Schools

U.S. agriculture officials have proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first limits on added sugars.

In a national survey of 1,230 school nutritiondirectors, nearly all said the rising costs of food and supplies were their top challenges this year. More than 90% said they were facing supply chain and staffing shortages.

As kids’ behavior reaches crisis points after the stress and isolation of pandemic shutdowns, many schools are facing pressure from critics to rethink their approaches to discipline — including policies intended to reduce suspensions and expulsions.

Blame it on the pandemic and “supply chain problems,” says the school district’s assistant superintendent of finance.

It was a historic night in Oakland Wednesday as the school board voted to keep schools open in the district. Kris Sanchez reports.

Iowa’s largest school district has canceled classes for a second day due to an apparent cyberattack on its computer system.

A video of Matthew Myslenski, a Connecticut high school senior, reacting to his acceptance at Harvard has been viewed by millions.

Teacher shortages and poor retention rates for public school employees prompted the change.

Among 18 of the country’s largest school districts, 12 started this school year with fewer counselors or psychologists than they had in fall 2019, according to an analysis by Chalkbeat. As a result, many school mental health professionals have caseloads that far exceed recommended limits, according to experts and advocates, and students must wait for urgently needed help.

The FBI’s update comes as academic institutions across the nation have faced a surge of threats, including many targeting historically Black colleges and universities.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has rewritten Virginia’s model policies for the treatment of transgender students, issuing guidance for school divisions that would roll back some accommodations and tighten parental notification requirements.

Students in Uvalde, Texas, returned to school on Tuesday for the first time since the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in May, where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. Robb Elementary students have been reassigned to other campuses across the district for the new school year after the city’s mayor announced plans to demolish Robb. Meredith Yeoman,...

The Bay Area answers the Question of the Day: What do you think are potential benefits or drawbacks to a later school start time?

Cases of adolescent anxiety have at least doubled since the pandemic, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. And “mental health problems were already at an emergency level before the pandemic even happened,” psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Bober says. Bober joins LX News and shares advice for kids facing stress and anxiety ahead of this school year.

Conservative Supreme Court justices have “chipped away” at separation of church and state, though the right-leaning wing of the court is divided on whether the concept is still viable, says Willamette University professor Steven Green.

As the public awaits a coming decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court released a batch of other decisions. They ruled in favor of religious freedom in a Maine case on school choice, and tweaked a criminal sentencing rule on attempted robbery cases. Constitutional attorney Andrew M. Lieb joins LX News to discuss.

Congressional child nutrition waivers that allowed for free meals in school and other food assistance measures are expiring June 30.

A fifth grader at a Springfield, Mass., school was displeased with the state of tacos at his school, so he brought his concerns to state Rep. Orlando Ramos, who got the district to do something about it.

For Bay Area school districts, Tuesday’s deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas is a painful reminder of the importance of preparing for a possible active shooter situation. Sharon Katsuda reports.

Teacher Appreciation Week wrapped up Friday, and NBC Bay Area is celebrating all those educators who also worked tirelessly as guardians and friends to their students, including the newer teachers who came on board during a pandemic. Laura Garcia reports.