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Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
Marion County school board elections: Tell us what you want to know

Residents enter the old Lawrence Education and Community Center for early voting in 2024.

The 74
Budget & Finance
Iowa Audit Analyzes Impact of State’s Education Savings Account Program

Nearly 79% of students who used Iowa’s funding program for K-12 private schools were “already projected” to attend private schools, according to a report released Wednesday by Iowa Auditor Rob Sand.  Iowa...

Education Dive
Technology & AI
Some Education Department cuts ‘appear’ to impact legal duties, OIG says

The independent office says a 40% staff reduction in early 2025 affected the Education Department's legal duties. The agency says it remains compliant.

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Technology & AI
Hope, Sadness and Uncertainty Follow After Carvalho Resigns as LAUSD Superintendent

With Alberto Carvalho’s resignation now official, Los Angeles Unified faces a new challenge: finding a superintendent to lead the nation’s second-largest school district through mounting budget deficits, declining...

District Admin
Policy & Legislation
US Education Dept. probes 3 Maryland school districts and state over transgender student policies

The agency is investigating the Montgomery, Prince George’s and Frederick County school districts and Maryland’s education agency in the Trump administration’s latest challenge of the region’s school policies regarding...

District Admin
Technology & AI
School closures are escalating across Texas. ‘It’s not a local failure.’

At least 135 public schools have closed or have been approved to close all across Texas since late 2023, as districts face budget crises amid state funding shortfalls. The post School closures are escalating across...

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Budget & Finance
Opinion: Connecticut Charters Break Through in Historic Legislative Session

Connecticut has long had among the most burdensome charter approval processes in the country, requiring both State Board of Education authorization and a separate legislative appropriation just to open a school....

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Technology & AI
Florida District’s Goal: Reading Proficiency for 90% of 3rd Graders

Last year, Indian River County tied for the highest scores in third grade reading across all Florida districts. It came in seventh for English language arts learning gains and tied for the top spot for growth rates for...

Education Dive
Leadership
‘Listen and learn’: Southern New Hampshire University’s president on leadership transitions

Ahead of her two-year anniversary in the role, President Lisa Marsh Ryerson discusses taking the helm of a massive institution from a decades-long leader.

EdSource
Technology & AI
California’s formula for allocating career technical education funds leaves millions unspent

Some of the money set aside for Career Technical Education programs has not gone to schools. A deal this year and a proposed law change moving forward would fix that.

EdSource
Policy & Legislation
Decision time has come for Newsom’s proposal to shift control of the California Department of Education

Dozens of leading education organizations favor, but the California Teachers Association opposes, transferring control of the California Department of Education to an appointed commissioner under the next governor’s...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Most high schoolers no longer need to pass Regents to graduate. Schools are in the dark on what’s next.

As New York phases out Regents exams as a graduation requirement, the state has still not explained what will replace them.

Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
As the fight over the Memphis schools takeover looms, these parents say they’re hopeful for change

Memphis Lift gathered parents on June 20, 2026, to rally around and educate about the impending state takeover of MSCS.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Newark Public Schools schedules graduations at same time, forcing parents to make an impossible decision

Weequahic High School celebrates the class of 2026 on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Newark, N.J.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Only 8% of Philly voters say public education is headed in the right direction

In a new poll, 57% of respondents said they were “very concerned” about the state of public education in Philadelphia.

Education Dive
Technology & AI
George Mason president’s contract extended after Trump administration spat

The public university praised Gregory Washington, who came under fire last year from the federal government over his support for diversity initiatives.

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Budget & Finance
Opinion: Lessons from Charters Where Every Student Graduates, Most of Them With a Plan

At the Charter School Growth Fund, graduation is our favorite time of year. It is when schools shine. We are reminded of what is possible when students, teachers and school leaders have excellence as their north star....

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Leadership
What Today’s College Students Need That Previous Generations Didn’t

For high school graduates about to head off to college the news is alarming: The degree they’re about to pursue might not land them the job they want. College grads are facing a tough job market, with headlines almost...

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Leadership
How Birth Order Determines Your Life

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Policy & Legislation
Mississippi Governor Says Oklahoma Can Achieve His State’s Reading ‘Miracle’

OKLAHOMA CITY — Touting his state’s soaring literacy scores, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves urged Oklahoma leaders to commit to tough reading policies. This year, Oklahoma enacted similar literacy laws as Mississippi,...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
How should Michigan’s next governor improve education? We want to hear from you.

The person elected as Michigan's next governor will have an opportunity to shape policies aimed at improving schools.

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Technology & AI
Opinion: Race, Income and Why Some Democrats Have the Luxury of Opposing School Choice

School choice enjoys broad support among the American public. But opposition within the Democratic Party and the political left remains concentrated among those with the most means. Higher-income and more highly...

District Admin
Leadership
Report: Tennessee schools rank high in racial and economic segregation

One of the ‘worst offenders,’ Tennessee is home to schools that have become more segregated over the past three decades. The post Report: Tennessee schools rank high in racial and economic segregation appeared first on...

District Admin
Infrastructure
More Bible stories in public schools, changes to history lessons before Texas education board

The State Board of Education will vote on incorporating more Christian stories into public classrooms as well as on deemphasizing race and cultural diversity in history lessons. The post More Bible stories in public...

Chalkbeat
Leadership
New Jersey invests record money in preschool, but serving multilingual learners is another story

Students are seen after school dismissal at Science Park High School in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

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Technology & AI
Exclusive: Summer Program Boosts Learning for Tens of Thousands of Charter Kids

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When Reneta Johnson, head of a small charter network here, asked students how they wanted to spend this summer, they said they like to make TikTok videos.  That gave her an idea. The staff at Legacy...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Blending algebra and geometry: An approach to high school math slowly gains favor

James Bell teaches integrated math at Chapman High School in Chapman, Kansas. Here, Bell explains a math concept to his students. The integrated math model “is the best of both worlds,” Bell says.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Non-college career pathways have a math problem

A demonstration of welding and CTE summer programs on April 8, 2025, at Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Education Dive
Technology & AI
EEOC opens antisemitism probe into NEA, Brandeis Center says

The center's complaint alleges the teachers union didn’t specify Jews as the primary victims of the Holocaust, among other things. 

EdSource
Leadership
Could early education bring down rising costs to serve California students with disabilities?

Parents, educators and researchers say that inclusive early education improves outcomes for students with disabilities and reduces the need for more intensive — and costly — special education services in older grades.