On a Sunday afternoon in late May, Nancy Jarvis, an Oklahoma kindergarten teacher, was working in her classroom, preparing for an end-of-the-year awards ceremony and making a slideshow for parents.  The routine...
Institutions from Maryland to Oregon announced plans last month to trim spending, and sometimes eliminate jobs, as they navigate or stave off deficits.
The public institution is facing federal and state funding cuts in addition to higher energy costs and slowing endowment returns.
Amid federal cuts and funding uncertainties, the University of California is advocating for a state bond to fund scientific research projects at California universities.
Denver is among several Colorado districts that are in the process of finalizing cell phone policies by the state's July 1 deadline.
Melina Lesus speaks during the “Wheels Up” event on Wed., May 27, 2026 in Chicago., Illinois.
Dozens of Philadelphia schools will go virtual on Friday due to soaring temperatures.
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J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy, pictured here in April 2026, is one of four schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District that are closing. A fifth school, the Barack Obama Leadership Academy charter school,...
Children hold onto a cord as they walk outside in New York City to ensure they stay together. The city's waitlist for childcare vouchers has reached 25,000.
Philadelphia City Council President Kenyatta Johnson speaks after the budget vote on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
Districts are collecting more data than ever, but much of it remains trapped in disconnected systems, documents and files. When that data stays dark, it becomes harder to detect fraud, strengthen compliance and make...
The federal judge’s ruling marks the fourth time a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit has ended such policies under the Trump administration.
The agency last month accused two highly selective medical schools of unlawfully giving Black and Hispanic applicants an advantage.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten believes our schools are not ready for the “seismic shifts” that artificial intelligence is bringing. “We’re in the middle of an industrial revolution...
A pencil lay on a page of a test preparation book. Chicago Public Schools will replace its high school admissions test with a longer PreACT exam.
Philadelphians packed a City Council session on Thursday June 4, 2026 where members voted to approve a $7 billion budget that leaves out Mayor Cherelle Parker's proposed rideshare tax.
People sit near the entrance to the Chicago Board of Elections Supersite during Chicago Board of Education candidate filing on Monday, May 18, 2026. More than half of the hopeful school board candidates are facing...
Tennessee students have nearly returned to pre-pandemic achievement levels in math and have also made significant improvements in reading, according to a recent report that charts how well schools have recovered from...
Letting students decide how they learn is almost as important a goal of Mayfield High School near Cleveland as learning itself. The school lets students skip traditional classrooms and lectures if they don’t fit how a...
One of the many surprises of being a new parent is just how many diapers a tiny baby can go through in a day. In the haze of those first weeks and months adjusting to having an infant, parents shouldn’t have to worry...
Public school classrooms are required to post the Ten Commandments, Bible verses are being injected into social studies curriculums and some school districts are required to allow students to leave campus midday to...
Many students with disabilities rely on assistive technology to get through the school day, including for note-taking, reading and writing. The post Some students with disabilities rely on screens at school. What...
This story is part of our SPOTLIGHT series focusing on the state of education in Oklahoma. Read all our coverage and essays here. “Blah blah blah.” That’s all I heard during story time, sitting on a colorful...
Letting students decide how they learn is almost as important a goal of Mayfield High School near Cleveland as learning itself. The school lets students skip traditional classrooms and lectures if they don’t fit how a...
Lucas Healy, a high school student on the autism spectrum, and his mom, Paullette Ha-Healy, who discussed problems with NYC's yellow school bus service.
A new study of Memphis charters said a standardized lesson plan and regular data review helped fuel the math score boost.
The increase in students wasn’t felt evenly across the higher education sector, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
A statewide initiative to help university dropouts reenroll and complete their degrees has cultivated a promising playbook that could raise California’s postsecondary attainment rates, according to a new study.