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Every K-12 education story we've tracked, newest first. Budget, technology, safety, infrastructure, policy, and leadership news from districts across America.

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Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
How a years-long rise in teacher turnover reshaped American classrooms

Although comprehensive national data on teacher exit rates is lacking, an extensive Chalkbeat analysis identified trends in 21 states since 2019.

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Budget & Finance
Senate Panel Advances Science of Reading, Dyslexia Bills with Bipartisan Support

A bill that would require states to only use the science of reading in classrooms in order to qualify for a multi-million dollar funding grant passed with bipartisan support from a committee of federal lawmakers...

Chalkbeat
Leadership
‘You’re not wanted’: Philly teens who feel unwelcome downtown call for more ‘third spaces’ during summer

Philadelphia youth say third spaces such as the Field Teen Center at Parkway Central Library provide helpful places to go over the summer.

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Leadership
When Teachers Lack Confidence in Math, Their Students Fall Behind, New Study Shows

Plenty of students have math anxiety. It turns out some educators have their own anxiety about teaching the subject, a new study finds. And that appears to affect their students — especially those already struggling in...

District Admin
Leadership
Miami-Dade School Board unanimously picks Rafael Villalobos as new superintendent

Villalobos, who was was unanimously approved, is the county’s current south region superintendent and has served as principal at several high schools. The post Miami-Dade School Board unanimously picks Rafael Villalobos...

District Admin
Infrastructure
To recruit teachers, school districts are building homes

Carolina Sanchez Garcia, a teacher at Rosa Parks Elementary in San Diego, used to wake up at 3 a.m. to leave enough time to drive to work as her children slept in the back seat. The post To recruit teachers, school...

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Infrastructure
New Mexico Features in National Discussion on Childcare Challenges

A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers from around the nation on Monday identified lack of facilities and high costs as two leading challenges states are facing in addressing childcare needs. The bipartisan group,...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
5 Memphis stories to watch as classes begin

MSCS leaders say they're focusing on boosting middle school math achievement this year after seeing gains in reading.

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
What do you think about your school district’s ballot request for a property tax increase?

Students at Global Preparatory Academy in Indianapolis work in class in June 2024. As a charter school, it is now be eligible to receive any funds from the referendum for Indianapolis Public Schools in the fall.

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Technology & AI
Opinion: How Math Became Relevant Again in a Wisconsin Classroom

It is impossible to imagine a future that does not have data science embedded in our daily lives. The field combines statistics, coding, and critical thinking to extract meaning from data, making it a desirable skill...

Technology & AI
Texas community college funding model faces ‘growing pains’

Although leaders praised the performance-based formula, they asked lawmakers to provide sufficient money for it.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appoints Connie Anderson to CPS school board

The Chicago Board of Education meets Thursday, May 29, 2025.

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
Chicago Public Schools budget conflict revolves around revenue assumptions, timing

Students sit in a class at Bronzeville Classical Elementary School in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Education is split over what to do about the district's budget next fiscal year.

Education Dive
Technology & AI
Will the College Transparency Act get the green light from lawmakers?

Major higher education groups argued the proposal would improve student outcomes data ahead of a Senate education committee markup.

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Leadership
In Diary, Fauci Bragged of Role in School Closures. At Hearing, He Took the 5th

In a three-hour hearing Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the influential scientist who led the national response to COVID, refused to respond to questions about his role in school closures and the mask and social...

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
Eric Adams mandated NYC preschools adopt a single curriculum. Under Mamdani, they’re getting more choice.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani visits a childcare center in Brooklyn in November, 2025. Under Mamdani's administration, city-funded early childhood education programs will get more flexibility to choose a curriculum.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
As more teen boys turn to sports betting, financial literacy teachers rush to show gambling’s real odds

With so many avenues to gamble online, teachers say students are more interested than ever in betting. Educators hope financial literacy courses and other strategies can help show them the risks behind it.

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Technology & AI
You’re Not Imagining It: Your Kid’s School Supplies Cost More This Year

Pencils are more expensive. So are notebooks, scissors, glue sticks — just about every back-to-school item that families will load into their literal or virtual carts this summer has gone up in price at a time when...

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Policy & Legislation
New Staffing Models Put Strong Teachers Out Front

In Carlsbad, N.M., a tiny district in the southeastern corner of the state, nine of its 12 schools have turned teacher assignments upside-down, inviting their best teachers to coach a team of colleagues, model lessons...

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Leadership
This Museum Makes Learning Feel Like Play

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Budget & Finance
Opinion: Threat of Deportation, Program Cuts Disrupt Student Learning

Once upon a time, a knight in shining armor rode his gallant steed into a village where he was met with cheers and celebration. I like to believe that these heroes still exist — I know one named Fluviano. He’s a student...

District Admin
Technology & AI
Coursera investing $100 million in Andrew Ng’s new edtech startup

LearnVector aims to build AI agents that function as personal tutors—adapting to each learner and practicing with them until they demonstrate they've mastered a concept. The post Coursera investing $100 million in...

District Admin
Technology & AI
Several schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings

The Ukraine war-inspired drones launch into action after an alert that a school is under attack and once a response team has confirmed the threat is credible, the manufacturer says. The post Several schools to install...

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Technology & AI
Trump Accounts Have Arrived. Here’s What Families Need to Know

A new investment opportunity became available to millions of American babies and children this summer. Trump Accounts, which allow parents and guardians to establish an individual retirement account for children under...

Education Dive
Budget & Finance
Sonoma State to relaunch NCAA athletics after budget cuts eliminated sports

The university faced outcry and a lawsuit over its decision to eliminate sports last year as part of broader cuts to close a $24 million deficit.

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Technology & AI
Gates Foundation Bets on Credentials, AI to Reach Students Before 2045 Sunset

With an eye on the clock, the Gates Foundation refreshed its vision for American schools Wednesday morning, unveiling a set of five-year goals intended to ease students’ transition to college graduation and career...

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
Jeffco Public Schools sues Trump administration over Title IX-related threats to federal funding

Jeffco Public Schools' policies allowing students to participate on sports teams that align with their gender identity have drawn the ire of the Trump administration.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Chicago school board ballot will have five choices for citywide president, but five districts get just one pick

Chicago school board candidate Brenda Lee Anderson, center, records attorney Ed Mullen’s oral argument during a Chicago Board of Elections meeting.

Education Dive
Policy & Legislation
Court blocks in-state tuition for undocumented students in Illinois

The ruling marks another victory for the U.S. Department of Justice, which has sued more than a dozen states over similar policies. 

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Philadelphia City Council members say they will ‘use every tool in our arsenal’ to stop school closures

Philadelphia Education Committee Chair Isaiah Thomas, center, asks the school board to come back to the negotiating table over planned school closures during a Tuesday press conference at City Hall.