Child Welfare
School & District Management
Dodd Seeks to Put Spotlight on Children's Issues
Hearings and a proposed commission aim to focus on education, health, and other topics, amid economic uncertainty.
School Climate & Safety
Report: Tough Times Ahead for Children of the Great Recession
While the economy may recover, the generation growing up now could feel the harsh impact of the Great Recession for years to come, a new report from the Foundation for Child Development contends.
Assessment
Storm Evacuees Gained in Texas Schools, Study Says
Students who stayed in Texas after Hurricane Katrina made steady improvements, a report says, though questions are raised on methodology.
Student Well-Being
Preschool Vaccines Upset N.J. Parents
A new flu-shot requirement for New Jersey toddlers is serving as a rallying point for parents who would like the option to skip vaccinations for their children.
Equity & Diversity
Schools Urged to Prepare for Immigration Raids
Immigration enforcement requires urban educators to prepare to help students whose parents are detained, panel members say.
School Climate & Safety
Louisiana's Districts Pick Up After Storm
Educators in the southern half of the state were preparing to reopen most schools after students missed up to six days of instruction.
Federal
2 New Coalitions Seek Influence on Campaigns
Prominent education researchers say that K-12 schools won’t be able to produce changes in student achievement without the help of programs giving access to health care, preschool, and other services.
Federal
Schooling Issue a Complication for Foster Care
Policymakers are sharpening their focus on the educational needs of children in foster care, a population which has doubled in the past two decades.
Student Well-Being
Polygamy Case Raises Complex Schooling Issues
It remains unclear how long Texas state officials will be responsible for the schooling of the 416 children removed from a polygamist group's compound.
Law & Courts
Polygamist Group's Children Pose Schooling Puzzle for Texas
The transfer of children from a polygamist group’s compound to state care in Texas has handed officials there the challenges of providing for their education.
School Climate & Safety
Forced Out by Storm, Teachers Seek News of Job Openings, Pay
When Komal Bhasin heard that her New Orleans school was shutting down in preparation for a hurricane, she anticipated having an extra, leisurely day for lesson planning. Instead, the teacher fled to Huntsville, Ala., to escape the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.
Law & Courts
Child-Support Ruling Offers Bit of Cheer to Choice Backers
A recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling provides a bit of clarity for those whose situation may be made more complicated by home-schooling or distance-learning arrangements.
School & District Management
U.S. Seen as Falling Short on Basic Supports for Children
More than two-thirds of American children ages 6 to 17 lack the sustained supports needed to put them on track for adult success, according to a report scheduled for release this week.
School Climate & Safety
Education Said to Trail Most Other Gauges of Child Welfare
A new report concludes that, judging by most indicators of well-being, life has improved over the past 10 years for the nation’s children—except when it comes to their education and health.
