Schools

Love them or hate them, there is a new debate over Crocs as a growing number of schools are trying to ban the footwear fashion.

Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff.

A study conducted by researchers at Stony Brook University found teenagers spend an average of 90 minutes a day on their phones during school.

NBC10’s Matt DeLucia reports on test score concerns in Philadelphia public schools and nationwide following the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the 1995 movie “Clueless,” Alicia Silverstone’s character Cher orchestrates a romantic connection between her two teachers, Mr. Hall and Miss Geist. A 13-year-old student from Texas, like Cher, told a few white lies to get the ball rolling for her two teachers to make a connection.

An attempt to authorize the Catholic school was challenged as a violation of the First Amendment, which limits government involvement in religion.

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington is launching the “Thrive at Five” campaign to get parents to register their children for kindergarten for next school year.

As a new bill to ban cellphones in classrooms in the state of New Jersey moves through the legislature, NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl revisits the Cherry Hill School District that implemented a policy at the start of this school year. 

Now Gov. Phil Murphy is calling for a statewide ban for cellphones in schools that would ban all K-12 Garden State schools.

During his annual state of the state address, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy gave his reasoning for a proposed cellphone ban in classrooms throughout the Garden State. NBc10’s Matt DeLucia reports.

All schools in New Jersey’s Montclair School District were closed Monday because of a social media threat directed at a specific staff member, according to Montclair police. Law enforcement officials believe the threat came from a staff member who is currently on administrative leave, police said. Authorities say administrators were made aware of a potential threat late Sunday made via...

Police responded to a shooting on Monday at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.

Reliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods.

Kirabo Jackson, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University and former economic advisor to President Biden, discusses how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration.

You can find Claudene Wilson serving meals in the cafeteria, doing repairs and comforting crying students.

Educators at a New Jersey school district are outraged and say they were blindsided by the decision to eliminate nearly 100 jobs the week before Christmas. Families were left asking what happened to the budget and questioned why teachers were hired over the summer, only to learn just weeks into the school year that their positions would be eliminated.

An advocacy group says a Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns.

Students are struggling to stay engaged in class at a time of poor mental health, shortened attention spans, reduced attendance and worsening grades. At the crux of these challenges? Addiction to cell phones. Cell phone bans are gaining traction around the country, but many say they’re not enough.

Pennsylvania’s Senate has passed legislation to encourage school districts to effectively ban students’ use of cellphones during the school day. The bill passed 45-5 on Wednesday. It would help school districts pay for locking bags after the district creates a policy requiring students to leave their phones in such bags for the whole school day. The bill now goes to...

Pennsylvania’s Senate has passed legislation to encourage school districts to effectively ban students’ use of cellphones during the school day. Some exceptions would be in place.