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The coronavirus has been horrible news, most obviously because of death and suffering. But the disease has also wreaked havoc with the economy and given politicians an excuse to push counterproductive policies. But if you want to find a silver lining to that dark cloud, the virus may be putting pressure on America’s government school …

The second-largest teachers union in the U.S. called to defund the police and place a moratorium on charter schools in a “research paper” recommending that Los Angeles city schools stay closed at the beginning of the fall semester. United Teachers Los Angeles released its study on school reopenings on July 9, recommending that schools only …

Elite Bronx prep school Horace Mann will hold a Zoom call Thursday to debate whether to remove Attorney General Bill Barr from its list of distinguished alumni. The Horace Mann Alumni Association is exploring rescinding its 2011 award given to Barr, a 1967 graduate. More than 8,000 students have signed a Change.org petition for Barr’s …

Wealthy New York families who’ve fled to their Hamptons country homes during the coronavirus pandemic are busy making plans to keep their kids in schools out East in September instead of returning to the city. Avenues: The World School — the pricey private Chelsea school with international locations in Brazil and China, and alumni such …

The alumni committee of the prestigious Bronx prep school Horace Mann is facing furious calls to remove Attorney General Bill Barr from their distinguished-alumni list following reports that law enforcement followed his orders to aggressively clear protesters in DC for a Donald Trump photo op. US Park Police and the National Guard swept protesters out …

Parents are in a tumult after elite all-girls school Brearley was accused of racism on Instagram via the account @Blackatbrearley. The account is titled, “For all Black folks, past and present, who the Brearley School never let belong. These are our stories.” Private Upper East Side school Brearley has around 700 students and is considered …

We’ve entered a new era, the Imagination Age, so why are we still schooling kids like we did in the 19th Century? Our current compulsory schooling model was created at the dawn of the Industrial Age. As factories replaced farm work and production moved swiftly outside of homes and into the larger marketplace, 19th century …

By continuing along with this standardized type of schooling, we are putting millions at a disadvantage. The public education system we currently know has been around for more than 150 years. However, the basic schooling model remains the same. Roughly 20 to 30 kids of the same age are stuffed into a classroom and taught …

These kids got a “Perfect” lockdown lesson. Ed Sheeran surprised a class of young British school kids by joining their Zoom video lesson — even teaching them to play some of his hits, according to a report. The “Shape of You” superstar surprised the elementary-aged kids at South London’s Ecclesbourne Primary School by joining the …

While “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi has been teaching fans delicious recipes via social media throughout her time in quarantine, she took to Instagram Friday to craft the perfect margarita, taking a few extra swigs of tequila thanks to news that her daughter Krishna Thea will not be returning to school until the next academic …