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As more teen boys turn to sports betting, financial literacy teachers rush to show gambling’s real odds

With so many avenues to gamble online, teachers say students are more interested than ever in betting. Educators hope financial literacy courses and other strategies can help show them the risks behind it.

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Technology & AI
You’re Not Imagining It: Your Kid’s School Supplies Cost More This Year

Pencils are more expensive. So are notebooks, scissors, glue sticks — just about every back-to-school item that families will load into their literal or virtual carts this summer has gone up in price at a time when...

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Policy & Legislation
New Staffing Models Put Strong Teachers Out Front

In Carlsbad, N.M., a tiny district in the southeastern corner of the state, nine of its 12 schools have turned teacher assignments upside-down, inviting their best teachers to coach a team of colleagues, model lessons...

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Leadership
This Museum Makes Learning Feel Like Play

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Budget & Finance
Opinion: Threat of Deportation, Program Cuts Disrupt Student Learning

Once upon a time, a knight in shining armor rode his gallant steed into a village where he was met with cheers and celebration. I like to believe that these heroes still exist — I know one named Fluviano. He’s a student...

District Admin
Technology & AI
Coursera investing $100 million in Andrew Ng’s new edtech startup

LearnVector aims to build AI agents that function as personal tutors—adapting to each learner and practicing with them until they demonstrate they've mastered a concept. The post Coursera investing $100 million in...

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Technology & AI
Several schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings

The Ukraine war-inspired drones launch into action after an alert that a school is under attack and once a response team has confirmed the threat is credible, the manufacturer says. The post Several schools to install...

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Technology & AI
Trump Accounts Have Arrived. Here’s What Families Need to Know

A new investment opportunity became available to millions of American babies and children this summer. Trump Accounts, which allow parents and guardians to establish an individual retirement account for children under...

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Budget & Finance
Sonoma State to relaunch NCAA athletics after budget cuts eliminated sports

The university faced outcry and a lawsuit over its decision to eliminate sports last year as part of broader cuts to close a $24 million deficit.

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Technology & AI
Gates Foundation Bets on Credentials, AI to Reach Students Before 2045 Sunset

With an eye on the clock, the Gates Foundation refreshed its vision for American schools Wednesday morning, unveiling a set of five-year goals intended to ease students’ transition to college graduation and career...

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Budget & Finance
Jeffco Public Schools sues Trump administration over Title IX-related threats to federal funding

Jeffco Public Schools' policies allowing students to participate on sports teams that align with their gender identity have drawn the ire of the Trump administration.

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Leadership
Chicago school board ballot will have five choices for citywide president, but five districts get just one pick

Chicago school board candidate Brenda Lee Anderson, center, records attorney Ed Mullen’s oral argument during a Chicago Board of Elections meeting.

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Policy & Legislation
Court blocks in-state tuition for undocumented students in Illinois

The ruling marks another victory for the U.S. Department of Justice, which has sued more than a dozen states over similar policies. 

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Technology & AI
Philadelphia City Council members say they will ‘use every tool in our arsenal’ to stop school closures

Philadelphia Education Committee Chair Isaiah Thomas, center, asks the school board to come back to the negotiating table over planned school closures during a Tuesday press conference at City Hall.

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Budget & Finance
Chicago Public Schools cuts staffing slightly but special education positions will rise at some campuses

Students sit in class at Kellogg Elementary on the South Side. Chicago school budgets are out, and overall, there will be less than a 1% dip in staffing.

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Leadership
Education Department investigates Denver Public Schools over teacher accused of making students kiss

Denver Public Schools has been a target of the Office for Civil Rights under the Trump administration. The latest investigation involves an incident in which a teacher was accused of pressuring students to kiss as part...

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Budget & Finance
Chicago Public Schools CEO King removes furloughs from the budget proposal ahead of vote

Mayor Brandon Johnson, CPS CEO Dr. Macquline King, students, and officials ring in the first day back to school last year. CPS announced that King's proposed budget will no longer include furloughs for next school year.

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Policy & Legislation
Mayor Zohran Mamdani names 13 school board members, cementing control of NYC schools

Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed 13 members to New York City's Panel for Educational Policy, giving him control of the board that votes on school closures, contracts, and major policy decisions.

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Technology & AI
Colorado Officials Knew ‘Public Christian School’ Was Religious Before It Opened. They Didn’t Stop It.

When the leaders of a new elementary school applied for a four-digit public school code from the Colorado Department of Education last summer, they didn’t mention a key detail: The school would be religious. Instead,...

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Budget & Finance
With an Eye to Improvement, New Hampshire Educators Propose New Way to Assess Schools

As New Hampshire public schools grapple with funding challenges, declining enrollments, and increasing fiscal scrutiny from voters, some metrics suggest that the schools continue to perform well nationally.  On...

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Technology & AI
New Report Ties Chronic Absenteeism to Sluggish Academic Outcomes

Chronic absenteeism is playing a major role in students failing to reach pre-pandemic academic levels, a new report from NWEA shows.  The report, issued last week, shows that the academic progress of students in...

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Leadership
When teachers lack confidence in math, their students fall behind, a new study shows

Students work on solving math problems during math class, at Girls Athletic Leadership School (GALS) middle school in Denver, Colorado.

District Admin
Technology & AI
I interviewed Realbotix’s AI teaching assistant. Here’s what happened.

A student being bullied at school. Struggling with their homework. Bringing a gun to school. These are familiar scenarios, but what happens when the person encountering them first isn’t a person at all but an...

District Admin
Budget & Finance
Big banana shortage avoided in school cafeterias this year

For the second year in a row, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will let schools seek a temporary “accommodation” if they can’t meet new limits on foreign food in school meals. The post Big banana shortage avoided in...

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Technology & AI
Opinion: Rural Districts in Indiana Join Forces to Provide Career Training for Students

There’s a long-held misconception that students’ opportunities are constrained by the size of their town. In many people’s minds, rural career and technical education and career-connected learning are synonymous with...

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Technology & AI
52 Million U.S. Kids Eligible for New Scholarships, but California Hasn’t Opted In

Nearly 6 million children in California would be eligible for a scholarship under the new federal tax credit for education, more than in any other state, new data shows. But unlike other states with millions of eligible...

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Technology & AI
Mamdani taps World Cup fever to get NYC teens designing climate-friendly stadiums and soccer apps

Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosts a pickup soccer match at Gracie Mansion on June 25. As part of his World Cup push, the city's Summer Youth Employment Program is hosting the New York City Sports and Technology Innovation...

Education Dive
Technology & AI
Texas public colleges can consider CLT in admissions, state official says

Institutions can immediately consider Classic Learning Test scores for certain applicants as the state higher education board looks to revise its policies. 

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Technology & AI
New grads have to compete with AI for entry-level roles, hiring managers say

Nearly half of those polled said they would rather invest in AI tools than hire and train a recent college graduate. 

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Policy & Legislation
Confusion on partisan school board law puts two IPS candidates’ spots at risk

The two candidates running for Indianapolis Public Schools board in District 4 are facing challenges to their candidacy.