Suburban Education
Education news, analysis, and opinion about suburban education and suburban schools
Privacy & Security
Large, Well-Off Suburban Districts Most Likely to Get Hacked
Bigger, wealthier districts make easier targets for hackers, a GAO analysis found.
School & District Management
Race and Schools Are at the Core of Trump's 'Suburban Lifestyle Dream'
The president’s supposed suburban ideal draws attention to the ongoing debate about how housing and schools are inextricably linked. What does the “Suburban Lifestyle Dream” have to do with education?
School Climate & Safety
Project
Hate in Schools
Data on hate-related incidents in schools are skimpy, but it's clear hate and intolerance are being boldly expressed in some schools.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
The Suburbs Need Diverse Teachers, Too
Are nonurban districts doing enough to attract new teachers of color? The superintendent for human resources from one suburban district weighs in.
Equity & Diversity
Transgender-Student Rules Loom Large in Illinois Suburb's School Board Race
The Palatine, Ill., district policy that allows a transgender student to access the girls locker room has dominated its school board race.
Equity & Diversity
Suburban Schools Unprepared for Influx of Immigrant Students, Report Argues
New student populations can tax districts' funding sources, highlight the need for a more diverse teaching corps, and unmask divisive community sentiment about the education of English-learners.
School & District Management
Opinion
Suburban Districts Shouldn't Hire Detectives to Keep Students Out
Some suburban districts hire detectives and even take families to court, to keep out students, often low income and students of color, from nearby urban districts. I think this is awful. I found many status quo defenders (and I don't see you as one of them) who believe this is perfectly ok.
English-Language Learners
News in Brief
Suburban N.Y. Schools Agree to Improve Access for ELLs
Seven suburban districts in New York state have reached an agreement with the state attorney general to expand educational access for students with limited English skills.
Federal
Large Suburban Districts Call for More Testing Flexibility
The Large Countywide and Suburban District Consortium is made up of 16 school districts across the country. Earlier this year, the group also called for reduced emphasis on testing.
Federal
Big Suburban District Leaders Favor Staggered Testing for NCLB Waiver States
Big suburban superintendents want new kinds of tests and the option to test less frequently.
Equity & Diversity
Poverty Has Spread to the Suburbs (And to Suburban Schools)
A new report by the Brookings Institution finds more poor people are living in the suburbs than in rural or urban areas, a shift that has taken place since 2000.
School Choice & Charters
Sociologists Shed Light on Suburban School Choice
Suburban parents may select neighborhoods and schools on the basis of low levels of limited information, a new study finds.
School & District Management
Report: Translating 'Urban' Reforms in the Suburbs
A new report from the American Enterprise Institute focuses holds up Douglas County, Colo., as a model for school reform.
Education
Memphis Suburbs Vote to Create New Districts
Residents of six suburban towns near Memphis have voted to create their own school districts