Over 200 million women and girls around the world have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). This is the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons.The ...

It was obvious to Christine Smith Olsey that her son was not doing well at school, despite educators telling her to leave it to the experts. The second-grade student stumbled over words, and other ...

The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges the department and its signature responsibilities were created by ...

Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, was enacted because states had failed to provide ...

The Office for Civil Rights will investigate whether DCPS discriminates against students with disabilities or special needs.

After last week’s precursor discussion of sex education curricula and vote to remove diversity, equity and inclusion from the ...

For Joanna Herrmann and 100-plus other opponents who spoke at a Kansas House hearing or submitted testimony, SB 76, which would forbid school employees from using preferred pronouns without parental ...

A citizen initiative enacted last year lets parents review textbooks and curriculum, and also lets parents access school mental health records. That's raised privacy concerns.

In her first hours as the new Education secretary, Linda McMahon wasted no time informing U.S. Education Department employees in an email titled “Our Department’s Final Mission” of ...

Support for greater educational freedom is moving west as lawmakers in Idaho and Wyoming increase funding for school choice ...

Littlejohn sued the Leon County School Board in 2021 for allegedly assisting the social transitioning of her 13-year-old daughter.