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Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns

Kelly Rogers announced her departure less than a day before much of her staff were scheduled to move to the Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington D.C. The post Special education head at...

EdSource
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San Rafael school district offers religious-based opt-out policy for parents

Parents of elementary school students in San Rafael City Schools will be allowed to opt their children out of classroom activities that they believe violate their religious beliefs, reported the Marin Independent...

K-12 Dive
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Colleges improve on utilization of classroom, office space

But amid higher education's progress, conference rooms still mostly sit empty, per an analysis from Occuspace.

EdSource
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How is your California school handling the heat — and how are you coping? Send us photos and videos

EdSource is reporting on inequalities in school facilities at elementary, middle and high schools throughout the state, and we'd like to know about your school.

EdSource
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San Diego school for unhoused students forced to relocate over possible mold

A San Diego school that serves students experiencing homelessness has temporarily relocated because of possible mold in its building, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The Monarch School, which enrolls about 170...

EdSource
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Court appoints former State Board of Education member to ensure West Contra Costa Unified hires qualified teachers

Carl Cohn, a former superintendent and state Board of Education member, will serve in the role of special master to ensure West Contra Costa Unified hires qualified teachers for its classrooms. In March, a two-year...

Chalkbeat
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As federal immigration arrests rise in New Jersey, teachers share strategies to help students

New Jersey teachers and others gathered outside the Delaney Hall Detention Facility on Aug. 23, 2026, in Newark, N.J., to protest ongoing immigration enforcement efforts.

The 74
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Louisiana Teacher Asks SCOTUS to Stop Ten Commandments Displays in Classrooms

A Louisiana teacher is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his constitutional challenge to a state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in K-12 and college classrooms.  The posters began going up...

EdSource
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Candidate for California governor vows to ban classroom supply wish lists

Steve Hilton, Republican candidate for California governor, says he will ban California school staff from requesting parents send supplies to school with their children, if elected. “California spends nearly $28,000 per...

Chalkbeat
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‘We’re going to listen’: Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington sets sights on rebuilding trust

Tony B. Watlington Sr., superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, speaks with a student at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science on the first day of school in Philadelphia on Aug....

EdSurge
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As Male Teachers Vanish From the Classroom, Schools Look for Ways to Bring Them Back

A new survey of 145 men in the profession points to mentorship, pay and a sense of belonging as the biggest levers for recruitment and retention.

Chalkbeat
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Back-to-school: 6 things to watch in Newark Public Schools this year

New board members and school leaders, delayed state test scores, and aging buildings are among the developments to watch this upcoming school year.

EdSource
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Classroom interpreters in Clovis Unified agree to first union contract

Earlier this month, a group of unionized American Sign Language interpreters in Clovis Unified School District reached their first contract with the district after two years of negotiations, The Fresno Bee reported. The...

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Why transportation is such an important student success factor

Predictable transportation routines can improve students' readiness to participate in classroom learning, particularly for children with special needs. The post Why transportation is such an important student success...

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‘Nobody Feels Good, Nobody’s Learning’: High Temperatures Disrupt School Days

For nearly two years, teacher Isabelle Ouyang and her colleagues have dealt with the presence of construction workers, shuffling between classrooms, stress over schedules, and a host of disruptive renovations. Ouyang...

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Opinion: As the Education Department Is Dismantled, Who Protects the Right to Learn?

A first grader reads an entire page on her own after months of specialized instruction. A middle school student with autism delivers his first classroom presentation. These moments are not medical breakthroughs, they...

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How a Years-Long Rise in Teacher Turnover Reshaped American Classrooms

There was no single reason why Ryan Higgins decided to leave teaching. It was a job he loved: invigorating, unpredictable, a chance to make the world a bit better. But several years into his career, Higgins, who taught...

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Opinion: The ‘Second Curriculum’ — What 1st-Gen College Students Need to Know, But Don’t

In the Pilsen neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side, there’s a mural of my grandfather selling ice cream. My dad worked construction and sold ice cream too, and he and my mom both spent years working in...

Chalkbeat
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Detroit school board signals desire to find alternatives to demolition for four closed buildings

Some board members for the Detroit Public Schools Community District are reconsidering plans to demolish four school buildings that closed at the end of the 2025-26 school year.

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To recruit teachers, school districts are building homes

Carolina Sanchez Garcia, a teacher at Rosa Parks Elementary in San Diego, used to wake up at 3 a.m. to leave enough time to drive to work as her children slept in the back seat. The post To recruit teachers, school...

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New Mexico Features in National Discussion on Childcare Challenges

A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers from around the nation on Monday identified lack of facilities and high costs as two leading challenges states are facing in addressing childcare needs. The bipartisan group,...

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Opinion: How One California County Is Building a Childcare System From the Ground Up

In 2020, voters in California’s Alameda County made a remarkable decision. Rather than accept generations of underinvestment in young children, they chose to build something families had never truly had: an early...

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This closed Denver school building is the new home of a French immersion charter school

The French American School of Denver is relocating to the former Harrington elementary school building, which it will eventually share with two local arts organizations.

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Opinion: The Best Intervention Curriculum May Already Be in Your Classrooms

Picture a second grader who is struggling to read at a school trying hard to fix that. He gets his regular classroom lessons, is pulled out for intervention during the day and works with a tutor. On paper, he is a child...

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Teachers in Michigan school district can pick from 32 phrases or face legal review over classroom posters

A demonstrator holds a sign supportive of LGBTQ students outside a school board meeting in Glendale, California, after a motion to recognize Pride Month there in 2023 sparked violent protests. Classroom imagery...

Chalkbeat
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Are major changes coming to Tennessee teacher licensure requirements?

Aspiring Tennessee teachers currently have to pass the edTPA, a portfolio-based assessment that demonstrates readiness to lead a classroom, and content assessments such as the PRAXIS, which tests specific subject...

Infrastructure
Florida’s Stop WOKE act struck down for colleges on appeal

Tuesday’s ruling called the state’s attempt to limit classroom discussion "a breathtaking assertion of power to ban unpopular ideas from public discourse."

Chalkbeat
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Does teacher merit pay work? Programs in South Carolina and Texas show results

A classroom at Bates Academy during the first day of school on August 25, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. Two teacher merit pay programs show benefits for students, according to two separate studies.

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More Bible stories in public schools, changes to history lessons before Texas education board

The State Board of Education will vote on incorporating more Christian stories into public classrooms as well as on deemphasizing race and cultural diversity in history lessons. The post More Bible stories in public...

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As demolition nears, protective barriers at Detroit’s Cooley High vandalized

Vandals last weekend tore down fencing that was erected recently at Cooley High School in Detroit. The district is planning to demolish the historic building this summer.