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Policy & Legislation
Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say special education changes show she didn’t listen.

Moving special education oversight out of the Department of Education will reduce red tape and open opportunities, the education secretary wrote in an op-ed. The post Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say...

District Admin
Policy & Legislation
A year into Missouri’s ban on cellphones in school, opinions are divided

Some appreciate the legal backup for teachers’ cellphone policies and say students are socializing more. Others think the ban goes too far. The post A year into Missouri’s ban on cellphones in school, opinions are...

The 74
Technology & AI
International Teachers Needed in U.S. Classrooms Threatened by Visa Delays, Fees

Thousands of foreign-born teachers leading classrooms throughout the United States now find their jobs and status in jeopardy because of the Trump administration’s campaign to constrict all forms of immigration....

Education Dive
Leadership
What does the class of 2026 want from their post-grad jobs?

Here’s what recent grads are looking for amid the job search, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

EdSource
Budget & Finance
California’s childcare and preschool providers struggle amid transitional kindergarten expansion

California's expansion of free transitional kindergarten has caused disruptions for childcare and preschool providers, who say they need more support and funding to adapt to the new landscape.

The 74
Technology & AI
Study: Giving Kids Access to AI Tutors Doesn’t Mean They’ll Use Them

Ed tech companies routinely pitch AI tutoring platforms as a way to deliver personalized instruction at a scale that no human teacher can match. But when researchers from Stanford University looked at how much students...

EdSource
Technology & AI
LAUSD spares cuts to Black Student Achievement Plan, but future uncertain for equity index

The Black Student Achievement plan has been largely spared as a result of two last-minute amendments presented to the school board.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say special education changes show she didn’t listen.

Megan Sheehey, left, works with a student at the Englewood, Colorado-based Joshua School, which operates an integrated preschool and specialized programs for students with autism. Many advocates fear that moving special...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Detroit school board adopts $1.1 billion budget that prioritizes security, reducing chronic absenteeism

DPSCD's budget for the 2026-27 school year will expand some efforts to curb chronic absenteeism and raise pay for all employees. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti speaks to students at East English Village Preparatory...

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
Some immigrant children are more fearful than ever to go to school. U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia wants to help them.

Rep. Jesús G. “Chuy” Garcia outlines The Right to Learn Act in a press conference at Richard J. Daley College in south Chicago on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
Teachers unions sue to block Success Academy from transferring charter to Eva Moskowitz’s husband

Success Academy, New York City's largest charter network, is facing a lawsuit from local teachers unions over its decision to hand over one of its charters to CEO Eva Moskowitz's husband.

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Budget & Finance
Trump Admin. Eases Few of the Federal Grant Restrictions Indiana Requested

The Trump administration on Tuesday gave Indiana just a fraction of the freedom the state wanted in loosening restrictions on how federal money is spent on low income and vulnerable students, suggesting other states are...

The 74
Policy & Legislation
Special Ed and Civil Rights Oversight Moving Out of Education Department

The Trump administration’s latest reshuffling of federal agencies has removed offices that manage special education services and civil rights from the U.S. Department of Education. Federal officials announced Tuesday...

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Former Teacher of the Year tapped for Memphis schools takeover board ahead of first meeting

Karen Vogelsang, a former Tennessee Teacher of the Year pictured in a 2015 photo, has been appointed to a new oversight board that will have sweeping control over Memphis-Shelby County schools.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
IPS seeks applicants to fill vacant District 4 school board seat

The newest member of the IPS school board will be appointed and sworn in at next week's board meeting.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
NYC to overhaul attendance rules, requiring a ‘school avoidance liaison’ at every school

NYC’s Education Department is proposing to update attendance rules and require every school to have a trained liaison to help students struggling with school avoidance.

Education Dive
Leadership
Education Department to move some civil rights duties to DOJ

The move furthers the Trump administration’s goal of dismantling the 46-year-old agency.

Education Dive
Policy & Legislation
Education Department to move core civil rights duties to DOJ

Under the Trump administration, the department has now struck 14 agreements offloading its responsibilities to other federal agencies.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Education Department dismantling continues: special ed oversight to HHS, civil rights to Justice

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks during a discussion on "exposing weaponization against parents in schools" at the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this month. On Tuesday, the Education Department...

EdSource
School Safety
How California schools can help solve student homelessness

The housing crisis has become an education crisis. Here's how schools can help students find a safe place to call home.

The 74
Leadership
Knicks Ticker-Tape Parade is on a School Day — and Conflicts with Regents Exams. Some Families Are Angry.

The New York Knicks’ victory this weekend over the San Antonio Spurs, cementing their first NBA championship since 1973, brought joy to fans across the five boroughs. Shortly after their win, Mayor Zohran Mamdani...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Indiana wins federal education funding waiver from Trump administration

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced Tuesday that Indiana is getting some flexibility from standard requirements for federal education funds.

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Technology & AI
Opinion: 5 Questions to Help Schools and Districts Make Smarter Ed Tech Decisions

Over the past decade, school districts accumulated thousands of educational technology tools, often without clear evidence that they improved student outcomes.  Parents and educators are now asking reasonable...

District Admin
Leadership
What’s in store for the Memphis school takeover? Houston’s timeline offers clues.

Top Tennessee Republicans have heralded Houston’s intervention as a model they want to replicate in the Memphis-Shelby County district. In the first two years of the takeover, more Houston students achieved proficiency...

District Admin
Budget & Finance
The school choice scholarship boom benefits kids already in private school

More families across the country are experimenting with private school as states—and soon the federal government—use taxpayer-supported scholarships to encourage them to leave public school. The post The school choice...

Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
What’s in store for the Memphis school takeover? Houston’s timeline offers clues.

State-appointed Houston Superintendent Mike Miles ushered in a new curriculum and significant teacher turnover in the first months of Houston's 2023 takeover.

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Technology & AI
After Major Learning Growth, D.C. School Reforms Face Political Test

The mayor’s race in Washington, D.C., technically won’t be settled until this fall. But on Tuesday night, the winner of the Democratic primary will assume presumptive leadership over a school system educating nearly...

EdSource
Budget & Finance
California lawmakers pass budget with billions more for education as Newsom negotiations begin

The Legislature meets the June 15 deadline to send a state budget to the governor, with additional funding and a contentious withholding of $3.9 billion for TK-12 and community colleges still to be resolved.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Students are often told to go to college. What if they need ‘career navigation’ first?

A high school adviser in Denver works with a student. A new report from FutureEd argues that K-12 schools need to improve career readiness programs so students are better equipped for postsecondary opportunities.

Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
What will school look like in a post-Regents world? Officials tease a ‘competency-based’ approach.

A student tests different combinations of essential oils as part of an experiment. State officials are pushing schools to use projects and portfolios to demonstrate their learning.