Blue-state governors are on high alert these days, fearing that President Donald Trump will send federal troops to address the rampant crime ravaging their constituents. But these very same governors ...

Recently, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will enforce a long-overlooked federal law requiring states to identify persistently dangerous schools — and, more importantly, ensure that ...

Persistently dangerous: Not exactly an attractive label for a school. It’s probably the last thing a principal would want. But some schools could get that dubious distinction next year, thanks to a ...

Kansas may revise its criteria for "persistently dangerous schools," which has never been applied. Current Kansas law requires three years of specific incidents, including expulsions and transfers, to ...

Democratic governors have recently made headlines by downplaying the violence their constituents face daily. But what’s even more alarming is the amount of school violence these governors — many of ...

When the Trump administration urged states to use a little-known provision in federal education law to boost school choice, the congressman who helped author the language 24 years ago had an immediate ...

Colorado’s K-12 schools have a behavioral problem. More than just student safety and general decorum are at stake if schools cannot address it. Colorado needs not only to refresh its population growth ...

welch — School officials in McDowell County are warning students and parents about a dangerous social media trend that has been reported at two local schools. According to the school system, students ...