New Jersey releases more details on lead in Newark schools

Of the 30 Newark public schools where elevated lead levels were detected last week, data released Thursday found 22 of them had such levels for the past two years. Read more>>

The Families for Excellent Schools group said the presence of weapons in schools has risen 25 percent and it is criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio for lack of action to protect students. Read more>>

The Baltimore County Council on Monday will vote on whether to approve $485,000 for a pilot program that would extend the free meal program to all students at four county schools regardless of income or need. Read more>>

Alison DeNisco

School’s certainly in session for canines throughout the nation: Therapy dogs, security dogs, and service dogs walk the halls alongside students in many schools. Here is a look at five more districts that have welcomed canines into classrooms in recent years. Read more>>

Since Arne Duncan left his job as U.S. secretary of Education in December, a problem has been nagging him: the high numbers of kids dropping out of school, joining gangs and getting killed in his city, Chicago. Read more>>

Parents concerned about recent changes in Huntsville city schools are driving up enrollment applications and interest in private schools this year, according to private school administrators. Read more>>

Oregon schools have occasionally, at times illegally, used disability-related misbehavior by students as a reason to curtail their school day. So state education officials have stepped in to try to end the practice. Read more>>

The NAACP organized the event to hear from parents after the Tampa Bay Times yearlong series, "Failure Factories," which showed how the district abandoned integration efforts in 2007 and then failed to follow through with promised resources for the five schools. Read more>>

I already knew that my students enjoyed listening to contemporary podcasts in class, and I’ve found value in using them as primary texts. Read more>>

Pension plans could be the culprit behind broke big-city school districts. Read more>>

Twenty-one states require these BMI screenings or other weight-related assessment at schools, according to the State of Obesity annual report. But now a new study is raising questions on whether such screenings of students even work. Read more>>

Canon U.S.A., Inc. introduced the LX-MU800Z, the company’s first single-chip DLP projector with a laser phosphor light source delivering at maximum brightness 20,000 hours of maintenance-free operation to reduce the total cost of ownership. Read more>>

Reading Assistant, a software program that uses advanced speech recognition technology to correct and support students as they read aloud, is now available on the iPad. Read more>>

Chartwells K12 and the National Gardening Association’s KidsGardening.org launched the eat. learn. live. School Garden Program, a comprehensive resource to help guide educators through the process of developing, growing and sustaining school gardens regardless of space, climate or resources. Read more>>