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K-12 Dive
Infrastructure
Colleges improve on utilization of classroom, office space

But amid higher education's progress, conference rooms still mostly sit empty, per an analysis from Occuspace.

K-12 Dive
Policy & Legislation
‘Utter paralysis’: Legacy admissions ban faces tough road in Congress

The fate of bipartisan bills is in doubt at the congressional level, while state-level proposals have stalled in the legislatures.

EdSource
Technology & AI
‘I’m listening hard’: Teens increasingly turn to AI chatbots for mental health support

In the past year, researchers have observed a 50% increase in reliance on AI chatbots for mental health support among teens.

EdSource
Technology & AI
‘I’m listening hard’: Teens increasingly turn to AI chatbots for mental health support

In the past year, researchers have observed a 50% increase in reliance on AI chatbots for mental health support among teens.

EdSource
Infrastructure
How is your California school handling the heat — and how are you coping? Send us photos and videos

EdSource is reporting on inequalities in school facilities at elementary, middle and high schools throughout the state, and we'd like to know about your school.

Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
Denver school board president accuses members of policy violations, including antisemitic language

The Denver school board is set to discuss alleged policy violations by two of its members at a meeting Wednesday.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
A free Commerce City program might foreshadow the demand for Workforce Pell in Colorado

Colorado is working to approve Workforce Pell programs at the Community College of Aurora and other Colorado colleges.

EdSurge
Technology & AI
Stitching the Future: Technology as a Sacred Trust

By grounding our digital strategy in the same values as our ancestors, we can ensure technology serves our school community rather than consuming it.

EdSurge
Technology & AI
Two Students, Two Questions That Wouldn’t Let Go

Students asking why learning matters in the age of AI forces two teachers to respond.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Last-minute student laptop change leaves Memphis parents, teachers scrambling

White Station parents raised concerns about having enough laptops for online testing and virtual schoolwork.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Credit recovery enrollment rose 13% since 2017, raising questions about graduation rigor

Students participate in a summer credit recovery class at Philadelphia’s High School of the Future on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Meet the candidates running for the Detroit school board

Thirty-four Detroiters are running for five seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Our voter guide provides a look at where they stand on the issues.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
NYC student OMNY cards expired early, leaving families confused and paying out-of-pocket

Student OMNY cards from the 2025-26 school year are supposed to work 365 days a year. But families say they stopped working Aug. 31.

K-12 Dive
Leadership
Humanities degrees hit their lowest numbers in decades

Last year, colleges awarded fewer bachelor's degrees in the humanities than any time since 1991, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences found.

Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
Newark students head back to class as district rolls out cellphone ban

A student poses for a back-to-school photo at Elliot Street School on Tues., Sept. 8, 2026 in Newark.

The 74
Leadership
International Literacy Day: This Is How Schools Get Reading Right

The 74
School Safety
Do Later School Start Times Help California Students? Here’s What New Study Says

California’s mandate requiring later start times for middle and high schools is already yielding results, with students sleeping more, reporting better mental health and scoring higher math and English scores, according...

EdSource
Technology & AI
Sacramento Unified board facing potential insolvency decides not to raise pay

Sacramento City Unified’s school board withdrew a proposal to increase the monthly stipend for its members from $827 to $3,000 a month, according to The Sacramento Bee.  The school district faces a structural deficit of...

EdSource
Technology & AI
Woodland teacher charged with misdemeanor child abuse, battery

A former Woodland special education teacher pleaded no contest in a Yolo County courtroom Thursday to misdemeanor counts of child abuse and battery against a 5-year-old student at Rhoda Maxwell Elementary School,...

EdSource
Policy & Legislation
UC Merced expands guaranteed admissions program

UC Merced is adding more school districts to its guaranteed admissions program. Over the years, UC Merced’s admissions program has grown to more than 60 school districts across the state. Last week, it expanded its...

Chalkbeat
Leadership
2-K, contract delays, pay parity: Mamdani taps new early childhood education head at critical moment

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, pictured with a Brooklyn preschool student in January, named Erica Pillips deputy chancellor for the Education Department's Division of Early Childhood Education.

The 74
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...

The 74
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...

The 74
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...