A sociologist and former high school math teacher found that Philadelphia students face starkly different expectations for college depending on what type of school they attend.
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The Supreme Court has twice weighed in on ‘release time’ policies, and many states allow districts to implement them.
A tradition of nonpartisanship on locally elected school boards is changing, following a national shift toward divisive political partisanship.
An education expert explains the potential benefits and drawbacks of year-round schooling in Philadelphia.
Many countries wrestle with whether to include any kind of education about religion in public school lessons, and each one takes its own approach.
It’s that time of year when it seems the more school fees parents pay, the less time their children spend in school.
Drexel researchers evaluated a 2014 program implemented by Kevin Bethel when he was deputy police commissioner that led to fewer arrests of students in schools.
Does Louisiana’s requirement for public schools to post ‘In God We Trust’ in all classrooms violate the doctrine of separation of church and state? A legal scholar weighs in.
Current precedent relies on a 1982 case in which five justices generally agreed there were limits on a school’s power to ban books, but they didn’t agree on why.
With Donald Trump absent again, Republican presidential hopefuls took potshots at each other but agreed that Bidenomics isn’t cutting it.
Survivors of multiple colonial school systems need their voices to be heard. An exhibit examines how colonial schooling policies over a century and a half influenced the Blood People.
The way Australia’s school system is structured is especially unfair on students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
New research on school superintendent turnover rates reveals that divisive political issues are contributing to the problem of instability among school leadership across the US.
In a new report, education authors Tom Greenwell and Chris Bonnor propose a framework to increase parental choice and improve equity in the school system.
Using public funds to support students at private religious schools is one thing, but establishing faith-based institutions within public districts is another.
Federal law protects students’ rights to request some religious accommodations, including during the month of Ramadan.
There is a new push for private schools to open their grounds and facilities to the broader community
Federal, state and local efforts to help students recover learning they missed or lost during the pandemic are underway. But those projects don’t include the youngest students.
Parents have a general right to know about their children’s activities in school, but that can be limited by students’ rights to privacy and personal safety.
Gifting teachers through crowdfunding sites may make an immediate difference but can’t compensate for underfunding and inequitable funding of public schools.
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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