Are Ohio Students Safe at School?
Ohio law requires all school buildings — from pre-schools to high schools — to submit a school-safety plan to the attorney general and update it every three years. Kansas Ed Board to Take Up School Handwriting Standards
Kansas State Board of Education members will decide this week whether the state's new handwriting standards will encourage schools to make sure that fifth- and sixth-graders can write legibly in cursive. Florida Students 'Happy' at School Despite Lagging PISA Scores
Florida's students lag behind most of the developed world when it comes to math and science, but at least they're generally "happy" with the quality of their public education. Minneapolis Schools Look at New Ways to Discipline Students
Facing federal scrutiny, Minneapolis schools are considering revisions to a discipline policy that is intended to keep order in classrooms but has imposed heavier penalties on black and American Indian students, especially boys and special education students. School Bans Christmas Trees, the Colors Red & Green
An elementary school in Frisco, Texas is believed to be the first in the state to violate "The Merry Christmas Law" after they banned Christmas trees and the colors red & green from an upcoming "winter" party. How Schools Can Work With Parents
We know from decades of research that involving parents and families in the education of their children is strongly linked to positive academic outcomes - ranging from increased school readiness and higher reading and math scores to higher graduation rates. Public-School Advocates Fear Pending Revision of Pa. Charter Rules
Its sponsors say it is an urgently needed and long-overdue package of reforms for a burgeoning system, but critics contend that Pennsylvania's hotly debated charter-school bill would speed the decline of some conventional public schools. Seeing the Toll, Schools Revise Zero Tolerance
Faced with mounting evidence that get-tough policies in schools are leading to arrest records, low academic achievement and high dropout rates that especially affect minority students, cities and school districts around the country are rethinking their approach to minor offenses. | 
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