Jonathan Escobar high-fives his former teacher, Juan Elias, after graduating from Carl Schurz High School. Escobar is one of hundreds of students who were forced to leave his ASPIRA charter school after it abruptly...
Denver Public School has hired Sito Narcisse as the temporary chief of schools.
When Santana Cruz graduates from high school this spring, she will have over 100 college credits and two associate degrees. A public school student in Bristol, Virginia, that sits along the Tennessee border, Cruz began...
“Taylor dropped a new album.” “Resting up from my vacay.” “Netflix binge last night.” Those were among the “lame excuses” for missing school that Oklahoma’s Union Public Schools featured during the 2024-25 school year,...
To be an educator and a writer is to inhabit a rollercoaster world of hope; at times, you are filled with the excitement and power of possibilities, ...
I had fallen in love with my life as a high schooler, but I knew in my heart that I could be doing more.
Following months of speculation, Hilton has unveiled the new upper midscale brand, a flexible, scalable complement to its Graduate offering.
Each August in rural southwestern Oklahoma, more than half of Frederick Elementary School’s incoming third graders begin their school year in a literacy intervention program because they’re behind in reading...
Last month brought several high-profile leadership changes across the higher education sector, with some presidents departing amid institutional tension.
What does it take to run one of the largest urban public school districts in the nation? Dr. Sonja Santelises, longtime CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, sat down for a frank and memorable exit conversation.
Around 1,300 Philadelphia school district students dropped out last year, marking a sharp decline from just a few years prior.
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Celestina Castillo filled out the ethnicity forms at her children’s school, she’d always check Latino and Native American. After...
Ally Bollman hadn’t given much thought to her toddler’s kindergarten plans when the topic first came up among a group of moms of similarly aged children in Scottsdale, Arizona.  The way she recalls it, nearly...
Chalkbeat and The Bell invite the public to P.S. Weekly Live, an event at the Brooklyn Public Library featuring NYC student reporters discussing the stories shaping their schools.
Oklahoma City’s Crossroads Mall officially shuttered to shoppers in 2017. But over the past decade, local leaders have launched a groundbreaking effort to revitalize the complex as America’s largest community school,...
We’re rounding up recent stories, from one regional public university sunsetting 21 programs to University of California faculty calling for standardized testing.
There’s a clear need for flexible, scalable, lower-cost credit pathways that meet high standards of academic quality while also meeting learners where they are.
After years of sending students with disabilities across the Bay Area for specialized services, Oakland Unified is taking its first concrete step toward creating a local nonpublic school option — a move that could...
On a cool spring day recently, the 1-acre farm A. Mario Loiederman Middle School in Wheaton buzzed with activity. In the lower field educational garden, students in the afterschool farm club are assigned their tasks,...
Check out this interactive guide to see where the candidates stand on the education issues that matter most to you.
Luke Weston, an elementary school teacher and private plane pilot, surprised two of his students with an unforgettable flight up the Hudson River to catch spectacular views of Manhattan.
To several generations of TV viewers, actor Sonia Manzano is “the nation’s tía,” their friendly neighbor Maria from Sesame Street. She originated the character in 1971 and spent the next 44 years developing the role...
Students in Stefon Bowman's fifth grade class at KIPP BOLD in Newark, N.J., learn about intentional saving, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
The Colorado School of Mines is among the colleges and universities offering guaranteed admission to some high school graduates.
Trey Greenwood, a first-year Future Educator Pathway apprentice, stands at Sunrise Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, on Thursday, Dec. 18. 2025.
At UCLA, Natalia Mochernak is pursuing everything she wants and encouraging others to do the same, reminding them that they can have the whole tree of dreams, not just one fig.
"As kids get older, it's still important for adults to monitor the level of content and what is being offered to them."