May 29, 2016 As charters grow, public schools see sharp enrollment drop Standing before the Los Angeles Unified School Board, Susan Zoller delivered a startling assessment: More than 100,000 students in the nation's second-largest district were now enrolled in charters, draining more than $500 million from the budget in a single academic year.
May 26, 2016 District accused of demoting employee for maternity leave Federal officials are suing a South Florida school district, claiming an assistant principal was demoted for taking maternity leave.
May 24, 2016 Texas elementary school tosses name of Robert E. Lee An Austin elementary school will be renamed for an acclaimed Depression-era photographer after the school board decided it should no longer carry the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E.
May 24, 2016 Resignations sought after goatee blocks grad from ceremony A Louisiana chapter of the NAACP wants a school superintendent and three school board members to resign after a high school valedictorian was blocked from participating in graduation for refusing to shave his beard.
May 19, 2016 Ex-NFL player chosen to be next Pittsburgh schools head Officials say a former professional football player has been tapped to be the next superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools.
May 18, 2016 California aims to reflect diversity in classroom studies How do you teach the history of the world in California schools, where nearly two-thirds of students are Latino or Asian, many from newly immigrated families? That's the challenge facing a California panel charged with establishing a new history and social studies framework for millions of public school students.
May 17, 2016 Kansas school considers changes to discrimination policies School officials in Lawrence, Kansas, are considering changing district policies to prohibit forms of discriminatory behavior after school administrators told a high school student earlier this year that he couldn't display a Confederate flag on his vehicle while on school grounds.
May 14, 2016 Alabama university apologizes for T-shirt with racist image An Alabama university is apologizing after discovering a sorority on the Birmingham campus had T-shirts printed with an image of a black man eating watermelon.
May 14, 2016 New Mexico principal on leave over student-shaming poster A Shiprock, New Mexico, middle school principal has been placed on leave for allegedly displaying a poster listing students who wouldn't be graduating to the next grade.
May 12, 2016 ACLU sues school district over transgender bathroom policy The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a civil rights complaint against a north Florida school district over a new transgender bathroom policy.
