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...
As the end of the legislative session nears, Sacramento lawmakers are again debating whether to reform a law that has enabled countless lawsuits and hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements against school...
The Bakersfield City School District now has 61 credentialed visual and performing arts teachers, more than double the number 10 years ago, when it had 26 arts teachers, the Bakersfield Californian reported. The school...
Researchers at Florida International University and George Mason University published a report in Early Childhood Research Quarterly that found public school pre-kindergarten helps children do well academically in third...
Michigan schools are implementing policies for the 2026-27 school year that restrict students' use of cellphones during instruction.
When Mississippi overhauled its literacy education in 2013, one of the most controversial pieces was a policy to retain third graders if they couldn’t pass the reading portion of the state’s English language arts...
Students walkout from Philadelphia's Parkway Northwest High School on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. It's one of nine district schools slated for closure at the end of this school year.
High school came with more responsibility and less accountability for Josiah Ulukita. Courses were much harder, teachers were less strict about attendance and it was easier to skip school with friends or go on his phone...
Missouri education officials are preparing to ask lawmakers for roughly $300 million more for public schools next year, setting up a potentially difficult budget fight as the state faces a projected revenue shortfall....
The suburban Bellevue police department that patrols two Omaha schools and the large Bellevue district said its officers will continue carrying the gloves. The post Nebraska’s largest school district asks police to...
Tennessee voters will head back to the polls on Nov. 3 to elect a new governor who will shape education policy for the next four years.
American education has spent decades searching for explanations for declining achievement. Poverty, inequality, school funding, curriculum, technology, teacher quality and the effects of the pandemic all matter. ...
The latest survey of higher education employees from CUPA-HR found the biggest spike in tenure-track professors since at least 2016.
Despite a new executive order from President Donald Trump regarding the childhood immunization schedule, California officials affirmed that the state will maintain its existing vaccination requirements for students.