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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Parents 'powerless' over nursery closure

Islington Council commissioned Islington Play Association (IPA) to run the north London nursery but on 20 May the council said it had "reluctantly agreed" to close it at the end of the summer term on 22 July at IPA's request. However, the charity said the decision to shut Paradise Park did not originate with its trustees.
Non-profit organizations
NYC parents
fromNew York Family
1 week ago

Manhattan Youth Loses Half Its NYC Middle School After-School Contracts - New York Family

Manhattan Youth will lose after-school contracts at about 12 Manhattan middle schools, replaced by new providers starting fall 2026 after a DYCD rebid process.
#screen-time
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago
US news

Several states and the LA public schools are setting limits on screen time

LAUSD voted to limit screen time in schools, responding to parental concerns about excessive digital learning post-pandemic.
Education
fromFast Company
1 month ago

This major school district just voted to ditch screens and go back to pen and paper

Los Angeles school district limits screen time, prohibiting screens in first grade and below, and restricting access to YouTube in class.
Education
fromFast Company
1 month ago

This major school district just voted to ditch screens and go back to pen and paper

Los Angeles school district limits screen time, prohibiting screens in first grade and below, and restricting access to YouTube in class.
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

Classrooms are getting too hot. OUSD finally has a plan to cool them

The overall facilities approach to shift towards more active cooling is going to take a significant amount of time and a significant amount of dollars.
Education
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

San Jose families fight to stop school closures ahead of Thursday vote

Families in San Jose are fighting to prevent the closure or relocation of six schools, impacting 1,600 students.
Medicine
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

As parents clamor for a treatment touted for autism, doctors hesitate to prescribe it

Federal officials promoted leucovorin as a potential autism treatment, sparking widespread parent interest despite medical organizations advising against routine prescription for autism.
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

East Bay elementary school parents fight to save Spanish duel immersion program

Mt. Diablo Unified School District plans to phase out Walnut Creek's only Spanish dual immersion program at Bancroft Elementary and relocate it to Woodside Elementary in Concord over five years.
Education
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

6 Things I Wish I Knew Before My Kid's First IEP Meeting

Schools must provide only 'adequate' education under IDEA; parents must proactively fight, use evaluations and advocates, and prepare early to secure better IEP outcomes.
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 months ago

Parents and students at Ajax school win fight to get their overnight trips back | CBC News

Families received a letter from Southwood Park Public School on Oct. 1 informing them about the decision to cancel such trips, which meant that Grade 8 students would no longer go on a graduation trip to Ottawa. Students in Grades 6 and 7 would have also missed out on overnight trips to Claremont Nature Centre in Pickering and to Muskoka Woods, respectively.
Canada news
fromSlate Magazine
6 months ago

I Get That My Kid's Public School Needs to Fundraise. But I Wish They Didn't Do It in This Wildly Inappropriate Way.

For the past two years, our elementary school has partnered with a local megachurch to host an end-of-year fair at our school. The church brings in games and face painters and bounce houses and the whole deal, but they also put on a small religious play about Jesus, and host a table to talk to kids and their parents about the church and Jesus.
Parenting
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
8 months ago

Toronto parents frustrated that they can no longer turn to school board trustees for help | CBC News

Toronto parents feel cut off after provincial supervisors replaced elected TDSB trustees, reducing accessibility and silencing local voices on school issues.
Health
fromNature
10 months ago

Meet the biotech-company founders driven by their child's rare disease

Parents of children with serious medical conditions are increasingly founding biotech companies to seek cures for their children’s diseases.
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