More From the World of K–12 Education

A Year Ago, Experts Worried About NAEP’s Future. Now, the Test is Expanding

A year ago, there was speculation that the Nation’s Report Card was at risk under the Trump administration.  Testing experts at the Education Department had been laid off and the board in charge of the...

Philadelphia Middle Schoolers Explore How AI Changes Their Classrooms and Their Lives

The middle schoolers at Philly’s Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy have a lot of questions about artificial intelligence. They want to know how the government is using AI and what impact the technology has on the...

Who Will Break Out in 2026 California Superintendent Election?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The primary for the state’s top K-12 schools job is in less than a month, but judging from the polls, it’s debatable whether anyone is...

California schools could get billions more in Newsom’s final budget plan—with one catch

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s is proposing to target unexpected billions of dollars from surging state revenues to the priorities that school district leaders had prized. The post California schools could get billions more in...

Linda McMahon defends dismantling the Education Department, shifting its work

The education secretary and Democrats on the House education committee tussled over caps on federal student loans, what role the government should play in trying to improve abysmal literacy rates —and whether the U.S....

Maine Has a New Way to Prepare Teens for Jobs. Other States Are Noticing

A Maine non-profit hired by the state to teach students soft skills to better prepare for careers believes it’s found a way to train and measure those skills — and other states are taking notice.  Jobs for Maine...