K-12 Education

Members of the public express their anger with the board and Superintendent Bob Thomas during a Board of Education meeting at the City-County Building in Knoxville, Tenn. on Friday, April 30, 2021. The board met to debate if the school system would require face masks for the upcoming school year to combat the spread of COVID-19.Kns Kcs Masks

Are fiery school-board meetings representative of all parents?

Anna Saavedra, Amie Rapaport, Morgan Polikoff, and Dan Silver

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Kindergarden students work in classrooms at Ross Elementary School in Topeka Wednesday morning.

Using classroom simulators to transform teacher preparation

Julie Cohen and Vivian Wong

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

An anti-vaccine mandate protester, argues with another meeting attendee during an event organised by Portland Public School to discuss a proposed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandate for students 12-years-old and above in Portland, Oregon, U.S. October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Olmos NO ARCHIVES. NO RESALES.

It’s time to start voting in your local school board elections

Monday, November 1, 2021

Sunrise Movement members rallied at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on June 21, 2021. The rally launched a 105-mile, week-long trek to Washington, DC where they will meet up with other Sunrise groups and deliver demands to the Biden Administration and Congress. (Photo by Paul Weaver/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

American Rescue Plan funds can jump-start stalled opportunities for youth

Martha Ross, Lili Allen, Annelies Goger, and Avni Nahar

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

A full hallway of face-masked Emerson Middle School students fill the hallway just before 8 a.m. on Sept. 7, 2021.Backtoschoollivonia1

To help students recover from the pandemic, education leaders must prioritize equity and evidence

Lindsay Dworkin and Dr. Karyn Lewis

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

student at whiteboard in classroom

How does student-teacher matching affect suspensions for students of color?

Travis J. Bristol, Matthew Shirrell, and Tolani Britton

Monday, October 11, 2021

Student working on geometry homework.

Does detracking promote educational equity?

Monday, October 4, 2021

A student attends the enrollment of a fifth grade class at Alteburg School with her parents.

Concerns about child well-being during the 2020-21 school year were greatest among parents of remote learners

Marshall Garland, Morgan Polikoff, and Anna Saavedra

Thursday, September 23, 2021

PA via ReutersDemonstrators holding placards calling for transgender rights during a Black Trans Lives Matter protest at Parliament Square, London, following a raft of Black Lives Matter protests across the UK. Picture date: Saturday July 4, 2020.

Transgender students’ rights shouldn’t be subject to partisan feuds

Jon Valant and Nicolas Zerbino

Monday, September 13, 2021

Junior students look on during literature class at the Piarist School in Hagerhill, Kentucky. Typically all students wear uniforms at The Piarist School, but on the first day of school when this photo was taken many were in plain clothes because many were receiving their uniforms that day. Aug. 17, 2021As 8687 Piarist School472

How the pandemic has changed teachers’ commitment to remaining in the classroom

Gema Zamarro, Andrew Camp, Dillon Fuchsman, and Josh B. McGee

Wednesday, September 8, 2021