Lots of attention is paid to protecting students on school grounds but ensuring their safety while being transported to and from school is just as essential.

Twenty school districts have pre-purchased Transfinder’s app Stopfinder in advance of its official launch in early 2020. “This communication tool allows districts to communication with parents either in large groups such as the parents of children who attend a certain school or smaller groups such as the parents of kids who catch the bus at a […]

Many districts plan to or have already extended the elementary school day to accommodate more recess. Other school systems could register free play as class time. But some students will lose school recess once they get into middle school.

Numerous districts are the subject of transgender lawsuits for not allowing transgender students to use bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity.

Districts across the U.S. are starting to adopt farm to school programs that connect schools to locally grown foods, promote agriculture education and encourage student-tended gardens, following National Farm to School Month in October.

DA compiles a campus groundbreaking roundup of three new schools in K-12.

Parents and nonprofit groups are suing districts for teachers isolating students improperly in isolation rooms.

Restorative justice in schools is a growing trend as administrators look to build relationships with students and school staff rather than use out of school suspensions—which can lead to incarceration.