Sadness in international-student community after tour-bus tragedy Seattle Times: North Seattle enrolls about 900 international students each year, and the students on the bus, including the four who died, were among this year’s group.
For 1st time, New York City schools close for Muslim holiday AP: Thursday was the first time the schools serving 1.1 million pupils closed for a Muslim holiday. Eid al-Adha is known as the Feast of the Sacrifice. It commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim – Abraham to Christians and Jews – to sacrifice his son.
With Hunger Strike Over, Chicago Activists to Focus on Elected School Board District Dossier: Activists ended a 34-day hunger strike to reopen Dyett High School. They will channel their energy into advocating for an elected Chicago school board.
Black males struggle in segregated schools Washington Post: A new nces/AIR study using federal data finds that black students who attend schools that have a majority of black students score lower on achievement tests than black students who go to school with fewer other black students.
More than 1 in 5 U.S. children are (still) living in poverty Washington Post: The proportion of American children who live in poverty began rising during the recession, and it continued rising after the recession officially ended. In 2013, the child poverty rate finally fell for the first time since 2006 — a dip that advocates hoped was the beginning of an enduring trend.
D.C. School Takes New Approach To Fighting Poverty: Teaching Parents & Kids WAMU: We go inside an innovative partnership between a health clinic and a school, that aims to create healthier, more resilient communities in the nation’s capital.
Some Concerned Union Too Involved In Pittsburgh Public Schools As Crucial … CBS Local: But Randi Weingarten has shown a particular interest in Pittsburgh. Not only its teachers, but in who sits on the Pittsburgh Public School Board. “Why would the AFT be contributing to local neighborhood school board elections?” asked KDKA’s Andy Sheehan.
Kids Who Are Time-Crunched At School Lunch Toss More And Eat Less NPR: Many public school students get 15 minutes or less to eat. A study finds that kids who get less than 20 minutes for lunch end up eating less of everything on their tray.
As city acts on their cause, community school advocates carve out a new role ChalkbeatNY: For the advocates, the challenge is to back Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious plan to transform nearly 130 schools into community schools, while also ensuring that those changes are made with public input and result in service-filled schools that outlive this mayoral administration. For de Blasio’s side, the trick is to move quickly enough that the public sees an immediate return on its expensive investment while ensuring the continued support of advocates.
