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Note: This story can only be republished by Associated Press members. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming.  Parents were no longer allowed in the building without appointments, she said, and punishments were more severe. Everyone seemed less […]

This story was updated to provide additional information on the data collected from California districts for the 2022-23 school year by a consulting firm. Veronica Lopez has twin fifth-grade daughters. One is working toward her school’s “perfect attendance” award. The other, Miranda, has been sick a lot and chronically absent from Los Angeles Unified’s Fair

UPCOMING ROUNDTABLE Addressing chronic absenteeism Join EdSource on Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. for a roundtable discussion on the impact of chronic absenteeism on schools and families, and hear about the latest in research, data and solutions. Panelists include Thomas Dee, professor of education at Stanford University, who has collaborated with the Associated Press to collect attendance data from states

Selma High School junior Alyssa Vasquez plays with a 3D Pin Art Sensory toy, one of many toys the mental health team presented to students as coping tools. Vasquez was one of around 300 high schoolers to attend the May 19 event. Lasherica Thornton/EdSource As our California public school students begin a new academic year,

Harvard Law School Credit: Unsplash / Emily Karakis Two of the nation’s best-known legal scholars and authorities on the First Amendment joined in the defense this week of embattled Stanford University professor of education Thomas Dee. Laurence Tribe, a professor emeritus at Harvard University and author of an influential text on constitutional law, and Martha

Cal State Northridge Credit: Julie Leopo/EdSource When my dad got sick in October 2019, I never imagined I would be saying goodbye to him four years later in the middle of the semester. Even though I had gotten used to my dad being sick, I hoped he would be better by the time I graduated

Photo: Carol Davis/Flickr In a precedent-setting case, a California appeals court last week upheld the ability of a school district to base a parcel tax on a building’s area with a ceiling on how much a property owner would have to pay. The unanimous decision by three judges on the 1st District Court of Appeal

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho unveils plans for 2023-24 academic year at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 2023. Credit: Mallika Seshadri / EdSource This story was updated at 2:13 p.m. August 8 to add and clarify information received by LAUSD. The Los Angeles Unified School District is gearing up for

Credit: Suriyawut Suriya / Vecteezy If we could teach American Sign Language to all students, including hearing students, from kindergarten to 12th grade, the benefits would be extraordinary. It would not only eradicate the biggest problems and heartaches for the Deaf community, it would also give a significant, far-reaching gift to hearing people. Many hearing

Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education In the bustling fourth grade classroom, as Xavier anxiously tapped his foot against the chair, memories of my own struggles as a reader came rushing back. I knew all too well the feeling of counting every word, hiding behind memorized patterns and desperately trying to decipher the coded language