The Little Miami Board of Education narrowly voted to halt the advance of a policy that would have restricted classroom displays, including Pride flags. The board voted 3-2 at a special meeting on ...

Absenteeism Remains High and Texas Schools Want the State’s Help to Keep Students in the Classroom. In a typical school week, Delaila Constante makes more than a dozen calls to parents of ...

A student who misses 10% of the days in a school year -- enough to be considered chronically absent -- will lose opportunities for counseling and will have an increased risk of educational issues.

Last October, she made around 50 to 60 calls each week. As a parental involvement assistant at Edinburg North High School in South Texas, Constante is responsible for checking with parents of ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto A fifth-grade girl in Texas was arrested for drug possession after being accused of bringing cocaine into a classroom, police said. On Jan. 29, a student found a small bag ...