Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the state's 2026-27 budget on Sunday, which includes $157 million more for Philadelphia’s schools.
We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from Moody’s gloomier outlook for Brown University to workforce cuts at multiple institutions.
Students just above admissions cutoffs could see lower earnings after moving colleges than those who were rejected, a working paper found.
Here at The 74, we publish and syndicate more than 30 articles a week about how America’s education system is evolving in a bid to better serve its 74 million children. But with so much happening and changing every day,...
Educators and advocates are bracing for the funding to shrink or be eliminated. The post No internet, no screen time? FCC weighs cutting subsidy that lowers school internet bills appeared first on District...
The county education office cited the cost of recently approved employee contracts as well as ongoing structural deficits and declining enrollment. The post LAUSD placed on increased fiscal oversight with warning of...
Public schools continued to serve more than 1.5 million students across North Carolina in the 2025-26 school year — or about 84% of market share, a percentage that is about the same as previous years. Market share is a...
Jitu Brown, elected member of the Chicago Board of Education, speaks at a press conference to urge Gov. JB Pritzker to call a special session in Springfield for more education funding.
Results from the yearlong probe into MSCS' finances and operations come less than a month before the first day of classes.
The U.S. Department of Education OKs Arkansas’ requests to consolidate federal funding and reduce the amount of paperwork and red tape required of school administrators. The post Feds approve Arkansas’ request for...
Alexandra Dakessian, the assistant principal at McCutcheon Elementary School in Chicago. Due to budget cuts, her position was eliminated, but her school used discretionary money to keep herl.
Second graders start their day at Deane Elementary School in Lakewood in August 2022. Jeffco Public Schools could ask voters in November for a tax increase to pay for teacher salaries and more.
New York City public school kindergartners will automatically receive $1,000 for college expenses, up from $100, under a budget deal announced Tuesday between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council. The budget also...
In his eighth and final budget, the tax gods continued to smile upon Gov. Gavin Newsom, enabling him to cement funding for signature programs he started while salving grumbling districts that are wincing over the...
Peter Rosario has spent years watching his teachers help Spanish-speaking preschoolers sound out English words at La Casa de Don Pedro, a Newark-based nonprofit organization that offers support for immigrant families...
We’re rounding up recent stories, from two states teaming up to create three-year bachelor’s degrees to policy and leadership developments out of Florida.
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California librarians were stunned when a last-minute budget change stripped K-12 schools of a trove of research materials, potentially...
The Michigan Legislature on Friday approved a $22.9 billion education budget that includes increased funding for students, particularly those with the greatest needs.
A lawsuit alleges the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget are withholding the funds unlawfully.
A new audit from the city controller found the district owes former employees $2.8 million and had lost track of several expensive pieces of equipment.
The designation comes with an increased federal student loan cap of $200,000 for graduate programs.
One analysis estimates that the policy could cost the 28-institution system $15 million a year in lost tuition and fee revenue.
A Colorado grant will help restore a statewide FAFSA tool.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Across West Virginia, public schools are rapidly closing. Political leaders are cutting taxes and funneling hundreds of millions of taxpayer money into a school voucher program, while wringing their hands about local...