More From the World of K–12 Education

District Admin
A $40,000-per-year AI school with no teachers is opening in Oklahoma this August

An AI-powered, billionaire-backed chain of private schools intends to educate students with two hours of virtual learning a day and entrepreneurship workshops. The post A $40,000-per-year AI school with no teachers is...

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America’s Trillion-Dollar School System: 5 Trends Explain Where the Money Goes

In April, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that the 50 states and Washington, D.C., took in $1 trillion in federal, state and local revenue for K-12 public education in the 2023-24 school year. One....

Education Dive
Out of reach? Adults grade colleges on their affordability.

A Lumina Foundation and Gallup survey found widespread cost concerns — but most parents still want their children to pursue postsecondary education.

Chalkbeat
2 conservative law firms join defense team in Elizabeth school district’s book ban lawsuit

Lawyers from the Heritage Foundation and Alliance Defending Freedom will help defend the Elizabeth School District in a lawsuit over school library book removals.

Chalkbeat
Detroit school board’s chair and vice chair will not seek reelection in November

DPSCD board chair LaTrice McClendon, left, and vice chair Corletta Vaughn, are not running for reelection. They are shown in a June 2025 meeting reading a statement about a district student who had been detained by...

Chalkbeat
70 years after Brown, schools remain separate by race and class. One advocate says integration still matters.

Students at CICS West Belden school work in the classroom at the Chicago charter school.