Youth and Children’s Stories
- School year begins in WY’s few remaining one-room schoolhouses It is back-to-school season and for 11 students in Sheridan County, Wyoming, it means returning to a one-room schoolhouse. The Slack School was built in the 1880s and is Sheridan County's last operational one-room schoolhouse. Inside, there are historical photos on one wall, a chalkboard, a […]
- TX educators prepare for upcoming legislative session Texas educators spent the summer in meetings and workshops devising a playbook for the upcoming Texas legislative session. The Educator's Bill of Rights contains 10 issues based on feedback from K-12 and higher education employees. Alejandro Pena, government affairs specialist for the American Federation of Teachers-Texas, said they […]
- School year begins in WY’s few remaining one-room schoolhouses It is back-to-school season and for 11 students in Sheridan County, Wyoming, it means returning to a one-room schoolhouse. The Slack School was built in the 1880s and is Sheridan County's last operational one-room schoolhouse. Inside, there are historical photos on one wall, a chalkboard, a […]
- TX educators prepare for upcoming legislative session Texas educators spent the summer in meetings and workshops devising a playbook for the upcoming Texas legislative session. The Educator's Bill of Rights contains 10 issues based on feedback from K-12 and higher education employees. Alejandro Pena, government affairs specialist for the American Federation of Teachers-Texas, said they […]
- Nonprofit works to improve Latino graduation rates in CA Latinos make up 40% of California's population and more than 56% of K-12 public school students. However, Latino high school graduation rates are low, prompting a national effort to encourage parental involvement. The Parent Institute for Quality Education is a nonprofit focused on social justice and […]
- Nonprofit works to improve Latino graduation rates in CA Latinos make up 40% of California's population and more than 56% of K-12 public school students. However, Latino high school graduation rates are low, prompting a national effort to encourage parental involvement. The Parent Institute for Quality Education is a nonprofit focused on social justice and […]
- Grant helps Legal Aid of NE Housing Justice Project amidst rising evictions From July, 2023 to July, 2024, Nebraska landlords filed more than 10,000 eviction cases. That's compared with an average of around 8,400 filings per year between 2012 and 2019. Legal Aid of Nebraska's Housing Justice Project represents hundreds of Nebraskans facing eviction each […]
- Colorado parents face September 30 deadline to help fund school meals Colorado students will not go hungry this school year, thanks to the Healthy School Meals for All initiative approved by voters in 2022. Their parents will need to fill out some paperwork to tap critical federal dollars to help pay for the popular program. […]