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Education Dive
Policy & Legislation
Kansas board adopts definitions for ban of DEI-CRT in required courses

The state higher ed board’s policy protects broadly teaching about racism and civil rights history under a new state law restricting college instruction. 

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Budget & Finance
California Lawmakers Pass Budget With Billions More for Education as Newsom Negotiations Begin

Marking the start of two weeks of intensive negotiations, the Legislature passed a state budget Monday with higher revenue projections than those proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, providing several billion dollars in...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Former Memphis-Shelby County school board chair will lead new oversight board

Members of the new Memphis schools oversight board met for the first time on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Nashville.

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Policy & Legislation
Americans Agree That Childcare Is Expensive. Democrats Are Running on It

Three top Senate Democrats are accusing the Trump administration and Republicans of “taking a wrecking ball” to childcare programs, highlighting the issue in a midterm year where many Democrats are running on inflation...

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
Teenagers took over Philadelphia city government for a day. Here’s how it went.

Through the Greater Philadelphia YMCA's City Government Youth Summit, students adopted roles across the executive branch, City Council, press corps, and community advocacy groups, mirroring the real structure of city...

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Leadership
Teacher Turnover in the Early Years Is High. More Credentialing May Help

It is widely accepted in the field of early care and education that staff turnover is high, but exactly how high has proven difficult to measure.  A recent analysis from the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the...

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Technology & AI
Opinion: What School and District Leaders Need to Know Before They Invest in AI

The end of the fiscal year is near. For many school administrators, that means scrambling to decide whether to spend more money on artificial intelligence-driven ed tech products that promise everything from letting...

District Admin
Technology & AI
Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination. The post Families of kids...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
The rhetoric and reality of ‘returning education to the states’

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 2: A sign is displayed outside of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education building on June 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

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Policy & Legislation
Supreme Court Ruling Nears on Hugely Consequential Birthright Citizenship Case

The Supreme Court will soon rule on a birthright citizenship case that could change the shape of the nation.  The decision, which is expected later this month, comes in response to President Donald Trump’s...

Budget & Finance
Southern Oregon University plan would cut 3 majors, roughly 66 jobs

The new proposal comes after the public institution carried out two recent rounds of workforce cuts and declared financial exigency last year.

Education Dive
Policy & Legislation
Here’s the latest on the Education Department’s interagency agreements

The agency now has 14 partnerships it says reduce federal bureaucracy. But critics argue they add confusion as federal oversight is splintered.

EdSource
Technology & AI
Not all California districts define English proficiency the same, holding many students back

Araceli Peñate’s daughter first passed the English Language Proficiency Assessment in sixth grade, yet remained classified as an English learner well into high school.

Education Dive
Policy & Legislation
Iowa state board to review university gen eds for ‘substantial DEI’ and CRT

The new policy follows an attempt by lawmakers to ban all diversity- and race-related content from general education at the state’s public universities.

Technology & AI
Northpoint Bible College ends degree programs after losing accreditation

The Massachusetts institution is going forward with a new name and three-year programs that its president said will transfer for credit to partner institutions.

Chalkbeat
School Safety
Samuels turns to local communities for advice on making NYC schools safe, rigorous, and integrated

Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is starting community-led working groups in five districts. They're expected to issue recommendations by the end of next school year.

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Budget & Finance
Childcare Centers Across Missouri Grapple with Staff Retention Issues

As more discussions about supplying adequate, affordable childcare are had across the state, childcare centers continue to struggle with staff retention. Beth Ann Lang, deputy chief executive officer of Child Care Aware...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Research on AI tutoring ran into a problem: Most students wouldn’t use it

Some school districts are experimenting with AI tutoring as a solution to cost and scheduling challenges.

EdSource
Budget & Finance
Districts must step up to support their student teachers

California's Student Teacher Stipend Program has allocated $300 million in state funding to eligible preservice educators, but student teachers may not see any of the money due to the application process being too...

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Technology & AI
Undocumented Kansas High School Graduates Find Themselves Increasingly Targeted

For 22 years, Kansas leaders protected a law allowing some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition to attend the state’s public colleges, universities and technical schools. Those days are over. During the...

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Leadership
Opinion: Faster, Cheaper, Job-Related: Students Demand Flexible Credentials After HS

For generations, college degrees came with a promise. Put in the time. Pay the price. Follow the path. You’ll then receive a bachelor’s that opens doors to work, status and upward mobility. That promise hasn’t...

District Admin
Policy & Legislation
Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say special education changes show she didn’t listen.

Moving special education oversight out of the Department of Education will reduce red tape and open opportunities, the education secretary wrote in an op-ed. The post Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say...

District Admin
Policy & Legislation
A year into Missouri’s ban on cellphones in school, opinions are divided

Some appreciate the legal backup for teachers’ cellphone policies and say students are socializing more. Others think the ban goes too far. The post A year into Missouri’s ban on cellphones in school, opinions are...

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Technology & AI
International Teachers Needed in U.S. Classrooms Threatened by Visa Delays, Fees

Thousands of foreign-born teachers leading classrooms throughout the United States now find their jobs and status in jeopardy because of the Trump administration’s campaign to constrict all forms of immigration....

Education Dive
Leadership
What does the class of 2026 want from their post-grad jobs?

Here’s what recent grads are looking for amid the job search, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

EdSource
Budget & Finance
California’s childcare and preschool providers struggle amid transitional kindergarten expansion

California's expansion of free transitional kindergarten has caused disruptions for childcare and preschool providers, who say they need more support and funding to adapt to the new landscape.

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Technology & AI
Study: Giving Kids Access to AI Tutors Doesn’t Mean They’ll Use Them

Ed tech companies routinely pitch AI tutoring platforms as a way to deliver personalized instruction at a scale that no human teacher can match. But when researchers from Stanford University looked at how much students...

EdSource
Technology & AI
LAUSD spares cuts to Black Student Achievement Plan, but future uncertain for equity index

The Black Student Achievement plan has been largely spared as a result of two last-minute amendments presented to the school board.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say special education changes show she didn’t listen.

Megan Sheehey, left, works with a student at the Englewood, Colorado-based Joshua School, which operates an integrated preschool and specialized programs for students with autism. Many advocates fear that moving special...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Detroit school board adopts $1.1 billion budget that prioritizes security, reducing chronic absenteeism

DPSCD's budget for the 2026-27 school year will expand some efforts to curb chronic absenteeism and raise pay for all employees. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti speaks to students at East English Village Preparatory...