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CRT MAP: Critical race theory legislation and schools
WEBFeb 2, 2022 · CRT Map: Efforts to restrict teaching racism and bias have multiplied across the U.S. Officials nationwide have raced to enact new laws and introduce new policies meant to shape how students ...
On 9/11, they were at school. Here’s what happened inside
WEBSep 6, 2021 · Latasha Fields-Frisco, who on 9/11 was the dean of students at Bronx School for Law, Government & Justice. Her own daughter had just started kindergarten. It was a regular morning that ended with ...
The teachers who aren’t coming back to school this year
WEBSep 6, 2022 · We’re listening at [email protected]. Left to right, from top left: Former teachers Kathryn Gallagher, Claire Holsinger, Samantha Certain, Marita Whalen, Darlene Gordon, Abbey Nova, Rhina ...
This lockdown wasn’t a drill. Here’s what the next four hours …
WEBMay 4, 2021 · A few miles from Columbine High School, another Colorado high school found itself in an extended lockdown. This is what it looked like in one of the classrooms there.
Schools grapple with new restrictions on teaching about gender …
WEBApr 12, 2022 · Montana, Tennessee, and Arkansas all passed laws last year that require schools to give families advance notice of lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation and allow parents to opt their ...
Homeless students undercounted by thousands of schools
WEBNov 15, 2022 · The four districts profiled by LPI spent between $128 and $556 per homeless student identified. In two of those districts, McKinney-Vento subgrants accounted for less than 14 cents on every dollar ...
Chicago Public Schools: Kindergarten, first, and second ... - Chalkbeat
WEBSep 25, 2023 · Chicago Public Schools said Monday that last year’s kindergarten, first, and second grade students made promising progress in reading, according to data from a new test now used in most district ...
Where specialized high school students come from (and where …
WEBJun 14, 2018 · Click on the map to learn which districts send the most students to specialized high schools. The 10 districts that are home to the most black and Hispanic students made up about 4 percent of ...
NYC school bus strike: What families need to know as first day …
WEBAug 28, 2023 · NYC school bus strike looms ahead of new year. What families should know. A school bus worker strike could impact roughly 80,000 students across 4,400 bus routes in the five boroughs, according to ...