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EdSurge
Technology & AI
AI Videos Are Warping Early Learning, Teachers Say

The rise of so-called “baby slop” is turning early childhood educators into media critics.

The 74
Budget & Finance
Missouri Charter School Commission Returns $685,000 in Surplus Funds to Sponsored Schools

Missouri’s largest charter-school sponsor entered August with nearly $3.3 million in its account, which is more than twice what it spent in the previous fiscal year. Now the Missouri Charter Public School Commission is...

The 74
Leadership
An Ohio Hospital Is Screening Young Kids for Reading and School Readiness

At just 3 years old, Quintina Davis’ granddaughter, Juri, could name colors, numbers and shapes. Davis often heard from family and friends that Juri was smart and she should consider enrolling her granddaughter in...

Technology & AI
Week in review: 3 Texas university systems move to slash core curriculum options

We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from Antioch University’s fight against a "hostile takeover" to an IRS plan to punish diversity work.

EdSource
Budget & Finance
Who should fill the school supply gap — teachers, parents or schools?

California teachers report spending an average of $991 each year on school supplies, while the median school-provided budget nationwide is $200. The gap leaves teachers paying out of pocket and, in some cases, asking...

The 74
Policy & Legislation
To Save SC’s Historic Black Schools, Nonprofit Launches Statewide Coalition

COLUMBIA — Helping save Lakeview School in West Columbia is Earnestine Holden’s retirement job. Like many of the people trying to save historic Black schools, Holden, who graduated from the school in 1967, isn’t a...

Chalkbeat
Leadership
‘The kids simply cannot handle it’: Why New York students are reading fewer books

Library at Southport Elementary School in Perry Township on Fri., Nov. 17, 2023 in Southport, In.

The 74
Budget & Finance
When Plastic Companies Write the Lesson Plans

This fall, 54 million K-12 students are headed back to the classroom for another year of lessons in all the classic subjects: math, English, history, biology. But there’s another subject that’s been sneaking into school...

The 74
Policy & Legislation
Delaware District to Replace Police Officers With Constables in Middle Schools

The Christina School District will phase out its use of school resource officers at middle schools, and replace them with constables.  Following a heated debate at a meeting earlier this month, the Christina school...

The 74
Technology & AI
Virtual School Enrollment Has Doubled in Recent Years, Following Pandemic-Era Surge

Remote learning during the pandemic was a nightmare for some students, but others have stuck with it, new data shows. Just over 600,000 public school students attended fully virtual schools in the 2024-25 school year,...

Chalkbeat
Budget & Finance
Huge homeschool enrichment program closes in Colorado, following stricter rules and demise of authorizer

Colorado Homeschool Enrichment, a program with 48 campuses in Colorado, will not offer publicly funded classes for home-schoolers this year.

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
Detroit district maintains growth in literacy and math on the 2026 M-STEP

DPSCD's proficiency rates on the 2026 M-STEP suggest the changes the district have made are yielding continued improvement, researchers say.

K-12 Dive
Technology & AI
Bipartisan House bill aims to stop outsourcing of some Education Department offices

The bill seeks to keep all special education, postsecondary, Native American, and elementary and secondary education activities within the agency.

EdSource
Policy & Legislation
California community colleges oppose bachelor’s degree bills after last-minute changes

Community college officials now oppose bills to expand access to bachelor’s degrees after California lawmakers made last-minute changes to the legislation, which officials say will create more barriers to offering...

The 74
Leadership
Texas Should Establish Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Options, Gov. Greg Abbott Says

Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Wednesday to work on pathways for students to earn bachelor’s degrees in three years. Such a program could have college students take about 90...

EdSource
Policy & Legislation
CTA-backed group vies to force election to unionize Clovis educators

The Association of Clovis Educators (ACE), which is backed by the California Teachers Association, last week filed an intervention petition with the state labor board in hopes of forcing an election among Clovis Unified...

Policy & Legislation
Florida bans undocumented students from selective public universities

By approving the policy Thursday, the State University System of Florida’s board effectively shut undocumented students out of its 12 institutions.

The 74
Leadership
Opinion: Without Part-Time Jobs or School Clubs, Teens Miss Out on Basic Life Skills

As teenagers return to school this fall, a new report suggests that many of them are moving through adolescence without the experiences that help prepare them for adulthood, activities like a part-time job, a club, a...

Chalkbeat
Technology & AI
As Michigan reading scores fall again, state superintendent is clear: ‘We need to improve.’

Results of the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress show many students continue to struggle in reading.

District Admin
Technology & AI
New Miami-Dade superintendent pauses look at closing 27 schools

The school board voted to close nine schools last year, and 27 were recently being evaluated to determine whether they should "remain operational." The post New Miami-Dade superintendent pauses look at closing 27...

District Admin
Technology & AI
Federal civil rights data about students is finally out. It’s different under Trump

The data, from nearly every public school in the country, reveals disparities in the way students are treated based on race, ethnicity, disability, sex and other factors. The post Federal civil rights data about...

The 74
Technology & AI
How to Help Your Kids Make Friends at a New School

For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces? Who will they sit with at lunch? Who will they play with at recess? “I’m this much nervous,” said Iman...

K-12 Dive
Technology & AI
High schoolers say school counselors emphasize college pathways, not CTE

Among survyed middle-income high school students, 66% said educators heavily emphasized four-year college when talking about future pathways.

EdSource
Budget & Finance
How Trump’s proposal to strip tax-exempt status affects California private schools

The IRS proposal to strip private schools of their tax-exempt status is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

EdSource
Budget & Finance
How Trump’s proposal to strip tax-exempt status affects California private schools

The IRS proposal to strip private schools of their tax-exempt status is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Chalkbeat
Policy & Legislation
Meet five of the 2027 Colorado Teacher of the Year finalists

Colorado announced this week five of the eight finalists for the 2027 Colorado Teacher of the Year award. The state plans to announce the other three finalists next week.

EdSurge
Leadership
Are Schools Inadvertently Making Students More Stressed?

Cathy Vatterott, author of “The Teens Are Not Alright,” believes schools are treating the symptoms of student stress instead of looking at the real problem.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
What to know from Philadelphia’s review of its English language arts curriculum

A new research report from the School District of Philadelphia found that there were problems with the district's implementation of its new reading curriculum.

Technology & AI
Full Sail University cuts 180 jobs

The for-profit arts and media college's student population fell by 13.1% from 2025 to 2026, according to a spokesperson.

Chalkbeat
Leadership
Borderless Magazine: He watched his mother advocate for special ed support in CPS. Now, he’s voting for change

First generation high school graduate Froylan Suarez wants to make a difference by voting in the first elected school board election in Chicago in 30 years.