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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...

The 74
Technology & AI
Nearly 53,000 Apply for Michigan’s Free Pre-K Program As Enrollment Grows

Michigan’s initiative to offer free pre-kindergarten for all is paying off, state educators said Wednesday, as the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, also known as MiLEAP, touted nearly 53,000...

The 74
Technology & AI
How to Talk to Your Kids About Body Image — Without Toxicity

We’re once again in a cycle of headlines that feels acutely focused on celebrity and weight and eating disorders. And unfortunately there will likely be more tomorrow and the next day and on and on. It can be...

The 74
Policy & Legislation
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Proposes Penalties for Schools That Keep “Vulgar” Books on Library Shelves

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday vowed to pass legislation punishing public schools that do not remove graphic books from their shelves by knocking them down a notch in the state’s annual school performance ratings,...

The 74
Policy & Legislation
JB Pritzker’s Education Record Earns Key Endorsement from Illinois Teachers Union

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who is seeking reelection this November, received a key endorsement on his education policies from the state’s largest union this week. Monday’s announcement marks the third time the Illinois...

EdSource
Technology & AI
CA governor, Trump administration challenge businesses to fund child savings accounts

Gov. Gavin Newsom encouraged California families to claim Trump Accounts while announcing a new partnership to increase awareness and participation in federal and state child savings programs.

EdSource
Technology & AI
CA governor, Trump administration challenge businesses to fund child savings accounts

Gov. Gavin Newsom encouraged California families to claim Trump Accounts while announcing a new partnership to increase awareness and participation in federal and state child savings programs.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Jeffco voters will consider $133 million in tax increases to raise teacher pay, repair schools

Jefferson County voters will decide on a pair of mill levy overrides in November to raise teacher pay, repair schools, fund career and technical education, and more.

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Leadership
Skyrocketing School Lunch Prices Are Putting the Squeeze on Parents

Budget & Finance
University of Houston slashes 40% of courses from its core curriculum

The Texas institution cut about 100 classes, including in women’s and LGBT studies, to comply with a state law mandating general education reviews.

Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
The Marion County Election Board took her off the ballot. Now, she’s challenging that decision in court.

Lindsey Cornett and Chris Bultman were both finalists to be appointed to fill the IPS District 4 seat ahead of the election. Now, Bultman is on the ballot for November. Cornett, however, wants to be put back on the...