A High School Confronts Suicide Prevention Head-On

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Teens are susceptible to suicidal thoughts, and experts says schools are the perfect place to help address those feelings and prevent suicides. Here’s how one Virginia school that is tackling this sensitive topic. (November 14, 2018)

Voices of History: Sylvia Mendez

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Sylvia Mendez was 9 when her father became a plaintiff in a lawsuit that forced the Westminster school district, in Orange County, Calif., to allow children of Mexican descent to attend schools with white students. (May 13, 2014)

Cleveland Schools Use Incentives, Parent Outreach to Reduce Chronic Absences

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Seven million children in the U.S. are considered chronically absent, which puts them at greater risk of dropping out of school. In Cleveland, school officials offer incentives to encourage students to show up to school (March 23, 2018)

Life Inside the Projects

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A single mother of four describes what it's like to raise a family in Potomac Gardens, a massive 1960s-era public housing project in Washington. (May 24, 2014)

School Police: What’s Their Role? How Should They Treat Students?

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In Minnesota, the St. Paul school district revamped its school policing program to focus less on enforcement and more on student relationships. (January 24, 2016)

Nine Ways Canadian Teachers Support English-Learners

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A third of Canada’s schoolchildren are either immigrants themselves or have a parent born abroad. Canadian teachers undergo specialized training to teach these English learners.

What Constitutional Rights Do Students Have?

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When it comes to paddling or censorship, the courts have ruled that U.S. students don’t always share the same constitutional rights as adults outside of school. Learn more about the Constitution’s limited reach into schoolhouse doors.

Service Dogs and Students With Disabilities in the U.S. Supreme Court

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The justices will decide whether service dogs for children with disabilities in school are more a matter for the Americans with Disabilities Act or federal special education law. (October 25, 2016)

Open Educational Resources: Some Basics

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In this digital age, free online educational resources (OER) are getting an increasingly high profile. Here’s a guide on what they are, why they’re popular, and what educators need to be cautious about in using them. (April 17, 2017)

Home Schooling in America: An African-American Family’s Cultural Decision

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In many schools, African-American history begins with stories of slavery. Monica Utsey, a Washington, D.C. mom, wanted to give her sons a deeper and richer history of black people, which is what motivated her to home school them. (January 18, 2019)

After a Student Suicide- How Schools Should Respond

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When there’s a student death by suicide, many schools aren’t sure how to respond. Mental health experts say taking the right steps is critical, and can help prevent additional suicides. (November 26, 2018)