Transgender Students Turn to Courts as Government Support Erodes

A case in point is a Florida student who sued his school board last month after his mother said the federal authorities stopped investigating his complaint.

DeVos’s Hard Line on New Education Law Surprises States

By ERICA L. GREEN July 7, 2017 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who made a career of promoting local control of education, has signaled a surprisingly hard-line approach to carrying out an expansive new federal education law, issuing critical feedback...

Out of High School, Into Real Life

Out of High School, Into Real Life By JACK HEALY June 23, 2017 By JACK HEALY June 23, 2017 The high school gym swirled with blue-and-white graduation gowns and glittering dreams. Some seniors had won university scholarships. Others were counting on...

Dallas Schools, Long Segregated, Charge Forward on Diversity

By DANA GOLDSTEIN June 19, 2017 DALLAS — Michael Hinojosa was about to enter the ninth grade in Dallas when a federal judge ordered the city’s public schools to integrate. It was 1971, and Mr. Hinojosa, the Mexican-American son of a preacher, was...

‘How Far Can They Go?’ Lawsuit Over Police Search of Hundreds of Students Raises Constitutional Questions

By JACEY FORTIN June 13, 2017 Worth County High School was buzzing with late-year activities on April 14. Seniors had recently taken their group photo for the yearbook and were days away from voting for their prom king and queen. But on that Friday,...