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New York City paraprofessionals could receive $10,000 the next school year following the City Council’s approval of a stipend bill Thursday buff.ly/jjLuaaR

As summer camps across the country face disruption due to weather, Texas floodwaters surge toward the Camp Mystic area one year after deadly floods. Our collection of images reveal the devastation where nearly 30 lives were taken last summer: buff.ly/BvEOJ2d

.@IamAlinaAdams: From curriculum, discipline and technology to afterschool programming and teacher quality, New York City families make known what they want from the public schools buff.ly/O5uFpNC

Opinion: It’s opening weekend for “The Odyssey” and as it commands movie screens this summer, here’s what teachers can do to bring the age-old Greek to life and make it relevant for high school students @odysseymovie Read more from @joegoodkin here: bit.ly/4wdiJuU

Public school librarians in Ohio are raising alarms about book bans and funding cuts. Via @OhioCapJournal buff.ly/2dRUdYw

Weeks before the first day of school, teachers across Mississippi say state leaders have made it more difficult for them to access money for classroom supplies. Via @MSTODAYnews buff.ly/NPtuI6r

The University of California Board of Regents chair said Tuesday morning she expects a recommendation from the faculty-led Academic Senate by the end of this academic year on whether the system should reinstate the SAT and ACT for incoming freshmen. buff.ly/Az7s1tj

Teachers say generative AI is forcing them to rethink one of school’s oldest institutions: homework. Read more from @gtoppo here: buff.ly/FgYVmo2

Boston charter schools give students a big academic boost, a new study from @BlueprintMIT finds — but from 2015–19, the sector’s results sagged. What happened? buff.ly/HKwHoBc

A workshop for Mānoa educators highlighted how schools can incorporate more games and outdoor activities to teach their students about the environment. Via @CivilBeat buff.ly/LXhg6Ei

The Lena Grow program, which collects data on preschooler talk and trains teachers in Nebraska to increase conversations, has been linked to higher reading scores. Read more from @LaurenWagnerReports here: buff.ly/9AezUcE

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is again joining a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education as it continues trying to end federal grants for school-based mental health services. Via @CTMirror buff.ly/ZdthjKc

It’s Disneyland’s birthday weekend and in addition to celebrating at the park, a trip to the theater to see "Toy Story 5" is on deck for many families. Here’s what experts say about the film’s message around tech displacing real peer-to-peer interaction: buff.ly/P1YNpmi

The $116 million investment is the state’s first one-time allocation specifically addressing student homelessness. Via @EdSource buff.ly/Jn2Ksyo

Schoales: That’s a lot of empty chairs in a lot of big districts, and it got me wondering who’s going to fill them, and whether the pipeline that used to fill them looks anything like it did 20 years ago buff.ly/JD7Y3cl

“The paraprofessionals have been unjustly treated, and we are in a crisis,” said Michael Mulgrew, president of the @UFT. “Now it’s time for our city to act and do the right thing” buff.ly/jjLuaaR

Goodkin: The Odyssey and its hero who does not behave in ways that conform with our modern understanding of heroism is more relevant than ever buff.ly/GJ7EbCF

Since last year, the United Federation of Teachers has pushed for the extra pay to address a staffing shortage and $32,000 starting salary the74million.org/article/bill-g…

California teacher: My own parents returned to Mexico a decade ago. Now I’m watching my students face the same trauma buff.ly/ouFTy63

Preschoolers with disabilities in New York City gain access to an unprecedented set of programs and services via a major expansion in special education announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani & New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels. Via @19thnews buff.ly/tFS5YWw