Deeply disturbing photos of an upstate classroom’s wooden “time-out’’ box with bare walls and a padded floor surfaced on social media last week, sparking a firestorm of outrage. The ominous-looking ...

Editor’s note: Attorneys at Goede, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. The firm represents community associations throughout Florida and focuses on ...

The Mead School Board Monday night unanimously approved a policy regulating what teachers can say, wear and display in their classrooms. The policy, based on blueprints from the Washington State ...

The Rochester Community Schools board will vote on a change to its bylaws on Monday to prohibit individual trustees from requesting documents or information directly from the administration. Any ...

I learned quite a bit from a tiny robot named 2-XL. If you’re not an official Old™ like me, you may not remember this kids’ toy, which first appeared in 1978, and was a glorified 8-track cassette ...

TikTok introduced a new "bulletin board" feature for creators that allows them to blast out updates directly to their followers' inboxes. The idea is similar to broadcast channels on Instagram or ...

The university system will ban advocacy of “race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity” without approval. By Alan Blinder Texas A&M University System regents ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a bulletin to all California healthcare providers, service plans, ...

Idaho school voucher and classroom display laws dominate 2025 West Ada trustee races. Challengers support “Everyone is welcome” sign; incumbents talk compliance, reading scores School board appoints ...

Educators don’t need another report telling them that classroom behavior is worsening. They’ve told us themselves again, and again, and again. Last winter, the EdWeek Research Center conducted a ...

The Katy ISD board spends less than one-third of its meeting time discussing student outcomes, and the Texas Association of School Boards is urging the board to reset its priorities and rebuild trust ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the ...