Nearly 32 percent of adolescents have been diagnosed at some point with anxiety; the median age of “onset” is 6 years old.

A school district's close call with financial despair offers a reminder that school funding is perennially precarious.

Superintendent Grenita Lathan recently reminded families that Springfield students are out of school Nov. 3-4. The district will instead use those days for staff meetings and training. "Next Tuesday ...

House Republicans swear they’re not on vacation. The House has been out since the government shutdown began, and then some. It last conducted legislative business on Sept. 19. But Republicans are ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A grassroots movement co-founded by two Tennessee mothers is spreading across the country, advocating for more recess time and outdoor learning opportunities in elementary ...

SALLISAW, Okla. — The superintendent of Sallisaw Public Schools (SPS) confirmed that an investigation is underway after an incident reported at Eastside Elementary School. On Oct. 15, 5NEWS received ...

The St. Johns County School District is one of dozens of districts across the state that recently received notices from Mater Academy, a charter school based in Miami. The notices are demanding that ...

CHICAGO — A teacher said tear gas drifted toward a school playground, forcing students and recess indoors. A viral video recorded near another school showed law enforcement dragging a woman out of her ...

When Lizbeth and Christian Moreno sent their five-year-old nonverbal, autistic daughter off to school on Oct. 1, they never expected this call from the principal: "I just want to let you know she ...

PITTSBURGH — A student with autism was missing from a Pittsburgh Public School after wandering away on Tuesday. A Pittsburgh Public School spokesperson said on Tuesday that the student left Pittsburgh ...

DeKalb County schools will implement 30-minute daily recess by January. Parents protested earlier cuts that reduced recess to 15 minutes. State law requires daily recess, but school boards set length ...

A school ranking and review website released its list of "Best School Districts in America," and several Chicago-area districts ranked toward the top. The report, released Monday by Niche, analyzed ...