The Nebraska State Board of Education agreed to hire a consultant to examine the process for writing academic content standards — a process that yielded controversial health-education standards.
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Elkhorn Public Schools announced several initiatives to address the ongoing teacher shortage, including $1,500 stipends, a substitute raise and an offer to buy back unused personal leave or sick days.
The new superintendent at Millard Public Schools said that in a time of political division, school districts need to be open about what they're doing and why.
Universal free school lunches at Papillion La Vista schools has run out.
The recent rise in inflation nationwide is having an obvious impact on families in the Papillion La Vista Community Schools.
A Millard school board member has proposed renaming Central Middle School after Superintendent Jim Sutfin, who is retiring.
A school tip line that state officials say has successfully thwarted shootings in Nebraska will be funded for another year with federal COVID aid.
While every incumbent in Omaha-area school board races advanced to the general election, not all came out on top as a few political newcomers finished first in Tuesday's primary elections.
PAPILLION — Brian Lodes, current Board of Education president of the Papillion La Vista Community Schools, has announced his candidacy for a s…
Grand Island boys soccer coach fired for unauthorized disclosure of confidential student information
Due to the unauthorized disclosure of confidential student information, Jeremy Jensen has been relieved of his duties as Grand Island boys soccer coach, according to a press release from the district.
A look at the actions taken by the Bellevue Board of Education.
Pulse writers sound off on on legislative bills.
People need to think about the difference between inconvenience and irreparable harm, Pulse writer says.
A majority of Nebraska State Board of Education members signaled Friday they're not willing to give up on writing health-education standards for Nebraska schools.
The Aurora businessman drew applause from attendees as he tried to place a motion on the agenda to permanently reject the standards. He said it will be on the agenda of the next meeting on Feb. 4.
Kirk Penner, an appointee to the State Board of Education, appears to have shared posts questioning vaccines for young children and comparing Europe’s response to the pandemic to “Nazi Germany.”
PAPILLION — A group of school board supporters literally rose to their feet at Monday’s scheduled meeting to thank the Papillion La Vista Comm…
PAPILLION — A small group of Papillion residents have begun to gather signatures in an effort to oust Papillion La Vista Community Schools boa…
A petition drive is underway that would replace the State Board of Education, education commissioner and Nebraska Department of Education with a new Office of Education accountable to the governor.
Omaha Public Schools board member Kimara Snipes has moved out of the subdistrict she represents, creating a vacancy on the board.
As two of Nebraska's largest school districts start their superintendent searches, some residents are scrutinizing the search firms hired to help with the process.
The group has already endorsed two candidates for the Nebraska State Board of Education in 2022: Elizabeth Tegtmeier and Sherry Jones.
The State Board of Education can’t get out of its own way. Now the members have appointed themselves to see where they went wrong on the health standards. That does not bode well, a Pulse writer says.
"In order to accomplish what is best for the majority of Americans, we need to think instead of instinctively going for our political guns," a Pulse writer says.