Schools

A group of House Democrats wants to implement a tax on sweetened drinks as a way to fund universal school meals.   The proposal would charge businesses that purchase the drinks, as well as syrups and powders, at a rate of two cents per ounce.   Rep. Moira Rader (D-Guilford) said this would overcome some of the obstacles she and…

Some Democratic lawmakers have proposed a tax on sweetened drinks in Connecticut to help fund school meals for students in need.

Hundreds of school districts around the U.S. may have to abandon plans to acquire electric buses after the EPA froze the latest round of money that was part of President Biden’s infrastructure law. The electric buses would replace diesel-burning buses that are particularly unhealthy for the children who ride them. The buses would also would save districts on fuel costs....

A small high school in North Carolina was surprised by its band director with the highest ranking its band has won at a statewide musical competition.

TikTok has recently been flooded with videos of people claiming that Krispy Kreme gives out free doughnuts for good grades.

An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”  Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian, Idaho, says she won’t comply with the order, arguing that the message is a fundamental part to ensuring...

Love them or hate them, there is a new debate over Crocs as a growing number of schools are trying to ban the footwear fashion.

Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff.

A study conducted by researchers at Stony Brook University found teenagers spend an average of 90 minutes a day on their phones during school.

In the 1995 movie “Clueless,” Alicia Silverstone’s character Cher orchestrates a romantic connection between her two teachers, Mr. Hall and Miss Geist. A 13-year-old student from Texas, like Cher, told a few white lies to get the ball rolling for her two teachers to make a connection.

An attempt to authorize the Catholic school was challenged as a violation of the First Amendment, which limits government involvement in religion.

Education will be a top priority for lawmakers this session, and many agree changes are needed, especially when it comes to state support for special education. “When we under invest in our students, they pay and we pay as a society both now and later,” Mayor Justin Elicker, (D-New Haven) said. The mayors and the school superintendents from the five…

The mayors and school superintendents from Connecticut’s five biggest cities were in Hartford Monday to ask state legislators and the governor for more funding for education.

Some Connecticut school districts have been impacted by a cybersecurity breach affecting the PowerSchool Student Information System.

Connecticut State Police said there will be an increased police presence at schools in the northwest corner of the state on Thursday. Troopers said they recently learned of a non-specific written threat in New Hartford. The threat wasn’t directed toward any specific location in town, but it referenced Thursday, Dec. 19 as the date of the potential incident, according to…

Police responded to a shooting on Monday at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.

Reliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods.

Kirabo Jackson, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University and former economic advisor to President Biden, discusses how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration.

You can find Claudene Wilson serving meals in the cafeteria, doing repairs and comforting crying students.

Eniola Shokunbi said she wants to be president of the United States, but first she’s making an impact on her local community. “Eniola is fabulous,” State Senator Matt Lesser said. “She wows every room she’s in front of. She’s a real rock star.” In fifth grade, she led the efforts to create an air filter system that’s able to...