Agency staff recommended ending federal recognition for the American Bar Association’s accreditation arm, ramping up attacks on the organization.
Staff welcome students to Philadelphia's Overbrook Elementary School on the first day of school Monday.
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...
The move would give the agency broad authority to end grants, including “for convenience,” after such approaches have led to legal disputes.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 —...
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,...
The number of first-time international applicants on the popular application platform declined 10% in the 2025-26 cycle, a new report found.
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.
A rise in first-time bar passage wasn’t driven by a quick fix. It came from changing expectations.
Colleges and universities need a recurring leadership discipline that aligns assumptions, clarifies investment choices and helps leaders act decisively as things change.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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.
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.
The Texas institution cut about 100 classes, including in women’s and LGBT studies, to comply with a state law mandating general education reviews.
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...