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Advocates say schools nationwide are misusing the practice in response to behaviors prompted by bullying or frustration over assignments. The hospital trips for psych evals, they say, often follow months of students' needs not being met.

More parents are questioning routine childhood vaccinations that they used to automatically accept, an effect of the political schism that emerged during the pandemic, experts say.

The proposal would increase the number of students this school year while also placing a higher cap on the number of ESE students next year. The Senate is slated to vote on the issue Wednesday.

State Senate and House panels unanimously approved identical measures aimed at allowing more students to receive the state-backed vouchers amid high demand.

Hundreds of thousands of students face challenges learning math due to disabilities such as dyscalculia, a neurodevelopmental learning disorder. They often face obstacles to getting help.

School nurses often are a young patient’s only health provider. They also function as a point person for critical public health interventions. Yet many states don’t require them, and districts struggle to hire them.

At schools where 25% of families participate in income-based public benefits, such as SNAP, the federal government now will cover the cost of free meals for all enrolled students.

It's one of numerous cases across the county seeking refunds of money that students paid for services that were not provided because of the pandemic.

In Palm Beach County, a 10-year-old girl was suspended this past week for bringing the chip to her elementary school, where six children needed medical attention after coming into contact with the chip.

When summer ends and school begins, students, teachers and parents often feel overwhelmed while adjusting to new schedules.