Children as young as first grade would be taught about gender identity and gender stereotypes under draft public-school health standards released Wednesday by the Nebraska Department of Education.
Every language has a word for "respect." Let's be sure to carry that out in our deeds.
The "Do Right, Right Now" campaign was started in late November by a group of health, education and community partners.
Nebraska K-12 public schools can choose how to spend $243 million in federal aid. One option: extra help for kids who struggled with remote learning.
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It was a weird, hard, frustrating and demanding year for teachers, students, parents, administrators and support staff. As calendars are flipped to 2021, here's a look back at how it all unfolded.
The pitfalls of remote learning are glaring like Clark Griswold's Christmas light display.
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Generally, the students who struggled most were those who also struggled in the classroom before the pandemic, particularly those without parental support and engagement, teachers said.
OPS's graduation rate declined more than 3 percentage points, the biggest one-year decline since at least 2003.
The Omaha Public Schools' graduation rate fell last school year amid the COVID-19 chaos that disrupted learning in the spring and summer.
The Nebraska State Education Association on Thursday formally petitioned the Nebraska State Board of Education to impose a mask mandate in the…
The Nebraska State Education Association on Thursday formally petitioned the Nebraska State Board of Education to impose a mask mandate in the state's schools.
Calling on Nebraskans to do the right thing to protect one another, a group of health, education and community partners Thursday launched a st…
Educators in Nebraska and elsewhere are struggling against burnout, fear and exhaustion at a time when schools can ill afford to lose any staff.
The Westside Community Schools will shift to 50% in-person learning in all of the district's schools after Thanksgiving.
With coronavirus cases on the rise, keeping schools open could get increasingly challenging as more teachers, paraprofessionals and other staf…
Facing state and local pressure over its response to the pandemic, a school district in the Nebraska Panhandle has tightened its COVID-19 prot…
Home schooling, delayed kindergarten starts and financial challenges contributed to an enrollment drop in public and private schools.
Metro area schools are largely staying the course with their current attendance plans despite the COVID-19 risk dial entering the red zone in …
State officials made it clear Monday that masks, or a lack of them, should be taken into account when deciding whether to quarantine school kids.
Now that school has restarted, the state has a better idea how many Nebraska families chose home schooling during the pandemic — it's a bunch.
Nebraska Commissioner of Education Matt Blomstedt on Wednesday cautioned local school officials against rolling back COVID-19 health protocols…
The choirs in the Papillion La Vista Community Schools are singing the blues.
A new Nebraska directed health measure could keep teachers on the job — and schools open — after staff members have a close contact with COVID-19.
OPS Superintendent Cheryl Logan said the masks, along with enhanced sanitation practices and hand-washing, will be part of the district's efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Lani Samqua's Internet service is as fickle as Nebraska weather.
