NYC students’ reading proficiency fell 6 percentage points in grades 3-8, with steeper drops in early grades, as officials investigate dramatic swings in test scores.
Ellen Rosenfeld, left, and Angel Gutierrez, right, are current elected members of the Chicago Board of Education, and they're running unopposed this year's election.
Temporary anxiety can often surface before the first day of school. Sometimes, that can help kids get in the right mindset for a big day. But when anxiety becomes a constant feature of children’s and teenagers’ days,...
New Mexico First Judicial District Judge Bryan Biedscheid at the end of the day Thursday issued a ruling in the state’s pending case against social media giant Meta, ordering the company to pay $567 million for an...
For nearly two years, teacher Isabelle Ouyang and her colleagues have dealt with the presence of construction workers, shuffling between classrooms, stress over schedules, and a host of disruptive renovations. Ouyang...
Shortly after being named America’s unhealthiest city in 2009, Huntington, West Virginia, gained national attention when British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver arrived to film the first season of his reality TV series Food...
The Trump administration is proposing significant changes that would diminish the program's federal standards and give states and parents more control. The post Trump administration moves to deregulate Head Start,...
After nearly two years out of the limelight, the Biden family has returned to the political conversation this summer. Joe Biden announced last month that he will soon release a memoir of his time in office. That volume...
Despite strong enrollment, the public university said it’s facing a large budget hole due to stagnant state funding.
The conservative think tank framed the proposal as a way for state lawmakers to “codify the principles” of the Trump administration’s higher ed compact.
DPSCD Superintendent Nikolai Vitti listens to an audience member during a community meeting Aug. 7 at Renaissance High School in Detroit.
The move intends to bring luxury condo-hotels and year-round programming near campuses as hospitality players move in on college markets.
The 2,200-student Montezuma-Cortez district recently adopted the Bluebonnet elementary reading curriculum, which includes Biblically infused lessons.
Philadelphia parents are asking the city to help prevent preschool suspensions and exclusion.
Brenda Elliott, the Philadelphia school district’s deputy superintendent of academics, said Thursday the district intends to offer algebra at all 126 district schools that enroll eighth graders by the 2027-28 school...
Most of Cassie Reed’s life has been marked by instability. During her childhood, she moved between nine different foster homes, often enduring abuse. Violence followed her into her adult life, as she met and fled...
More than 85,000 families are participating in Texas’ private school voucher program during its first year, a number that could increase as state officials finalize enrollment data, according to a new state report....
California teachers had some big wins in this year’s state budget, including about $700 million for stipends and training, and $218 million to support paid pregnancy leave. The funding for teacher recruitment and...
Technology was often sold as a shortcut to better learning, but now amid a backlash, schools risk abandoning useful tools along with the bad ones, says ISTE leader Richard Culatta.
The incident, one of thousands of times that school officers in Texas have used physical force in recent years, underscores long-held concerns about policing in schools. The post When a Texas school police officer got...
The former governor of Virginia is targeting several battleground states with an ad campaign promoting President Donald Trump’s federal school choice program. The post Presidential prospect Glenn Youngkin launches group...
Only two races, in Districts 6 and 8, are contested in the Aug. 6 election.
As John Adams observed, “facts are stubborn things.” The facts, as education policy writer Chad Aldeman recently observed, are that No Child Left Behind coincided with some of the fastest achievement gains on record for...
We’re rounding up July’s leadership transitions, including two public colleges that faced unexpected hurdles when installing new presidents.
Financial pressure will be greatest on institutions with weaker student demand and greater reliance on tuition and fee revenue, analysts wrote.
A variety of school supplies and clothing meant for children and teens will have a reduced sales tax rate starting Aug. 7.
Preliminary New York state test results show reading proficiency fell 5 points while math improved. The dramatic declines in reading raised eyebrows among experts.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Thursday the state would provide an $800 credit and expedited admission processing for any of the hundreds of incoming Howard University freshmen who were abruptly told last week that...
Artificial Intelligence will soon help teachers rate students’ academic and “soft” skills at schools using nontraditional report cards that skip A-F grading after an AI company purchased the non-profit...