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EdSource
Leadership
Trump’s visa policies are not deterring international students from California universities

Across the country, universities have seen dips in international student enrollment during Trump’s second term, but the University of California has largely avoided those decreases.

Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
Arizona court kills voucher ballot measure, leaving a national school choice debate unresolved

Arizona's expansive school choice program has drawn national attention from admirers and detractors alike. A proposal to add more oversight won't appear on the ballot this fall, but the debates linked to it aren't over.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Philadelphia’s state test scores are delayed this year

Philly educators and school leaders are still waiting on their state test scores with less than a week until students return to classrooms.

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
Controversial group that opened ‘Colorado’s first public Christian school’ will close after 13 years

Education reEnvisioned BOCES, which is headed by Executive Director Ken Witt, will dissolve in a phased process over several months.

Education Dive
Leadership
DOJ whistleblower alleges probes into universities were politically motivated

A career attorney accused Trump officials of pressing for deals at Harvard, Columbia and Brown, despite insufficient evidence or incomplete investigations.

EdSource
Technology & AI
High-stakes trial over impact of Instagram, Facebook on children opens in Oakland

In the opening of what is expected to be a lengthy and tense federal trial, a lawyer representing California and three other states suing tech giant Meta told jurors the company misled “users, legislators, teachers and...

Education Dive
Technology & AI
Coalition sues Trump administration over 4-year student visa cap

Plaintiffs argued that the new rule would be “catastrophic” for universities and international students, and have asked a federal judge to block it.

Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
As more Colorado students take college-level classes, a report says it’s time to make improvements

A new national report says Colorado and other states can improve results for high school students taking college-level classes.

District Admin
Leadership
[Download] Career Awareness and Exploration in Middle School

Career Exploration Starts Earlier Than You Think When should career exploration begin? According to the research highlighted in this new guide, the answer is much earlier than many districts realize. Middle school is a...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
NYC teachers were promised $8,500 bonuses for large class sizes. The details are murky.

NYC teachers could receive up to $8,500 for oversized classes, but weeks before school starts, it’s still unclear who will qualify for the extra pay.

The 74
Budget & Finance
Californians Voted to Spend $1 Billion on K-12 Arts. Why Are Schools Returning the Money?

Three years after voters passed an ambitious arts education funding measure, California’s K-12 schools were supposed to be awash in dance, music, theater and fine arts. But some schools are returning their arts money to...

EdSource
Technology & AI
Pitzer College sophomore named to California Student Aid Commission

Kaitlan Sakuma, a second-year student at Pitzer College in Claremont, is the newest student member of the California Student Aid Commission. She is one of two students on the 15-member board. “Commissioner Sakuma’s...

EdSource
Technology & AI
California to distribute $450M in career tech funds to school districts this year

This school year, $450 million in Career Technical Education, or CTE, funding will be allocated to eligible school districts and county education offices following a push to stop California from leaving millions of...

EdSource
Policy & Legislation
Fresno State opens first student housing development in 50 years

Fresno State opened new student housing last week with some students moving in this week, The Fresno Bee reported. While the 22-campus California State University system has been adding thousands of beds over the last...

EdSource
Technology & AI
California expands free state park pass program for fourth graders

California fourth graders and their families will have free access to state parks again this year. The Free Fourth Grade Pass gives families admission to 54 state parks, up from 19 when the program was first established...

The 74
Technology & AI
Opinion: For Children Who Think Differently, Chess Can Be More Than a Game

I did not come to chess as a grandmaster, a coach or someone trying to raise the next great prodigy. I came to it first as a father. My son Harry is twice exceptional, a term often used for children who are both gifted...

The 74
Policy & Legislation
Oklahoma Students Head Back to School With Focus on Literacy

OKLAHOMA CITY — Hundreds of thousands of Oklahoma children returned to school this week for their first academic year under strict new literacy laws. It will be their final school year before reading scores carry even...

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
The most advantaged students attend the best-funded colleges. Does it have to be this way?

The dome of Harvard University's Dunster House and John W. Weeks Bridge over Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

District Admin
Budget & Finance
Entire school board in Georgia district suspended

Dublin City Schools faced about a $20 million deficit and a financial crisis that prompted the state to step in with emergency payroll assistance and put its accreditation at risk. The post Entire school board in...

District Admin
Technology & AI
US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

It’s the fourth consecutive year that the national average exemption rate has reached a record, and the vast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons. The post US school vaccination rates inch down...

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Policy & Legislation
Opinion: 6 Keys to Moving CTE From Pilot to Permanent Part of a Redesigned HS Experience

Media stories about the skills mismatch between applicant qualifications and employer expectations have been a regular feature for decades. Among the most recent entries are a Washington Post story titled “Why...

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
Indiana charter schools could receive over $49 million in new revenue from proposed tax increases

Kindergartners in class at Herron Prep Academy in Indianapolis in September 2023. The school is one of about 60 schools statewide that could receive funding from ballot questions if voters pass them in November.

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Technology & AI
Survey: 5 Ways AI is Cutting into Students’ Ability to Learn

Over the past four years, generative artificial intelligence has quietly colonized the minds of U.S. adolescents, changing the way they learn.  A College Board survey last fall found that the share of high...

Leadership
Westcliff University acquires Pacific College to expand nursing programs

The two California for-profit institutions are combining just a year after Westcliff launched its nursing college.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
At retreat, Denver school board members discuss trust, agenda setting, ‘convoluted’ governance framework

The Denver school board and Superintendent Alex Marrero met for eight hours Monday to discuss some of the underlying reasons for recent tensions.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
JB Pritzker’s education record earns him key reelection endorsement from Illinois teachers union

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker secured an endorsement again from the Illinois Education Association for his reelection campaign.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Philadelphia’s school asbestos problem is already derailing back-to-school

Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Arthur Steinberg, center, calls on the Philadelphia school district to improve its oversight of renovations in buildings with asbestos during a press conference Monday, Aug....

Chalkbeat
School Safety
Vaping, bathrooms, stress: What 357,000 NYC students revealed in revamped school survey

NYC shortened its annual school survey to get more direct feedback. Here is what 357,000 students revealed about vaping, real-world learning, and inclusion.

Education Dive
Technology & AI
DHS to propose end of 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders

Few details are known without the rule’s text, which has yet to be published in the Federal Register, but the change may pose difficulties for employers.

Education Dive
Leadership
Broward College president faces termination vote

The move comes after the board shared concerns with President Torey Alston, including over students’ low passage rates on nursing licensure exams.