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The article discusses the leadership demonstrated by Lateshia Woodley of Kansas City Public School District in the provision of social-emotional support to students that have experienced trauma. Topics explored include the need to ensure that students feel safe in school, the acknowledgment of the social and emotional needs of concerned students, and the collaboration of teachers with social workers in trauma response.

The article explores the impact of the pandemic on school discipline. Topics discussed include the increase in levels of trauma and anxiety among students returning to school after the pandemic, the restorative justice practices being implemented by the school district in Kansas City, Missouri, and the need to address racial inequities in school discipline.

The article reports on the efforts by graduation counselors to find and monitor absentee students in the U.S. to help them graduate by citing the experiences of Lowcountry Acceleration Academy enrollment coach LaTosha Walker. Other topics include the declining graduation rates for low-income public school students and students with disabilities, and the personal safety risks faced by the counselors in doing their job.

The article discusses anti-CRT law, which restricts conversations and lessons about race and racism in schools. Topics discussed including Critical race theory as an academic framework explaining that racism is not just a result of individual bias or prejudice; opposing teaching race, racism, sexuality and gender identity, or offering books that included those topics; and the disruptions brought by COVID-19.

The article discusses the significant increase in the number of students in special education in the U.S. over the past four decades, reaching an all-time high of 14.7 percent of all public school students in the 2021-22 school year. Topics include the surge in students with individualized education programs (IEPs), reasons for the increase, such as inflexible curriculums, the rise in autism and ADHD diagnoses, and decreased stigma leading to more IEP support for students.

The article discusses the issues and challenges facing teachers in the implementation of laws on transgender and nonbinary student pronouns that were enacted by several U.S. states like Alabama, Florida and Indiana. According to teachers, the laws could endanger their trusting relationships with students and hyper-politicize the teaching profession.

The article focuses on Poets, Essayists, Novelists(PEN) America and Penguin Random House taking a Florida school district to court over the restriction of over 100 books, alleging violations of the First and 14th Amendments, as book bans escalate across the country, particularly targeting LGBTQ+ and race-related themes.

The article presents suggestions for school administrators to recruit and retain teachers of color. It includes recommendations to start teacher residency programs that allow teaching candidates to work in a school as they complete their teaching certification; to offer support to teachers of color in navigating workplace issues; and to start affinity groups for teacher of color focusing on their well-being.

The article compares Indian Caste System and U.S. racism, and discusses how Maine hired a Black-led equity and justice institute to offer diversity training for teachers, commissioned an independent investigation of the students' claims that cost the district that overhauled high school's history and English curriculum. Topics include way for school students to report discrimination using their school-issued devices; and efforts to make classrooms and schools equitable for students of color.

The article highlights the results of the PDK International poll, showing that a significant majority of Americans (73%) believe teachers are undervalued, with 67% supporting pay increases for teachers even if it means raising property taxes.

The article discusses a case in Georgia where a 5th grade teacher was fired for reading a book on gender fluidity to her students, violating district policies on controversial topics.

The article reports that an Iowa school district has become the first to use artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, to identify books to remove from school libraries to comply with a state law that bans materials with depictions of sex.

The article discusses a report from New York state's Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) which suggests that the potential risks of using facial recognition technology (FRT) in schools might outweigh its documented benefits.

The article provides information about parents from the Covenant School who gathered at the state capitol during a special session of the state legislature on public safety in Nashville, Tennessee, following a tragic incident of shoting in the school in March.

The article reports that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposal to expand the E-rate program to support Wi-Fi on school buses and mobile hotspot devices for schools and libraries is facing opposition from U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

The article discusses the impact of school dress code policies targeting larger number of girls, LGBTQ students, and African American students in the U.S. Topics include dress codes that prohibit clothing typically associated with girls like any type of skin tight attire and codes prohibiting items typically associated with boys, policies banning head coverings, and the challenges of dress codes for low-income families.

The article discusses data being gathered by Baldwinsville Central School District on middle school student participation accelerating learning program. Topics discussed include aim of providing access to Advanced Placement and courses of college in high school, students enrolled in Baldwinsville, and use of equity audits on several levels by teachers, principals and department chairs.

An interview with Ashley Hope Pérez, an American author is presented, which includes information on her books which are banned in the United States as they focus on LGBTQ+ communities and pornography; her reaction on seeing her name and book on one of those most banned books lists; and views of critiques which she heard about from the people that want her book to be banned.

The article discusses Amanda Jones found a death threat in her email on a Sunday morning, almost a month after she had spoken at a public library against censorship.

The article reports that the Florida education department banned the pilot version of the African American Studies course, citing its alleged lack of educational value and historical accuracy, as well as a few specific topics such as intersectionality and the Black Lives Matter movement. It mentions that the College Board released a finalized version of the course framework that was not influenced by Florida's feedback.

The article presents the discussion on million investment foring establish a home visit program setting up by the Connecticut education department in April 2021 publishing chronic absence data monthly during the pandemic.

The article presents the discussion on so-called culture wars in schools including kinds of culture wars distracting public schools from the core mission of educating students.

The article presents the discussion on number of states requiring students for passing an exam in receiving a high school diploma linking the tests to higher dropout rates among students of color and low-income students.

The article presents the discussion on states not requiring teachers for taking courses in appropriate selections for children including news articles, memoirs, essays, narrative journalism.

The article presents the discussion on warning states against using 2022 NAEP scores. Topics include alternative measures like school climate, teacher ability, and school resources in accountability policies; and agency plans addressing concerns about test-based accountability through grants, waivers, or rulemaking.

The article states that the administration of Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida, has stopped a AP (Advanced Placement) course from being offered in high schools, which is on African American studies, claiming that it defies state law and is historically incorrect.

The article states that due to a computer issue, the U.S.-based Minnechaug Regional High School is not able to switch off its lights for about a year.

The article focuses on the study from researchers at Penn State, the University of California Irvine, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, which states that schools should provide earlier assistance to children of color interested in STEM fields.

The article focuses on the nationally representative survey from a Massachusetts-based think tank, Populace, U.S., which shows that Americans selected college preparedness as the tenth most important objective for K-12 schools in 2019 but by 2022, that figure had dropped to 47 out of 57.

The article states that schools in western Massachusetts' Berkshire County are announcing a snow day, and people are ready to enjoy sledding at the hill at Taconic Golf Course in Williamstown.