEIU, two key supporters of Mayor Brandon Johnson, escalates with allegations of “bullying.”
Indiana’s partisan school board bill amended to have ‘blank space’ next to nonpartisan candidates
A Senate bill that would make school board races partisan was amended further on second reading by the House chamber Thursday, but two amendments proposed by Democratic members were defeated.
High School District 230 Board candidates prepare for changes under Trump administration, explain visions for future
The Orland High School District 230 Board referenced Trump’s Thursday’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Education Department.
NWI food banks, school districts stunned by federal funding cuts
Local food banks and school districts are scrambling after the U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled more than $1 billion in funds to purchase food directly from local farmers via the Local Food to School program and the Emergency Food Assistance Program..