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Policy & Legislation
These 3 Colorado school districts banned cellphones: Here’s what changed

The state’s largest school district, Denver Public Schools just announced a bell-to-bell ban for cellphones and other wireless devices. The post These 3 Colorado school districts banned cellphones: Here’s what changed...

District Admin
Technology & AI
How much each US state spends on public school students, ranked

In 2024, US public schools received nearly $995 billion in funding, with state and local sources combined providing nearly 90% of the total, according to Census data. The post How much each US state spends on public...

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Policy & Legislation
Texas’ Charter School Boom May Soon Bust, Experts Caution

Texas charter schools recently saw their smallest enrollment bump in state history, signaling that similar forces crushing traditional public districts may soon hit them as well. Students have enrolled in charters at...

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Technology & AI
Access to Early Care and Education Depends on Where You Live

Despite federal investments in early care and education, access to affordable, high-quality childcare is often determined by which state a family lives in. According to new data, there are wide disparities between...

Education Dive
Technology & AI
Bill to mandate FAFSA anti-fraud system passes House

The No Aid for Ghost Students Act would largely codify a system for screening applicants that the U.S. Department of Education launched earlier this year. 

Budget & Finance
Marshall University to cut 7 programs, expand others

The public West Virginia institution’s tweaks to its offerings follow a state-mandated review and come amid an effort to shrink its deficit.

EdSource
Budget & Finance
California school districts battle for $3.9 billion they argue is due now, not later

Gov. Newsom warns it's prudent to hold back the funding in case a flood of expected new money dries up; school districts disagree.

EdSource
Budget & Finance
California school districts battle for $3.9 billion they argue is due now, not later

Gov. Newsom warns it's prudent to hold back the funding in case a flood of expected new money dries up; school districts disagree.

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Budget & Finance
Treasury Department preview of tax credit scholarship rules suggests limited role for states

The Treasury Department has promised to finalize rules for the federal tax-credit scholarship by the end of September.

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Budget & Finance
Tighter rules, more oversight now govern homeschool enrichment in Colorado

Starting in the 2026 school year, state-funded homeschool enrichment programs can't pay for private activities like sports camps or martial arts lessons.

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Infrastructure
Community voices concern, support for Cooley demolition in public meeting

A fence has placed around the Cooley High School building, which is set to be demolished this summer by the Detroit Public Schools Community District. The school closed in 2010.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero is a candidate for the top schools job in Miami

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero listens to students at a school board meeting in 2022. The Miami Herald reported Thursday that Marrero is a candidate for the top job in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Education Dive
Technology & AI
Trump administration appeals ruling against $100K H-1B visa fee

The fee has caused concern among higher education experts that it would hamper colleges’ ability to recruit foreign scholars and instructors. 

Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
Federal lawsuit over Tennessee religious charter school ban will move forward

The legal fight over religious charter schools in Tennessee and a new state law signal significant changes may be on the horizon for the state’s charter landscape.

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Technology & AI
Superintendents Defend Transgender Student, Parental Rights Policies on Capitol Hill

Three progressive superintendents defended their policies for parental involvement and transgender inclusion during a congressional hearing Wednesday in which Republican lawmakers called them “pathetic” and said they...

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Free housing for educators and an early childhood program in a transit center mark new Michigan innovations

A duplex in Battle Creek is now the rent-free home for two early childhood workers in the city through a new partnership called First Home, First Teacher.

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Technology & AI
Transgender Arkansans and Their Families Weigh Moving or Staying in the Face of Restrictions

Sabrina Jennen’s family has deep roots in Arkansas, but she said moving to Maryland three years ago brought them a sense of safety they didn’t have in the Natural State. The Jennens were one of four...

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Policy & Legislation
School leaders say Philly’s charter school oversight is flawed. But fixing it is hard.

Supporters of Southwest Leadership Academy charter school protest the Philadelphia Board of Education's decision to start the nonrenewal process for the school in 2023. The board later reversed its decision.

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Technology & AI
Girls’ test scores have fallen faster than boys’. No one knows exactly why.

A first grader raises her hand at Bates Academy during the first day of school on August 25, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Leadership
There Are 2 Types of Grade Inflation. Students’ Learning & Earnings Are at Risk

What’s the harm of a little grade inflation? After all, the kids are happy. The parents are proud. And the administrators are satisfied, with more students making progress toward graduation. Of course, if students don’t...

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Policy & Legislation
A Delaware School Once Felt Like a ‘Prison.’ Now It’s a National Model

For years, many teachers at Frederick Douglass Elementary School didn’t know the names of all their students.  Those were dark years before principal Carol Leveilee arrived at the Seaford, Delaware school. Kids...

District Admin
Technology & AI
Superintendents defend policies about transgender students, parent rights on Capitol Hill

Three progressive superintendents defended their policies for parental involvement and transgender inclusion during a congressional hearing Wednesday in which Republican lawmakers called them “pathetic” and said they...

District Admin
Policy & Legislation
Texas’ charter school boom may soon bust, experts caution

Texas charter schools recently saw their smallest enrollment bump in state history, signaling that similar forces crushing traditional public districts may soon hit them as well. The post Texas’ charter school boom may...

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Leadership
Exclusive: 7 Things to Know About Microschools in 2026

Microschool leaders are predominantly white educators and parents who left traditional public or private schools to build different educational options for kids. But over 40% of those planning to launch new schools in...

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Inside the diversity program at a selective NYC high school

Jasmine Coombs, director of equity and inclusion programs at Bard High School Early College in Manhattan.

Budget & Finance
University of Denver to consolidate academic structures, cut departments

Despite budget pressures, officials framed the moves as an effort to eliminate silos and improve the student experience.

EdSource
Technology & AI
Cal State’s newest polytechnic campus hopes a rebranding will bring enrollment gains

Cal Poly Humboldt has seen a slight increase in enrollment since its rebranding in 2022, and aims to enroll over 11,600 students by 2035, by focusing on applied learning and interdisciplinary programs.

EdSource
Technology & AI
Cal State’s newest polytechnic campus hopes a rebranding will bring enrollment gains

Cal Poly Humboldt has seen a slight increase in enrollment since its rebranding in 2022, and aims to enroll over 11,600 students by 2035, by focusing on applied learning and interdisciplinary programs.

EdSource
Policy & Legislation
Congressional Republicans grill unfazed San Francisco superintendent on gender policies

The hearing gave House Republicans, facing a possible electoral loss in November, a stage for a flashpoint cultural issue popular with conservatives and, they believe, the public at large. San Francisco Unified...

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Policy & Legislation
No more scrolling at lunch: Officials from 3 Colorado school districts discuss their cellphone bans

All Colorado school districts must adopt a cellphone policy by July 1. Ahead of that deadline, officials from three districts with bans talked to the State Board of Education about how it’s going.