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Wyoming Students Spend Less Time in PE. An Expert Wants to Change That.

The squeak of sneakers on a gym floor and squawk of whistles are common school sounds during PE class. But with the increasing emphasis on academic testing in recent decades, are Wyoming public school students getting...

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25 Babies and Toddlers Are in ICE Custody on an Average Day

In the first years after birth, the human brain develops at a remarkable pace. Every second, more than a million new neural connections spring into being, shaping a person’s physical and emotional health...

Chalkbeat
District says 61 boys the Trump administration found on girls’ sports rosters were mascots, managers

The federal education department said it found 61 boys on girls’ sports rosters in Jeffco Public Schools. But the district said "some teams had male managers, trainers, or mascots."

Chalkbeat
In this fall’s Chicago school board elections, many voters may only have one candidate to choose from

The electoral board of the Chicago Board of Elections Commissioners review cases challenging the petitions of people who filed to run in the 2024 school board elections. This year, challenges have been filed against...

Chalkbeat
Voter guide: Where the 2026 Colorado Republican Party gubernatorial candidates stand on education

From left to right: State Rep. Scott Bottoms, Victor Marx, and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer during a Colorado Republican gubernatorial debate.

Education Dive
A ‘new normal’: Syracuse faces enrollment dip, first deficit in years

The New York institution has so far dodged many of its peers’ woes. But demographic shifts and enrollment declines are weighing on its finances.