Questions remain after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that two school districts have the right to ban guns from their schools.

Back is Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Back is Roe v. Wade. Back is climate change. and the word "democratic." A new proposal incorporating those revisions was presented to the Michigan board of education last week.

State data show more than 200 of Michigan's private schools have closed over the past decade, and many school leaders are blaming a shrinking student population, fewer resources, and rising costs.

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.

A growing number of schools are re-evaluating their policies on religious holidays in response to the changing demographics of their students.

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.

Districts are reconfiguring services, offering hazard pay, and partnering with food banks to keep up with a growing, unprecedented demand for food services during the school shutdown.

Nathel Burtley, 79, was a lifelong educator who led the Flint, Mich., school system, paving the way for other African-American educators to become the heads of districts. He died earlier this month from the coronavirus.

As civic education undergoes a renaissance in schools, educators are looking beyond standardized tests to determine whether the lessons empower students to embrace civic behaviors, like voting or volunteering.

David Schuler, the superintendent of Township High School District 214 in Arlington Heights, Ill., has been named 2018 National Superintendent of the Year.

The state's budget bill, which Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law this week, caps annual raises for end-of-career-teachers, lowering the pension they can receive.

Education Week catches you up on the week gone by with a thoughtful look at recent news in K-12 education.

A union lobbyist who worked just one day as a substitute teacher is entitled to a pension worth potentially tens of thousands of dollars annually, the Illinois supreme court has ruled.

After an investigation found Illinois schools put children in "isolated timeout" for illegal reasons, a group of the state's federal lawmakers have asked U.S. Secretary of Education to ban seclusion in schools nationwide.

A federal investigation of Chicago's failures to respond to sexual violence in schools raises troubling questions for school districts nationwide.

Lawmakers in Illinois are considering a bill that would require children to start kindergarten if they are 5 on or before May 31, with exceptions for summer birthdays.

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.

A collection of short news stories from the last week.

There’s a tussle over the right balance for who should pick up the tab for teacher retirements and how that affects wealthier and less-wealthy districts.

Teachers in the nation's third-largest school system are fighting for salary increases, class-size caps, and a written commitment for more nurses, social workers, and librarians—as well as investments some say are outside the scope of collective bargaining.

A handful of districts and other groups are reshaping the after-school space to provide a wide range of social and linguistic supports for newcomer students.

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.

Could they lose one or more of Murray, Jarry, and DeSmith?

'The Comeback on Katella' was complete when Corey Perry scored the winning goal in double overtime to give the Ducks a 4-3 victory and 3-2 series lead.

The Florida Panthers finally have a deal with Russian forward Grigori Denisenko. The Panthers announced Tuesday that Denisenko has agreed to a three-year entry level contract - though it remains unclear when that contract will be officially signed and begin to take effect, given the uncertainty of the current NHL season because of the coronavirus pandemic. Denisenko was the 15th overall pick by the Panthers in the 2018 draft.

The San Jose Sharks are considering different scenarios in how to handle the return of hockey. The questions the Sharks are asking themselves are likely the same ones the Caps are as everyone waits for the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

British Columbia Premier John Horgan has offered the NHL a place to play if the league can find a way to resume the season. Speaking at a COVID-19 media briefing Wednesday, Horgan said he has written a letter to both NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players’ Association head Donald Fehr to let them know B.C. is “a place to potentially restart the NHL assuming the games would be played without audiences, but instead played for television.” The NHL suspended its season March 12 with 189 regular-season games left.

Wednesday's collection of links.

NHL fans have to stay busy somehow, right? Their HockeyAtHome videos are almost too good to be true. By Brooke Destra

How to tune in to Tom Wilson's best games on Sunday.

Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Capitals, told ESPN's Greg Wyshynski about the time Jordan had a lengthy interview with the board of governors executive committee, in which late Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz was a member of, to become the newest owner of an NHL franchise at a Palm Beach resort in December of 2000.

The Boston Bruins didn't take long to put the painful memory of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs behind them.

The next Egor Zamula? A package of size and skill could be there for the Flyers in the 2020 NHL draft with William Wallinder. By Jordan Hall

Alex Ovechkin can lay claim as the best Capitals player to wear No. 8, but what about the rest of the jersey numbers? Who are the best Caps for every number?

Led by Hecht’s two goals and Briere’s three assists, the Sabres emerged with a 5-4 victory to claim what remains their most recent playoff series win.

Is the Bruins' most recent exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs also their most heartbreaking? Joe Haggerty counts down the biggest playoff disappointments, including way too many losses against the B's archrivals, the Montreal Canadiens.

Five of the top NHL prospects took part in a video call with Gretzky and were given advice as they prepare to take the next step in their careers.

Ducks defensemen Christian Djoos and Jani Hakanpaa will stay with the team through the 2020-21 season after each signed a one-year, one-way contract extension.

Marcus Sorensen is using his connections in Sweden to stay ready in case the NHL season resumes.

In a video posted along with the schedule, the Seahawks gave season tickets to 12 workers who had been nominated for consideration. The 12 were told of receiving season tickets in video calls with Seahawks players Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin, DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, Will Dissly and coach Pete Carroll. The Royal St. John’s Regatta in Canada has been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bundesliga soccer season will resume on May 16 in empty stadiums, picking up right where it left off two months ago amid the coronavirus pandemic. Thursday’s announcement comes one day after clubs were told the season could restart following a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country’s 16 state governors. Germany has had a high number of COVID-19 infections — nearly 170,000 by Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University — with about 7,000 deaths, a lower number compared to elsewhere.

Thursday's collection of links.

The NHL suspended its season March 12 with 189 regular-season games left.

The Flyers have had quite a bit of luck when drafting players from the Brandon Wheat Kings. Could they keep their streak alive with Braden Schneider in the first round of the 2020 NHL draft? By Brooke Destra

It's been two years since Kuzy sent the Caps to the Eastern Conference Final with a legendary goal in overtime.

We may have eliminated a suspect from the mystery of the missing puck from Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final.

Old habits die hard, and for Hall of Fame goalie Gerry Cheevers, the Bruins-Canadiens rivalry manifested when Cheesy took a shot a Montreal's Carey Price during a Zoom town hall with B's season-ticket holders on Thursday.

Alex Ovechkin can lay claim as the best Capitals player to wear No. 8, but what about the rest of the jersey numbers? Who are the best Caps for every number?