Education

Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher recruitment.

The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state’s governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles.

Finland is the No. 1 happiest country in the world, and they’re offering a free masterclass about happiness. Here’s what I learned from the course.

The Biden administration has made it clear that student loan borrowers’ payments will restart in October. But some people may have a little more time.

According to U.S. News, this year’s ranking formula was changed and modified to reflect academic reputation, cost of attendance and return on investment.

Children living in Camden, New Jersey’s east side will be getting a new “Eastside High School,” which used to be the old Woodrow Wilson High School before it was renamed. The current graduating class will be the last with the current outdated building before students are relocated while it’s torn down and rebuilt over the next three to five years....

Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, was initially suspended the same week Texas outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles.

The heat wave is hitting just as students across the area have their first day of school and for many students classes were cut short. Many more districts are set to dismiss early on Wednesday as well. NBC10’s Johnny Archer has the details.

The weather made the first day of school a little bit shorter for a lot of students in Philadelphia on Tuesday. 74 public schools are dismissing early this week because they do not have adequate air conditioning during this record-breaking heat wave. NBC10’s Karen Hua caught up with students and parents as school dismissed.

NBC10’s Matt DeLucia reports on the first day of classes in the Philadelphia School District that is being impacted by excessive heat that’s causing dozens of schools to dismiss early. School District Superintendent Tony Watlington also shared his hopes for the school year ahead.

The excessive heat is forcing thousands of families to change their plans for the first week of school. Districts across the area have announced they will be ending classes early for the next several days. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the details from Roxborough.

It is a big week for students in the Philadelphia School District, but for many the first day of school may look different because of the hot temperatures expected this week. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has the details, including early dismissals for many.

At least 86 schools in Philadelphia as well as schools in Montgomery, Delaware and Camden counties have early dismissals for the first week of school

Under the new policy that goes into effect Sept. 5, Pennsylvania students will be eligible to receive free services until they turn 22, rather than aging out of the program the summer after they turn 21.

Students with disabilities in Pennsylvania will now receive free support through the public education system for an additional year beyond what current policy dictates.

The children from the Taft Houses NYCHA complex sent a balloon into the atmosphere and caught the whole journey on GoPro video.

It’s back-to-school season and Camden City School District is getting students ready with a back-to-school fair. The fair offered useful resources for parents as well as activities for students. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle recaps the day.

North College Hill City School District outside Cincinnati, Ohio, has become the first in the state to go to a four-day week for in-person learning.

The Institute for Citizens & Scholars launched the initiative with funding from the Knight Foundation in response to what organizers see as threats to U.S. democracy.

Students have been absent at record rates nationwide since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures.