Brittany Jefferson teaches fifth-graders at Citizens of the World Charter School in Silver Lake. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) What do you think of when you hear the words climate change, ...

An elementary school in Washington, D.C. is apologizing after a lesson in which fifth grade students of color were asked to portray enslaved people. In a letter sent to families of students at ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

The day before he unveiled a massive new elementary school reading program laden with Bible stories, Texas education Commissioner Mike Morath sat down with a Democratic lawmaker at the state capitol.

Texas education leaders are on the verge of giving their seal of approval to a controversial set of lesson plans that bring Bible stories into elementary classrooms. Many parents, public school ...

HOUMA -- Barely able to see over the podium, 11-year-old Haley Kern addressed a packed courtroom and tried to defend her classmate accused of selling drugs. In her hand-written statement, Kern ...

A Vermont elementary school has removed 'male' and female' language from its fifth grade science lessons on the reproductive system and uses 'person who produces sperm' and 'person who produces eggs'.

Kentucky teacher Donnie Piercey uses ChatGPT with his fifth frade students. With the rise of artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT, some teachers are concerned about plagiarism and cheating ...

The Washoe County School Board is set to discuss and possibly approve new sex education lessons for fourth and fifth graders at its meeting Tuesday. A year ago, the district’s sexuality, health and ...

The students in Dennis Malone's fifth grade class at Wadewitz School sent in these essays for Life Lessons. What I Learned This Year I learned that if I do good in school I will pass. I learned math, ...

Local veterans engage with Jefferson Middle School fifth grade students during a recent Veterans Day Gathering held at the school prior to the observance. For more than two decades, Jefferson Middle ...