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Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
The problem with an AI tutor: Students don’t want to use it

Asiyah Jones, 6, works on her laptop at her home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 19, 2024.

Technology & AI
University of Utah to shutter Sandy location in January

Fall classes will continue as scheduled for the 660 students who have already signed up, the university said.

EdSource
Policy & Legislation
University of California’s most selective campuses have increased in-state enrollment

Entering the final year of a compact agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom, UC has succeeded in meeting one major goal of the deal: increasing undergraduate enrollment of California residents.

EdSource
Policy & Legislation
University of California’s most selective campuses have increased in-state enrollment

Entering the final year of a compact agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom, UC has succeeded in meeting one major goal of the deal: increasing undergraduate enrollment of California residents.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Most Memphis schools will reopen Tuesday after weekend storm

Most Memphis students will return to classes Tuesday, while after-school activities remain canceled.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero reveals his favorite DPS school on first day of class

Students line up to enter Charles M. Schenk (CMS) Community School on the first day of school in Denver on Monday.

EdSurge
Infrastructure
As Male Teachers Vanish From the Classroom, Schools Look for Ways to Bring Them Back

A new survey of 145 men in the profession points to mentorship, pay and a sense of belonging as the biggest levers for recruitment and retention.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
NYC schools start Sept. 10, leaving parents scrambling for childcare

The Sept. 10 school start date start leaves many working NYC parents struggling to cover weeks of costly childcare gaps.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
First day of school comes with excitement, bittersweet feelings

Mumford High School students are greeted by teachers and staff on the first of school on August 24, 2026, in Detroit.

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
Chicago’s first day of school brings excitement and concerns about possible budget cuts

Carter Darling, 11, walks to Robert A. Black Magnet Elementary School on the first day of school on Aug. 24, 2026.

Education Dive
Policy & Legislation
Education Department takes first step to strip ABA of accreditation authority

Agency staff recommended ending federal recognition for the American Bar Association’s accreditation arm, ramping up attacks on the organization. 

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Philadelphia kicks off a new school year as students, educators brace for looming school closures

Staff welcome students to Philadelphia's Overbrook Elementary School on the first day of school Monday.

The 74
Policy & Legislation
Arizona Court Kills Voucher Ballot Measure, Leaving a National School Choice Debate Unresolved

The Arizona Supreme Court effectively killed a ballot measure that would have brought significant oversight and an income cap to the state’s school voucher-like program in a ruling Tuesday. The battle over the measure...

Budget & Finance
Education Department proposal would make it easier to end grants

The move would give the agency broad authority to end grants, including “for convenience,” after such approaches have led to legal disputes.

EdSource
Technology & AI
Palo Alto parents protest tech in classrooms

Silicon Valley is the center of the tech world — and also a backlash against tech in the classroom. The San Francisco Chronicle reports from a Palo Alto Unified School Board meeting where parents — many who have day...

The 74
Technology & AI
California Maintains School Vaccine Rules Despite Trump Order

As schools reopen amid a national surge in measles cases, California students will continue to follow the state’s existing vaccination requirements, despite President Donald Trump’s latest effort to change the country’s...

EdSource
Technology & AI
88 claim sexual abuse in San Diego County juvenile hall or foster care in new lawsuits

At least 88 former wards in juvenile hall or foster care in San Diego County have claimed that they were sexually abused by county employees in two new lawsuits, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. This brings the...

The 74
Technology & AI
School Starts With New Funds for Teacher Hiring, New Standardized Tests, More

Remember when Labor Day was the unofficial end of summer and schools started up again after that? Your kids probably don’t either. The 2026-27 school year started Wednesday in Frederick County, and the remaining 23...

District Admin
Budget & Finance
Trump’s school voucher program could become a public school cash machine

Starting next year, taxpayers can earmark up to $1,700 to not only help families pay private schools, but also to support some services at public schools. The post Trump’s school voucher program could become a public...

District Admin
Technology & AI
How big tech captured American schools

Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain. The post How big tech captured American schools appeared first...

The 74
Technology & AI
Many Families Rely on a Patchwork of Childcare

The parents are not all right. Between financial strain and rising costs, balancing work and caregiving responsibilities, and navigating how to best support children’s well-being during trying times, parents —...

The 74
Policy & Legislation
School Choice Is Expanding. Will Public Support Follow?

With new state-level programs quickly redrawing the map of school choice over the last few years, a central question may determine the movement’s continued success: Does greater familiarity with charter schools,...

Education Dive
Leadership
International applicant numbers tumble on Common App

The number of first-time international applicants on the popular application platform declined 10% in the 2025-26 cycle, a new report found. 

Education Dive
Leadership
Week in review: Accreditation overhaul takes step forward

We’re rounding up recent stories, from plans to propose a change to the H-1B program to the planned sale of Anna Maria College’s nursing program. 

Technology & AI
Inside a culture shift that raised the bar for Elon Law

A rise in first-time bar passage wasn’t driven by a quick fix. It came from changing expectations.

Leadership
Why strategic planning in higher education must start with leadership alignment

Colleges and universities need a recurring leadership discipline that aligns assumptions, clarifies investment choices and helps leaders act decisively as things change.

EdSource
Technology & AI
How three bills to close California’s student achievement gap ran aground

Bills that may look like they have momentum can meet an unexplained death in an appropriations committee; that’s what happened to three of four proposed bills focusing on closing the achievement gap.

EdSource
Budget & Finance
How much has California expanded arts education?

California schools have hired thousands of arts teachers since voters in 2022 passed Prop. 28, which expanded arts education funding. Many schools, however, have yet to fully spend their arts funds.

EdSource
Budget & Finance
How much has California expanded arts education?

California schools have hired thousands of arts teachers since voters in 2022 passed Prop. 28, which expanded arts education funding. Many schools, however, have yet to fully spend their arts funds.

EdSource
Technology & AI
Special education funding model is failing California schools

California has promised students with disabilities the services they need, but school districts are increasingly struggling to fund and staff those services. It’s time for California and Washington to rethink how...