Kelly Kennard, right, volunteer with Friends of Kenwood Academy, jokes with co-workers while setting of their booth before the start of eighth grade graduation at Kenwood Academy on June 1, 2026, in Chicago.
Finding a summer job is harder than ever for teenagers in search of seasonal work. Entertainment and leisure hiring announcements fell 70% compared to a year ago, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Gov. Jeff Landry and legislative leaders are pushing back on claims from public school leaders that the governor’s plan to pay for teacher stipends with school operations funds would hurt public education across...
Every year, parents — usually mothers — toil months in advance of the summer break to sign kids up for camps, book nannies, fly grandparents out to help or sort out a medley of arrangements and schedules. Planning can...
To improve school attendance in a state with one of the nation’s highest absenteeism rates, Oregon education officials on Tuesday presented lawmakers with a plan to repeal existing attendance laws. The high-level...
Courtney Buuck thought there was some kind of mistake. When she learned that she received a $40,000 bonus payment on top of her base teacher’s salary last fall, she was in shock. Like other staff at United Schools of...
Math improvement rarely stalls because districts aren’t taking action. More often, it stalls because well-intentioned supports accumulate faster than schools can turn them into a coherent, actionable instructional plan....
The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views on education’s relationship to slavery. Douglass himself was born into slavery in Maryland in...
Memphis-Shelby County Schools sued top Tennessee Republicans on June 18 over a new schools takeover law the district argues is unconstitutional.
When a student is in crisis, the hardest problems are easier to solve when someone already knows their story, and trust is already there. The heart of New York City’s Every Child and Family is Known initiative are the...
Ann Arbor Public Schools is one of three Michigan districts now under federal investigation for allegedly violating Title IX rules. The investigations center on transgender athletes. File photo from 2008.
Four Seward Park seniors joined the Knicks championship parade after winning a PSAL title, drawing cheers, selfies, and autograph requests from fans.
Of the four IPS school board members elected in 2024, only two are still on the board. That means five of the seven board seats are up for election this November.
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is facing mounting scrutiny over allegations he broke contracting rules. The allegations are stirring up a larger debate over how to reform the sprawling schools contract system.
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...
Members of the new Memphis schools oversight board met for the first time on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Nashville.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)
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...
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.
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.
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...
Some school districts are experimenting with AI tutoring as a solution to cost and scheduling challenges.
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...
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...