A sign about testing hangs on a door at Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School, an elementary school in Indianapolis. Indiana released school-level results of the ILEARN on Friday.
When children forget their lunch, can’t solve a math problem or don’t know how to get somewhere, the instinct for parents can be to step in immediately. But sometimes, the problem is an opportunity. Developmental...
The Detroit Public Schools Community District received $94.4 million to settle a right to-read literacy lawsuit. The money will run out by the end of this school year.
Evaluations should be a routine part of implementing major new education programs to ensure Californians are reaping the full expected benefits.
Students ages 12 to 18 experienced higher rates of reported crime at school than away from school in 2024, according to a new federal analysis. But the overall rate of crime victimization at school has not changed...
The Justice Department is seeking to end long-standing consent decrees dating back decades that sought to curb unlawful racial segregation that was prevalent during the Jim Crow era. The post DOJ says it’s moving to end...
After years of frustration and spurious claims that it is destroying public education, the charter school movement is nearing a tipping point when it comes to equitably accessing the local resources from which it has...
This piece was published in coordination with The Washington Post. The madness unfolded in a familiar pattern: Ellen FitzGerald would wake in the dead of night to nurse her baby for about a half hour, then hand him off...
This fall, as students at the private, AI-focused Alpha School begin their academic year, many are being tested in an unusual way: they’re watching a video of their parents “talking about our worst qualities,” according...
Using these relationships strategically can expand students' opportunities, according to Equal Opportunity Schools and the Center for Trust and Transformation.
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Danbury Public Schools Superintendent Kara Casimiro shares how the state’s largest high school adopted 21 career pathways across eight “academies.”
A flurry of immigration enforcement steps away from schools in California’s second-largest city has sparked outrage among educators and local officials.
With her senior year of college now underway, Mitzie Westgate has begun planning what she’ll do after graduation next spring. An exercise science major, she hopes to go straight to graduate school and pursue a doctorate...
After consulting with general counsel, the Indianapolis Public Schools board determined that any attempt to vote on the decision to leave Enroll Indy would violate the board's bylaws.
Superintendent Roger León said Thursday families could expect to see state test scores around Oct. 7 and paper copies of the results would be sent around Oct. 9.
There are 34 people running for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board. Thirty-one of them are vying for four four-year terms, while three are running for a two-year partial term.
New York City's Panel for Educational Policy on Nov. 19, 2025. Alan Ong, the panel's new chair, is seated fourth from left.
Pre-K students at Johnson Elementary School in North Lawndale make trees using popsicle sticks and leaves as part of a STEAM lesson. Johnson's enrollment remained stable this fall, even as Chicago Public Schools overall...
Philadelphia charter school leaders say they’re frustrated with the Board of Education's delays sharing information about a new evaluation framework.
Precious Eshiet, a senior at Germantown Friends High School, is the winner of Chalkbeat Philadelphia's first-ever back-to-school rap contest.
The Trump administration’s efforts to shutter the U.S. Department of Education to cut bureaucracy have instead made the agency’s work more complex and potentially inefficient, five department employees told NPR....
A former California education secretary is seeking a court order to unseal records from a state audit into the Val Verde Unified School District’s partnership with a Chinese boarding school, alleging Riverside County...
The gap between workforce policy ambition and the infrastructure that’s needed to make it a reality is a defining story in American workforce policy. Ohio is an example of this problem and the pathway to solving it. ...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited the Cleveland Browns’ training facility earlier this month to join the NFL team in recognizing students with excellent attendance. She used the event to talk about one of the...
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AI and advanced analytics are giving K–12 districts new ways to protect funding, strengthen oversight and demonstrate responsible stewardship of every dollar. For audit and finance teams, these technologies can help...
As another school year gets underway, several states are considering whether to give students more time for recess, and some have already expanded the role of unstructured play in a child’s school day. The momentum...
To end the takeover, the district is required to improve school board governance, have no multi-year failing campuses, and update the special education department so it is compliant with state standards. The post...
NPR found that changes over the last 18 months have cost an unknown amount of taxpayer dollars and made the agency's work more complex and potentially inefficient. The post The Education Dept. hasn’t been dismantled....