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Every K-12 education story we've tracked, newest first. Budget, technology, safety, infrastructure, policy, and leadership news from districts across America.

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EdSurge
Technology & AI
Why College Degrees Matter in the Age of AI

Technical skills are changing rapidly. A college education teaches students something more durable.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
In the era of AI, schools want students to think critically. Experts say they need knowledge to do so.

Domain-specific knowledge and facts are crucial for problem-solving and critical thinking, learning scientists say. But teachers aren’t always hearing that message.

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
School budgets are under pressure nationwide. Here’s what’s driving the cuts.

Students head to class at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in Los Angeles. Public school enrollment in Los Angeles has been on a decade-long decline, leading to difficult budget choices for leaders.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
These KIPP fifth graders are learning money management skills so they will never be a ‘brokie’

Students in Stefon Bowman's fifth grade class at KIPP BOLD in Newark, N.J., learn about intentional saving, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship on Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
List: See which Colorado colleges offer guaranteed admission to some high school graduates

The Colorado School of Mines is among the colleges and universities offering guaranteed admission to some high school graduates.

District Admin
Policy & Legislation
Texas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and tasered students

School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, The New York Times investigation shows. The post Texas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and...

District Admin
Infrastructure
Pittsburgh Public Schools board approves 9 schools closures

Proponents of the “Future-Ready Facilities Plan” say the plan will improve equity and opportunities for students districtwide, while opponents say the plan lacks clarity and transparency, and that the shifts would be...

EdSource
Technology & AI
Inside California community colleges’ persistent struggle to stamp out financial aid fraud

California's community colleges have used AI to stop many financial aid scammers, but the smartest fraudsters are still finding ways to sneak by and steal aid.

EdSource
Technology & AI
Legislature, governor must improve nursing education in California

When it comes to preparing the nurses California urgently needs, the state's higher education system is misaligned, leaving talent untapped and healthcare systems strained.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
10 years and 16,800 students short: What went wrong with Colorado’s youth apprenticeship program?

Trey Greenwood, a first-year Future Educator Pathway apprentice, stands at Sunrise Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, on Thursday, Dec. 18. 2025.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
NYC Chancellor Kamar Samuels pledges stronger AI guardrails: ‘We missed the mark’

New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels said on Tuesday New York City had "missed the mark" in its draft artificial intelligence guidelines and indicated stronger guardrails are coming.

EdSurge
Policy & Legislation
Recess Took a Break in Some Schools. A Push is On to Bring It Back.

Why a push to bring back mandated recess, even for older students, is sweeping across the nation.

District Admin
Technology & AI
Teachers’ union urges schools to curb AI chatbots and screen time

The American Federation of Teachers recommended “no screens” at all for those in second grade or younger, and no A.I. chatbots for students in elementary school. The post Teachers’ union urges schools to curb AI...

EdSource
Leadership
UCLA student’s path to success fueled by passion and perseverance

At UCLA, Natalia Mochernak is pursuing everything she wants and encouraging others to do the same, reminding them that they can have the whole tree of dreams, not just one fig.

EdSurge
Leadership
Surgeon General Advisory Wants Kids to Live ‘Beyond the Confines of Screens’

"As kids get older, it's still important for adults to monitor the level of content and what is being offered to them."

Willamette Week
Budget & Finance
Portland Public Schools Faces $56 Million Budget Deficit as Superintendent Proposes 336 Layoffs

Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong presented a budget that would eliminate 336 positions across the district. The $56.3 million shortfall grew from an earlier projection of $50 million, and officials expect a $65 million deficit in 2027-28.

Billy Penn
Budget & Finance
Philadelphia City Council and School District Clash Over Plan to Close 17 Schools

City Council members are pushing back against the superintendent's proposal to close 17 schools, part of a broader effort to address the district's $300 million structural deficit. Community members want more input before closures are finalized.

Pursuit / FutureEd
Technology & AI
AI Education Policy Tracker: 52 Bills Across 25 States

FutureEd is tracking 52 state-level bills addressing AI in classrooms. South Carolina's H.B. 5253 would require written parental consent for AI tools; Oklahoma's bill would require districts to adopt written AI policies before 2027-28.

EdTech Magazine
Technology & AI
K-12 Districts Heading Into 2026 Are Dealing With Funding Gaps, AI Questions, and No Easy Answers

With ESSER funding gone and AI adoption accelerating, districts face overlapping challenges. Leaders are grappling with how to fund technology investments, protect student data, and maintain programs once covered by pandemic relief dollars.