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Advocates say schools nationwide are misusing the practice in response to behaviors prompted by bullying or frustration over assignments. The hospital trips for psych evals, they say, often follow months of students' needs not being met.
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Hundreds of thousands of students face challenges learning math due to disabilities such as dyscalculia, a neurodevelopmental learning disorder. They often face obstacles to getting help.
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Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution program.
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Children across the greater Tampa Bay region are heading back to school later this week. The executive director of the Children's Board of Hillsborough County has advice on how to help kids get back into the swing of things.
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After the school district agreed to pay $440,000 to resolve a lawsuit over its use of the Baker Act on students, some advocates want more protections for children.
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It's been over a decade since whole milk through the National School Lunch Program was effectively banned. Dairy farmers, some health experts and members of Congress say it’s time to bring it back.
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High school students are having less sexual intercourse. But that doesn’t mean they’re having less sex. The language of young love and lust, and the actions behind it, are evolving.
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The measure promotes dispensing tampons and sanitary napkins on campuses for students at no charge.
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If the proposal is ultimately approved by the Legislature and by voters, board candidates could run with party affiliations starting in 2026.
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Thousands of students who have dropped off public school rolls are unaccounted for, according to an analysis. They did not move out of state and did not sign up for private or home school.
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The University of Florida has the largest population of Jewish students of all public universities in the nation, and campus organizations continue to show solidarity and host events combating hate.
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Vickie Cartwright was fired in the wake of a grand jury report on the school shooting after a late-night surprise motion by a board member appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.