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Budget & Finance
Indiana charter schools could receive over $49 million in new revenue from proposed tax increases

Kindergartners in class at Herron Prep Academy in Indianapolis in September 2023. The school is one of about 60 schools statewide that could receive funding from ballot questions if voters pass them in November.

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Technology & AI
Survey: 5 Ways AI is Cutting into Students’ Ability to Learn

Over the past four years, generative artificial intelligence has quietly colonized the minds of U.S. adolescents, changing the way they learn.  A College Board survey last fall found that the share of high...

Leadership
Westcliff University acquires Pacific College to expand nursing programs

The two California for-profit institutions are combining just a year after Westcliff launched its nursing college.

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Leadership
At retreat, Denver school board members discuss trust, agenda setting, ‘convoluted’ governance framework

The Denver school board and Superintendent Alex Marrero met for eight hours Monday to discuss some of the underlying reasons for recent tensions.

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Technology & AI
JB Pritzker’s education record earns him key reelection endorsement from Illinois teachers union

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker secured an endorsement again from the Illinois Education Association for his reelection campaign.

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Technology & AI
Philadelphia’s school asbestos problem is already derailing back-to-school

Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Arthur Steinberg, center, calls on the Philadelphia school district to improve its oversight of renovations in buildings with asbestos during a press conference Monday, Aug....

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School Safety
Vaping, bathrooms, stress: What 357,000 NYC students revealed in revamped school survey

NYC shortened its annual school survey to get more direct feedback. Here is what 357,000 students revealed about vaping, real-world learning, and inclusion.

Education Dive
Technology & AI
DHS to propose end of 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders

Few details are known without the rule’s text, which has yet to be published in the Federal Register, but the change may pose difficulties for employers.

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Leadership
Broward College president faces termination vote

The move comes after the board shared concerns with President Torey Alston, including over students’ low passage rates on nursing licensure exams.

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Leadership
How Can Parents Navigate the Ariana Grande Conversation?

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Leadership
This College Degree Can Make You an Internet Star

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Budget & Finance
Newark charter school’s new $51 million facility to join wave of South Ward development

Newark planners approved a $51 million building for the Gateway Academy earlier this year. It will house the school's K-8 students, whose current campus is nearly at capacity.

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Technology & AI
How to Make the Most of Parent-Teacher Conferences, Back-to-School and Beyond

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Parent-teacher conferences can conjure a familiar scene: adults crammed into child-size chairs, listening to teachers run through a list of students’ achievements and struggles. For many...

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Technology & AI
NYC’s Unexplained Test Score Swings Prompt Experts to Question Reading Results

This year’s startling collapse of New York City’s reading scores, followed by last year’s big gains, has some experts asking: Did something go wrong with the test itself? There is no clear evidence there is a problem,...

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Budget & Finance
Opinion: Families Don’t Want School Choice, They Want Their Child to Read

Conversations about Education Savings Account programs seem to start in the same place: the money. Where is it going? How is it being used? Who is benefiting? Understandably so. When taxpayer money moves, people...

District Admin
Technology & AI
These kids are learning without technology in Seattle Public Schools

Despite Seattle Public Schools’ district policy to issue devices to each of its nearly 50,000 students, some highly vocal parents are successfully opting their students out of technology altogether. The post These kids...

District Admin
Policy & Legislation
Texas lawmakers push for later school start dates amid summer heat

State Rep. Jared Patterson is preparing legislation that would move the start of the school year to after Labor Day. The post Texas lawmakers push for later school start dates amid summer heat appeared first on District...

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Leadership
Searching for Your Next Home? Now You Can See Nearby Childcare Options

Prospective home buyers are often experiencing transition in their personal lives. Perhaps a wedding — or divorce — is on the horizon. Maybe their kids have grown up and moved out, or their financial...

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Technology & AI
Indiana school district referendum guide 2026: What to know about your district’s requested tax increase

Arsenal Technical High School band students practice in April 2026. A record number of districts are seeking property tax increases at the polls in November to help fund operating expenses, such as academic programs and...

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Technology & AI
Iowa, Deemed Below Basic in Reading, Stays Silent on the ‘Honesty Gap’

Every few years, testing experts at the U.S. Department of Education weigh state assessments against their “gold standard,” the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as “the nation’s report card.” In a...

Leadership
Beyond the degree: How students are defining value in 2026

New research reveals how student expectations are shifting and how institutions can keep pace.

Education Dive
Technology & AI
Week in review: Trump lawsuit against Harvard dismissed

We’re rounding up recent stories, from senators raising alarm about student visa appointment availability to a higher education antitrust case proceeding.

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Budget & Finance
Sen. Murkowski Pushes for Delayed Federal Grants for Alaska Native Education

The U.S. Department of Education is expected to award $41.3 million in grant funding through the Alaska Native Education Program to 26 Alaska grantees after some delay, according to an announcement from Alaska...

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Budget & Finance
Head Start Could Soon Be Overhauled. Here’s Exactly What Would Change.

The Trump administration is pushing a total overhaul of Head Start that could fundamentally reshape the 60-year-old program that has provided childcare and key support for America’s lowest-income families. A new...

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Leadership
How One Rural North Carolina School District Delivers Summer Meals

On a warm Tuesday in late July, a blue van marked with a Transylvania County Schools logo pulled into a gravel driveway and let out a light honk. Seconds later, the door of a house swung open. Two children bounded down...

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Leadership
New Partnership Brings College and Career Resources to Detroit Neighborhoods

A new partnership in Detroit will provide middle schoolers through adult learners with access to resources designed to help residents enter and complete college, with hubs expected to open on the city’s east and west...

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School Safety
Parent engagement and more resources to get kids to school: What to expect this school year in Detroit

Mayor Mary Sheffield announced Friday a new program to keep kids safe on routes to school. A ride share pilot will also take around 150 students at risk of being chronically absent to school.

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Budget & Finance
The end could be near for the Colorado education group that opened ‘public Christian school’

Susana Córdova, Colorado's education commissioner, wrote to Ken Witt, executive director of Education reEnvisioned BOCES, on Thursday urging him to dissolve his group.

Education Dive
Technology & AI
EEOC lawsuit alleges Washington University segregated DEI training by race

Under the Trump administration, the agency has vocally cracked down on diversity, equity and inclusion work under the auspices of Title VII.

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Budget & Finance
New York loses millions in sex ed money after uptick in teen pregnancies

Illustrative models of the sexual organs and contraceptives are displayed on a table. Advocates worry that funding cuts to New York sexual education organizations could leave more young people without the information...