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15 West: Blaise or Hargrove? What to know about the District 5b school board race

District 5B school board candidates Anthony Hargrove (left), and Michilla “Kyla” Blaise (right) participate in a Sept. 17 candidate forum hosted at Collins Academy STEAM High School.

Policy & Legislation
New California laws add protections for sexual assault survivors on college campuses

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills designed to enhance protections for victims of sexual assault, including legislation requiring California universities to improve human trafficking preventative training. ...

Policy & Legislation
More California students taking SAT exams, even as UC, CSU don’t require it

More California high school students are taking the SAT standardized exams, even as the state’s two public university systems — University of California and California State University — no longer require them for...

K-12 Dive
Leadership
Journaling can help students get to know each other, themselves

Giving students time and autonomy to write about themselves can build their voice and their joy for storytelling, one educator says.

K-12 Dive
Leadership
When should students take algebra?

Some 25% of students are prepared for the course in 8th grade, but a quarter of that subset still don’t take it, NWEA research says.

Budget & Finance
California Federation of Teachers joins CTA’s lawsuit to reclaim Prop. 98 funds

The California Federation of Teachers (CFT) has joined a lawsuit by the California Teachers Association claiming that Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature illegally withheld billions in state funds earmarked for TK-12...

Policy & Legislation
Newsom signs bill creating Seal of Climate Literacy to recognize student work

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed legislation that sets in motion the creation of the Seal of Climate Literacy, which will encourage and reward students for studying climate science and engaging in research and...

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Leadership
La Raza: Norma Ríos-Sierra, Distrito 3a

Norma Ríos Sierra, candidata a la Junta de Educación de Chicago por el Distrito 3a.

The 74
Leadership
Opinion: Families Do Not Have to Choose Between Community and Excellence

In a remarkable new interview, 16-year-old Najya Hannah-Jones challenged the choice her parents made about her education. After years in neighborhood schools that affirmed her identity but left significant gaps in her...

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Leadership
Stamping the Moment in Time: The Evolving Challenges and Opportunities in Education

Class Disrupted is an education podcast featuring author Michael Horn and Futre’s Diane Tavenner in conversation with educators, school leaders, students and other members of school communities as they investigate the...

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Sendhil Revuluri drops out of race for Chicago school board president

Sendhil Revuluri, school board presidential candidate, poses for portrait in Douglass Park. Revuluri announced Wednesday that he's suspending his campaign.

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Policy & Legislation
Oklahoma School Closures Part of Statewide Picture of Enrollment Decline

OKLAHOMA CITY — Amid the largest single-year decline in decades for Oklahoma public school enrollment, the state’s largest district announced the potential closure of 17 schools as it grapples with a long-term trend of...

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Leadership
Should parents be held accountable for their children’s chronic absenteeism? Board candidates weigh in.

With five Detroit school board seats up for election Nov. 3, candidates share their views on parents’ role in improving attendance.

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Opinion: Teach For America: A 35-Year Bet, Generation After Generation

“Why aren’t we being recruited as aggressively to commit two years to teach in urban and rural schools as we are being recruited to work two years on Wall Street?”  That was the question Teach For America founder Wendy...

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Leadership
Internal superintendent hires can contribute to district stability, new study says

New research shows that chronic superintendent turnover negatively impacts student achievement. A new Vanderbilt study shows evidence that internal superintendent promotions might be a pathway for better district...

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Rural Missouri Literacy Coaching Program Boosts Scores, Inspires Statewide Model

Kindergarten teacher Wittney Swyers knew it was impossible when her colleagues said her students should be entering first grade prepared to write sentences independently. That was roughly a decade ago, when the...

K-12 Dive
Leadership
SAT scores are up across the board for class of 2026

All student demographic groups saw score increases, but participation overall was down compared to the previous year, according to the College Board.

Policy & Legislation
Can 3-year degrees boost the teacher pipeline?

Arizona State University is offering a shorter teacher pathway this fall with a goal of removing financial barriers for students aspiring to enter the profession.

EdSource
Technology & AI
Caltech students organized a ‘Mathathon’ sponsored by Anthropic and OpenAI. Then came the backlash

Caltech undergrads organized a math competition sponsored by AI companies, prompting global backlash from mathematicians. Instead, students redesigned the event to help answer the question of what role AI should play in...

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Leadership
Memphis school board taps new leadership

The Memphis-Shelby County school board on Sept. 29 elected District 4 board member Tamarques Porter to lead the body as chair.

EdSurge
Leadership
Traditional PD Wasn’t Enough. So I Used TikTok to Create an Engaging Alternative.

Tired of compliance-driven workshops, one teacher took to TikTok to turn literacy research into actionable classroom strategies.

EdSurge
Technology & AI
Can Schools Trust AI Features in Edtech Products?

In this episode of This Week with EdSurge, two former educators join to discuss EdReport's recent brief and explain why it is so important to verify ...

Leadership
Rural California community college students want bachelor’s degrees, but have few options, report says

A survey by The RP Group found that rural community college students are ambitious, but are often unfamiliar with the transfer process or lack the means to relocate.

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After Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay, Mamdani says NYC schools need ‘urgent’ change but offers few specifics

Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay “devastating” and promised a plan, but he declined to commit to specific integration policies.

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Policy & Legislation
Title IX changes by Trump administration could tee up broader goal: defining sex in federal law

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon celebrated her department’s restoration of 2020 Title IX rules. “We will continue to relentlessly champion equal opportunity for all Americans and hold accountable any school or...

Policy & Legislation
New law could make more substitutes available for California classrooms

Substitute teachers with an emergency credential will be able to work in a single classroom in a California K-12 school for up to 70 days, instead of the 60 formerly permitted. Assembly Bill 2490, signed by Gov. Gavin...

School Safety
New California law gives youth football parents another safety option

California youth football leagues will now be required to allow young players to wear soft-shelled helmet covers if their parents request the additional safety equipment. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation...

Policy & Legislation
English learners have easier path to being reclassified as fluent under new California law

California students learning English will have a simpler path to prove their language proficiency under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Currently, in order for students who speak a language other than...

Policy & Legislation
Parent-teacher conferences in California will no longer have to be in person

California parents who can’t meet with their children’s teachers in person will have the right to participate by phone or video conference under new legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday.  Beginning Jan. 1,...

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Bid for Better District — Charter School Collaboration in Indianapolis Has a Setback

The Indiana legislature’s push to have the Indianapolis school district and charter schools work together is taking a step backward, with the district pulling out of an important collaboration already in place: a single...