Amid rising suicide rates, Cincinnati schools worried about mental health cuts

As Cincinnati Public Schools look for ways to improve mental health resources for students, administrators fear potential cuts to psychological counseling services, which are part of school-based Medicaid. Mental health is on the mind of many parents and educators following the death of 8-year-old Gabriel Taye. Read more>>

Nearly 1,500 percent increase comes after strict new policies on reporting alleged abuse were created. The new polices were put in place after several high-profile child abuse cases in Prince George’s County Schools, but some say the measures go too far and have resulted in overreaction to minor incidents. Read more>>

The threats is particularly acute for children, especially those with asthma. Accordingly, scientists around the country are sounding alarm bells about how much time kids spent around major roadways, particularly when they’re in school and frolicking on playgrounds or running around on athletic fields. Read more>>

DA Special Report: TechXcellence

These schools demonstrate creativity and vision in using technology to support excellence in education. Read their stories here. Read more>>

Privilege doesn't necessarily offer protection from drug addiction, new research suggests. Teens at elite U.S. high schools seem to face a higher risk of addiction as young adults, the study found. Read more>>

Instead of trying to pull fighting students apart, classmates pull out their cellphones to make a video. Even teachers are discouraged from, or fearful of, intervening, and teachers say unruly students are more brazen as some disciplinary steps such as suspensions are taken less frequently. Read more>>

State law recognizes that schools primarily serving expelled students, dropouts and students who had trouble coping in traditional schools should be held accountable for academic performance – but by different measurements. Read more>>

Matt Zalaznick

Syracuse City Schools in New York took a stand in 2015 to protect students from what leaders saw as a prejudice in the college application process. Read more>>

Superintendents, teachers union leaders and others cautioned that added dollars won’t be good enough if Gov. Rick Scott intends to also sign House Republicans’ controversial education bill (HB 7069) — which could cost traditional schools money while making it easier for privately managed charter schools to expand. Read more>>

On a recent Wednesday in Chehalis, where people once made their living mining coal and felling timber, Principal Bob Hunt paced across his front office and told a story he hoped would inspire his 400 elementary-school students to think about college. Read more>>

For generations, young Americans could go all the way through high school without learning that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have long been part of their country's history. Read more>>

Despite the fact that the majority of states have education funding formulas meant to target low-income students, the effectiveness of this targeting varies widely around the country. In states where districts are more economically segregated, policymakers have an easier time targeting funding to the neediest students. Read more>>

About half of all U.S. public school districts are considered rural, and they enroll some 12 million students, or one-quarter of the total public school population. Whether these students graduate from high school and college, and how they fare in the workforce, is linked inextricably to their rural education experiences. Read more>>

An analysis of the numbers shows that children who are learning English have been shut out even further. The rate for English language learners enrolled in special education was just 7.6 percent in 2016. Read more>>

Serving more than 4,100 members institutions and with over $2.65 billion in member purchases as a member-owned cooperative, E&I Cooperative Services is expanding beyond its current focus on higher education to now include the K12 sector. Read more>>

The newest version of the ASSIST 4.0 program integrates the features of multiple school systems into one single platform that streamlines administration tasks. In addition to being available now in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Vietnamese, the web-based program can be adapted for other languages. Read more>>

Universities Space Research Association has integrated Maryland's STEMaction, Inc. into its operations. The newly created USRA STEMaction Center will amalgamate several programs under its umbrella, including the FIRST Tech Challenge, the First Lego League Junior and the Maryland STEM Festival. Read more>>