Seeking to shed its reputation as a commuter school and increase student engagement, Sacramento State now requires some first-year students to live on campus, where monthly residential costs start at about $1,000.
State lawmakers have reached a deal that would provide school districts some relief from the costs of childhood sexual abuse lawsuits filed after a 2020 law allowed victims to sue for abuse by public employees going...
Newark Public Schools’ chronic absenteeism rate is the lowest in district history.
Artificial intelligence can bridge the middle grades literacy gap by providing individualized student reading instruction at scale.
After roughly six years, IPS changed its grading policy to make it possible for students to receive a zero. However, students have multiple opportunities before that happens.
DPSCD parents will have to meet with administrators if their child has three or more unexcused absences in a quarter. After six, they will be asked to sign an attendance contract.
A group of Colorado school districts and charter school lost their lawsuit challenging the state's non-discrimination law, specifically protections for transgender people.
An exterior photo of the Chicago Arts High School in Chicago, Illinois. School board members decided Thursday to put off a vote on a resolution steering extra resources to the school.
The California Teachers Association called for more funding for public schools and campaigned for Proposition 3 at a Thursday morning news conference. The CTA presented a joint report from the Economic Policy Institute,...
Jennifer Custer, an incumbent member of the Chicago Board of Education, dropped out of the race to become the first elected president of the CPS school board.
The increase in students in fully virtual public schools reflects families' growing power to opt out of traditional schooling. But research has raised major questions about the quality of online learning.
Chicago school board member Angel Gutierrez came out in support of Illinois’ participation at a Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, news conference outside South Loop Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois.
Through MI College Match, students will be able to get automatic acceptance offers by uploading their transcripts to a free online portal.
Most Michigan teachers feel deeply dedicated to their profession, but a quarter of them are considering leaving the profession within a year, and 56% might leave within five years. Those are the results of a new poll...
County superintendents of schools argue that State Superintendent Tony Thurmond is threatening to undermine their ability to oversee financially distressed districts and want the Legislature to step in.
Steve Hilton, Republican candidate for California governor, says he will ban California school staff from requesting parents send supplies to school with their children, if elected. “California spends nearly $28,000 per...
An Orange County school district has banned e-bikes, and other electric vehicles such as scooters and boards from its K-8 campuses. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District is the first in California to ban the electric...
A school district in San Luis Obispo County wants to keep receiving a cut of revenue from California’s only nuclear power plant should it remain in operation, The San Luis Obispo Tribune reported. Negotiations to close...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is canceling a $200 million initiative from his predecessor to equip hundreds of thousands of Chromebook laptops with free internet service.
More than a quarter of Colorado students were chronically absent in 2025-26, according to new state data.
Chronic academic underperformance at two Austin public schools has the district in jeopardy of severe state sanctions. Now, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath will decide what intervention looks like for the...
Tennessee released its school-level TCAP scores this week from spring 2026 assessments.
Over the past several years, states across the country have rewritten early literacy policy at an unprecedented pace. Science of reading legislation, teacher training requirements, instructional material reforms, and...
The “bell-to-bell” bans face skepticism from students and parents. After going phone-free, early adopters say the difference is striking. The post Pa. may ban cellphones in schools. Some educators say they’re already...
In the past five years, there has been a surge in states playing a prominent role in improving outcomes for K-12 students. They’ve adopted evidence-based literacy policies, focused attention on math, and invested public...
Robert Franklin, a retired Oklahoma educator, was enjoying life as a grandfather and giving lectures on the politics of education when he decided to become a candidate himself.  Now he’s likely to be the next state...
The Roy family says the now-shuttered college promised to gift them a 2.4-acre parcel. The institution is disputing their property claim.
Meta’s landmark settlement agreement with states is unprecedented in that it forces Meta to redesign key features of Instagram and Facebook for teens.
The final episode of Education Beat airs this week. Podcast host Zaidee Stavely remembers some of the most noteworthy episodes over its five-year run.
Four student artists map out what artificial intelligence means for their communities today — and 50 years from now.