The police were in her driveway. They wanted her son. Jayne Demsky’s teenage son was not a criminal. He never stole, used illegal substances, or physically hurt anyone. He just didn’t go to school. It ...

Every day started out the same. Sarah would wake up, get dressed in her uniform, and pack her lunch. But by the time she reached the stairs, she’d collapse. The 10-year-old’s body would shut down, ...

In addition to so-called learning loss, chronic absenteeism is on the rise across the country. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for ...

During the height of the pandemic, schools sent kids home if they had a sore throat, cough, headache or any potential COVID-19 symptom and told them to stay home for as long as two weeks if they came ...

From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes ...

Austin is a writer, whose work has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, Narratively, and McSweeney’s Austin is a writer, whose work has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, Narratively, and McSweeney’s Every morning ...

Maybe it started slowly. Occasionally your tween told you she couldn’t go to school. In the beginning, you let her miss a day here and there. Then the missing school work began piling up due to her ...

Editor’s note: The following question/answer is from the Curious Kids project at The Conversation.com. The points raised seem relevant as another school year gets underway in metro Atlanta, starting ...

It’s fairly common for people to reach a point in their professional lives where they want to change careers. For some, it can be as simple as making a few phone calls; for others, it may require ...

Last week, my son helped organize an evening social at his high school that was supposed to build school spirit. There was a DJ, bouncy castles, and lots of other fun things to do. Thirty-five ...