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$23M awarded to Massachusetts colleges, state facilities for clean energy projects

The state grants will cover up to 45% of the cost for large-scale projects, such as implementing energy efficiency measures.

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Trump Pushes RFK Jr. to Cut Childhood Vaccines Over Autism

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$47M NSF pilot to arm Ph.D. students with private industry experience

Under the initiative, companies will provide funding so students can conduct dissertation research at their sites for at least a year.

Chalkbeat
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Seeking to reverse layoffs, Chicago school board approves budget, assuming more state money will come

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates rallies before the Board of Education meeting Thursday, during which 11 CTU-aligned members amended the district's budget to reverse layoffs by relying on state revenue...

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Colorado’s preschool program is reaching lots of kids but needs to focus on quality, new evaluation says

A newly released evaluation of Colorado's state-funded preschool program says providers and advocates are eager for the state to focus on quality.

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University of Valley Forge in Pennsylvania to shutter

The Christian institution is suspending education activities indefinitely after its board determined it “could not continue academic operations responsibly.”

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Chicago to cut funding earmarked for schools that replaced police with restorative justice policies

Metal detectors at an entrance to North-Grand High School in Chicago. The school is one of more than 50 that will see cuts to funding provided to implement restorative justice practices and other holistic approaches to...

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Senate Panel Advances Science of Reading, Dyslexia Bills with Bipartisan Support

A bill that would require states to only use the science of reading in classrooms in order to qualify for a multi-million dollar funding grant passed with bipartisan support from a committee of federal lawmakers...

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What do you think about your school district’s ballot request for a property tax increase?

Students at Global Preparatory Academy in Indianapolis work in class in June 2024. As a charter school, it is now be eligible to receive any funds from the referendum for Indianapolis Public Schools in the fall.

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Chicago Public Schools budget conflict revolves around revenue assumptions, timing

Students sit in a class at Bronzeville Classical Elementary School in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Education is split over what to do about the district's budget next fiscal year.

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Eric Adams mandated NYC preschools adopt a single curriculum. Under Mamdani, they’re getting more choice.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani visits a childcare center in Brooklyn in November, 2025. Under Mamdani's administration, city-funded early childhood education programs will get more flexibility to choose a curriculum.

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Opinion: Threat of Deportation, Program Cuts Disrupt Student Learning

Once upon a time, a knight in shining armor rode his gallant steed into a village where he was met with cheers and celebration. I like to believe that these heroes still exist — I know one named Fluviano. He’s a student...

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Sonoma State to relaunch NCAA athletics after budget cuts eliminated sports

The university faced outcry and a lawsuit over its decision to eliminate sports last year as part of broader cuts to close a $24 million deficit.

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Jeffco Public Schools sues Trump administration over Title IX-related threats to federal funding

Jeffco Public Schools' policies allowing students to participate on sports teams that align with their gender identity have drawn the ire of the Trump administration.

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Chicago Public Schools cuts staffing slightly but special education positions will rise at some campuses

Students sit in class at Kellogg Elementary on the South Side. Chicago school budgets are out, and overall, there will be less than a 1% dip in staffing.

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Chicago Public Schools CEO King removes furloughs from the budget proposal ahead of vote

Mayor Brandon Johnson, CPS CEO Dr. Macquline King, students, and officials ring in the first day back to school last year. CPS announced that King's proposed budget will no longer include furloughs for next school year.

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With an Eye to Improvement, New Hampshire Educators Propose New Way to Assess Schools

As New Hampshire public schools grapple with funding challenges, declining enrollments, and increasing fiscal scrutiny from voters, some metrics suggest that the schools continue to perform well nationally.  On...

District Admin
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Big banana shortage avoided in school cafeterias this year

For the second year in a row, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will let schools seek a temporary “accommodation” if they can’t meet new limits on foreign food in school meals. The post Big banana shortage avoided in...

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What to Know About the Texas ‘Robin Hood’ School Funding System

A new legal challenge to Texas’ school funding system renews questions about what methods state leaders should use to ensure students in low-income districts and those attending campuses in more affluent...

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Inside the federal keyword lists that canceled billions in research funding

In court documents, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and others shared which words they used to target grants.

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As Diesel Prices Soared, Arkansas District Saved With Electric School Buses

Five years ago, diesel costs averaged $2.68 a gallon. This spring, that more than doubled to over $5.50. That’s not just a headline; it’s a real problem for anyone operating on a tight budget. But for school...

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How Kentucky Achieved Bipartisan Childcare Reform

States are in a tough bind as they contemplate how to address childcare needs. The extra federal money from the pandemic era is gone just as they are trying to swallow higher spending and cost shifts mandated by the One...

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Trump officials plan to shift more research funding to individual scientists

In a wide-ranging memo, they also directed federal agencies to experiment with models other than peer-review for assessing research proposals. 

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Ctrl+F: Federal agencies used keyword searches to nix grants en masse, court records show

The National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and other agencies cut awards over terms like “diversity” and “health equity.”

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California Literacy Investments Are Mostly Working

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s not quite the “Mississippi Miracle,” but California’s reading scores have been inching upwards since the state poured billions into...

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Indianapolis Picks National Charter Leader To Run Charter-Public School Board

The groundbreaking new board overseeing the Indianapolis Public Schools and charter schools in the city has hired the head of a major national charter school organization as its first executive director. Karega Rausch,...

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Texas’ longstanding “Robin Hood” school finance system will face a new legal challenge

Midland ISD school trustees argue they have minimal control over local taxes and can’t properly serve students as a recapture system redistributes millions of the district’s revenue. The post Texas’ longstanding “Robin...

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‘A more defensive posture’: College finance leaders navigate a turbulent policy world

Experts discussed loan caps, federal probes and other shifts at the National Association of College and University Business Officers’ annual meeting.

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IPEC chooses charter school policy leader to guide its work

The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation chose a new executive director on Wednesday.

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Mental Health Programs Could Bear the Brunt of $600M Federal Cuts to Texas Schools

As Texas schools face at least $600 million in federal funding cuts, multiple mental health programs, particularly those implemented in response to the pandemic and mass shootings, are at risk of losing funding. School...