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Policy & Legislation
What SCOTUS didn’t say about transgender athletes — and what the ruling means for schools and students

Demonstrators in support of and opposed to transgender athletes competing in women's sports gather outside the Supreme Court on Jan. 13, 2026, as the justices heard arguments in two cases challenging state bans. On...

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
Colorado receives funding to bring back the FAFSA completion tracker

A Colorado grant will help restore a statewide FAFSA tool.

Education Dive
Leadership
Stuart Bell confirmed as University of Florida president after chaotic approval process

The former University of Alabama leader faced a delayed system-level vote and right-wing pushback over his past support for diversity efforts.

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Technology & AI
Opinion: The $50 Billion Rural Healthcare Opportunity States Can’t Afford To Miss

Rural America has a healthcare crisis hiding in plain sight. Hospitals are closing. Nurses are retiring faster than they can be replaced. And the students most likely to stay and serve their communities — kids growing...

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Technology & AI
Memphis schools takeover blocked by judge in temporary order

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a state takeover board's authority after Memphis school officials said it could delay the start of the school year or even force building closures as the district...

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Leadership
P.S. Weekly live: Student reporters reflect on covering NYC Schools

Rayleen Laloi, a student at the Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts at the Brooklyn Public Library on June 11, shares her experience about working on an episode on her school's merger for P.S. Weekly.

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Budget & Finance
Trump Wanted To Cut Ed Department Into Irrelevancy. New Report Shows How He Did It

The U.S. Department of Education may no longer be able to fully support students, it says in an internal report that lays bare the full extent of the Trump Administration’s first round of government cuts. The department...

District Admin
Budget & Finance
Education Dept. threatens to cut funds for Kansas school district over transgender policies

The Education Department alleged that Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools' policy not to disclose a student's transgender status ​even to parents violated the Family Educational Rights ⁠and Privacy Act. The post...

District Admin
Leadership
St. Louis Public Schools could close up to 22 schools in 2027, according to new draft plan

The "Future Ready SLPS" report outlines an overhaul of the city’s public school system in the face of decades of declining enrollment and ballooning costs of salaries, benefits and transportation along with aging...

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Leadership
More Republicans than Democrats file for school board races in central Indiana

Across nine counties in central Indiana, more school board candidates identified as Republicans than Democrats.

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Policy & Legislation
Opinion: The Real Problem With ‘Gifted’ Education

A version of this essay appeared on Matthew Yglesias’ Slow Boring, a site dedicated to offering pragmatic takes on politics and public policy.  Katie Arnold-Ratliff wrote a cover story for New York Magazine criticizing...

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Leadership
What’s next for the Illinois Department of Early Childhood? Secretary Teresa Ramos gives a sneak peak.

Illinois Department of Early Childhood Secretary Teresa Ramos answers a question from an attendee at the Northwestern University Early Childhood Research Alliance of Chicago's research conference in Chicago on June 25,...

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Leadership
Illinois opens a new agency handling services for kids under 5. Here’s what it means for families.

An audience member listens to a closing panel of speakers at Northwestern University's Early Childhood Research Alliance in Chicago's research conference on the university's Chicago campus on June 25, 2026.

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Leadership
Tennessee reading scores are up, but progress is uneven as students get older

Tennessee student reading scores are up in a critical third grade test, but students are losing proficiency as they move through middle school.

Education Dive
Technology & AI
Another round of Education Department regulations is coming, official says

Under Secretary Nicholas Kent said Tuesday that the agency needs to make the process for college mergers, acquisitions and even closures “a lot easier.”

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Leadership
Chicago school board candidates won’t be removed from ballot due to ‘dual-circulation’ argument

From left, election commissioners Laura Kotelman, Marsiel Hernandez and June Brown hear an oral argument from Ed Mullen.

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Policy & Legislation
Supreme Court rules states can restrict transgender athletes’ sports participation in schools

Young women demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the court upheld state laws barring transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's school sports. The much anticipated decision came on the last day...

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Technology & AI
What it means when a Colorado college is designated a Basic Needs Campus or a Thriving Institution

Western Colorado University has a food pantry called the Mountaineer Marketplace with a fridge, cabinets, and shelves full of food. The pantry has helped the school earn a state Basic Needs Campus designation.

Education Dive
Leadership
ETS acquires ACT, consolidating two testing giants

The move comes as more colleges are going back to requiring standardized tests for admissions.

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Budget & Finance
Why a new federal school choice program may require a massive marketing budget

The Browning School, a college preparatory school for boys, sits in Manhattan, New York City. A new federal school choice program could help students pay tuition at private schools, though taypayers will first need to...

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Leadership
Kids Reimagined the American Flag — and Their Ideas Are Wild

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Policy & Legislation
Supreme Court Sides With Red States Over Bans on Trans Athletes

States can block transgender athletes from playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, handing the Trump administration a victory in its effort to enforce such restrictions. ...

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Budget & Finance
Here’s how education spending is affecting Pennsylvania’s state budget negotiations

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget would increase public school funding statewide by more than $660 million, but lawmakers are still negotiating the final budget.

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Budget & Finance
NYC budget gives every public school kindergartner $1,000 for college, restores education programs

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin announce a handshake agreement on the city's $125.8 billion budget. The deal boosts college savings accounts for all public school kindergartners and restores a slew...

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Technology & AI
DPSCD adds five new schools to list of buildings with low enrollment, high costs

Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says a school's appearance on a list of small schools with low enrollment and high costs doesn't mean it might close. The district is looking for solutions to boost enrollment at the...

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Policy & Legislation
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court ruled today that President Donald J. Trump exceeded his authority with his long-shot attempt to end birthright citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to undocumented parents or those without permanent...

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Technology & AI
Lānaʻi School Relies on Temporary Power Lines for Years

After a power failure knocked out electricity in parts of Lānaʻi High and Elementary School in 2021, the state set up temporary electrical lines to get the lights back on. Five years later, the so-called temporary lines...

Education Dive
Policy & Legislation
Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in women’s college sports

Colleges and K-12 schools can determine eligibility for women's and girls' sports teams based on "biological sex," the court ruled.

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Technology & AI
More Than Half of Georgia Teachers Now Use Artificial Intelligence to Prepare for Class

Has your kid ever used artificial intelligence to answer homework questions that their teacher used artificial intelligence to write? It’s possible, according to a report from the Georgia Department of Audits...

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Technology & AI
Opinion: As AI Advances, Student Voice Must Keep Pace

As I climbed the steps to the stage on the morning of my junior high graduation, I felt my heart racing. Just a few feet away stood a microphone and hundreds of eyes waiting for me to begin. As the commencement speaker,...