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Technology & AI
Indianapolis Public Schools Reverses No-Zero Grading Policy

Indianapolis Public School students can receive a zero on assignments again, but only if they make zero effort to complete them. The IPS school board updated the district’s grading policy to remove the district’s...

The 74
Technology & AI
Job Corps Training Centers Stay Open As Student Suit Thwarts Trump Closure Bid

The federal Job Corps youth training program, under threat of shutdown by the Trump administration since May, 2025, will remain open after a group of students successfully fought the closure in federal court. The U.S....

District Admin
Technology & AI
One school district’s fight against trump’s anti-transgender push

Jefferson County, Colo., is one of the few public school systems to sue the Trump administration over demands that it revoke transgender protections or face funding cuts. The post One school district’s fight against...

District Admin
Leadership
How an L.A. charter school has all but eliminated chronic absenteeism among homeless students

Addressing basic needs by offering a host of services to all students and families is a priority that boosts attendance at Scholarship Prep South Bay. The post How an L.A. charter school has all but eliminated chronic...

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Technology & AI
Journalist Calls Out ‘Collective Amnesia’ of Schools’ Romance with Big Tech

In her new book, Coding Kids: Big Tech’s Battle to Remake Public Schools, Natasha Singer, a veteran business reporter for The New York Times, traces Big Tech’s bid to persuade schools to embrace their products, with...

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Leadership
International Literacy Day: 8 Things That Top Schools for Reading Have in Common

Today is International Literacy Day. The 60th anniversary, in fact. But with the rise of social media and video streaming, some news articles are warning that the Western world is heading toward a post-literate society...

Chalkbeat
Leadership
U.S. moves up in PISA test score rankings because other countries are doing worse

U.S. students have risen in the rankings on a key international test even as student learning seems to be declining both here and globally.

EdSource
Technology & AI
Their children couldn’t tell them what happened. Now some California parents want cameras in classrooms

Suspected cases of teacher misconduct have prompted parents in the Central Valley to demand that cameras be placed in self-contained special education classrooms.

EdSource
Technology & AI
California literacy training list draws criticism over quantity, quality of programs

California's State Board of Education is set to decide Wednesday whether to approve a list of 37 professional development programs for TK-5 literacy instruction amid criticism from advocates that the selection contains...

EdSource
Technology & AI
Mentorship first, AI second: How my students solved real engineering problems

Jose Rivas, a teacher at Lennox Science and Technology Academy, explains how strong mentorship, coupled with new AI tools, enabled his students to impress professional engineers and company leaders.

EdSurge
Technology & AI
AI Videos Are Warping Early Learning, Teachers Say

The rise of so-called “baby slop” is turning early childhood educators into media critics.

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Budget & Finance
Missouri Charter School Commission Returns $685,000 in Surplus Funds to Sponsored Schools

Missouri’s largest charter-school sponsor entered August with nearly $3.3 million in its account, which is more than twice what it spent in the previous fiscal year. Now the Missouri Charter Public School Commission is...

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Leadership
An Ohio Hospital Is Screening Young Kids for Reading and School Readiness

At just 3 years old, Quintina Davis’ granddaughter, Juri, could name colors, numbers and shapes. Davis often heard from family and friends that Juri was smart and she should consider enrolling her granddaughter in...

Technology & AI
Week in review: 3 Texas university systems move to slash core curriculum options

We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from Antioch University’s fight against a "hostile takeover" to an IRS plan to punish diversity work.

EdSource
Budget & Finance
Who should fill the school supply gap — teachers, parents or schools?

California teachers report spending an average of $991 each year on school supplies, while the median school-provided budget nationwide is $200. The gap leaves teachers paying out of pocket and, in some cases, asking...

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Policy & Legislation
To Save SC’s Historic Black Schools, Nonprofit Launches Statewide Coalition

COLUMBIA — Helping save Lakeview School in West Columbia is Earnestine Holden’s retirement job. Like many of the people trying to save historic Black schools, Holden, who graduated from the school in 1967, isn’t a...

Chalkbeat
Leadership
‘The kids simply cannot handle it’: Why New York students are reading fewer books

Library at Southport Elementary School in Perry Township on Fri., Nov. 17, 2023 in Southport, In.

The 74
Budget & Finance
When Plastic Companies Write the Lesson Plans

This fall, 54 million K-12 students are headed back to the classroom for another year of lessons in all the classic subjects: math, English, history, biology. But there’s another subject that’s been sneaking into school...

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Policy & Legislation
Delaware District to Replace Police Officers With Constables in Middle Schools

The Christina School District will phase out its use of school resource officers at middle schools, and replace them with constables.  Following a heated debate at a meeting earlier this month, the Christina school...

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Technology & AI
Virtual School Enrollment Has Doubled in Recent Years, Following Pandemic-Era Surge

Remote learning during the pandemic was a nightmare for some students, but others have stuck with it, new data shows. Just over 600,000 public school students attended fully virtual schools in the 2024-25 school year,...

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
Huge homeschool enrichment program closes in Colorado, following stricter rules and demise of authorizer

Colorado Homeschool Enrichment, a program with 48 campuses in Colorado, will not offer publicly funded classes for home-schoolers this year.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Detroit district maintains growth in literacy and math on the 2026 M-STEP

DPSCD's proficiency rates on the 2026 M-STEP suggest the changes the district have made are yielding continued improvement, researchers say.

K-12 Dive
Technology & AI
Bipartisan House bill aims to stop outsourcing of some Education Department offices

The bill seeks to keep all special education, postsecondary, Native American, and elementary and secondary education activities within the agency.

EdSource
Policy & Legislation
California community colleges oppose bachelor’s degree bills after last-minute changes

Community college officials now oppose bills to expand access to bachelor’s degrees after California lawmakers made last-minute changes to the legislation, which officials say will create more barriers to offering...

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Leadership
Texas Should Establish Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Options, Gov. Greg Abbott Says

Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Wednesday to work on pathways for students to earn bachelor’s degrees in three years. Such a program could have college students take about 90...

EdSource
Policy & Legislation
CTA-backed group vies to force election to unionize Clovis educators

The Association of Clovis Educators (ACE), which is backed by the California Teachers Association, last week filed an intervention petition with the state labor board in hopes of forcing an election among Clovis Unified...

Policy & Legislation
Florida bans undocumented students from selective public universities

By approving the policy Thursday, the State University System of Florida’s board effectively shut undocumented students out of its 12 institutions.

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Leadership
Opinion: Without Part-Time Jobs or School Clubs, Teens Miss Out on Basic Life Skills

As teenagers return to school this fall, a new report suggests that many of them are moving through adolescence without the experiences that help prepare them for adulthood, activities like a part-time job, a club, a...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
As Michigan reading scores fall again, state superintendent is clear: ‘We need to improve.’

Results of the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress show many students continue to struggle in reading.

District Admin
Technology & AI
New Miami-Dade superintendent pauses look at closing 27 schools

The school board voted to close nine schools last year, and 27 were recently being evaluated to determine whether they should "remain operational." The post New Miami-Dade superintendent pauses look at closing 27...