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This Decatur Central teacher’s marketing class helped launch rebranded district logos

Jessica Sandvold teaches marketing at Decatur Central. Her students helped launch the district's logo rebrand.

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Detroit school district releases 2026-27 calendar

DPSCD's 2026-27 school year will begin Aug. 24. Pictured, a student puts away her backpack in a locker at Pasteur Elementary School during the first day of school on August 25, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan.

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Stuart Bell confirmed as University of Florida president after chaotic approval process

The former University of Alabama leader faced a delayed system-level vote and right-wing pushback over his past support for diversity efforts.

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P.S. Weekly live: Student reporters reflect on covering NYC Schools

Rayleen Laloi, a student at the Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts at the Brooklyn Public Library on June 11, shares her experience about working on an episode on her school's merger for P.S. Weekly.

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St. Louis Public Schools could close up to 22 schools in 2027, according to new draft plan

The "Future Ready SLPS" report outlines an overhaul of the city’s public school system in the face of decades of declining enrollment and ballooning costs of salaries, benefits and transportation along with aging...

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More Republicans than Democrats file for school board races in central Indiana

Across nine counties in central Indiana, more school board candidates identified as Republicans than Democrats.

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What’s next for the Illinois Department of Early Childhood? Secretary Teresa Ramos gives a sneak peak.

Illinois Department of Early Childhood Secretary Teresa Ramos answers a question from an attendee at the Northwestern University Early Childhood Research Alliance of Chicago's research conference in Chicago on June 25,...

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Illinois opens a new agency handling services for kids under 5. Here’s what it means for families.

An audience member listens to a closing panel of speakers at Northwestern University's Early Childhood Research Alliance in Chicago's research conference on the university's Chicago campus on June 25, 2026.

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Tennessee reading scores are up, but progress is uneven as students get older

Tennessee student reading scores are up in a critical third grade test, but students are losing proficiency as they move through middle school.

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Chicago school board candidates won’t be removed from ballot due to ‘dual-circulation’ argument

From left, election commissioners Laura Kotelman, Marsiel Hernandez and June Brown hear an oral argument from Ed Mullen.

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ETS acquires ACT, consolidating two testing giants

The move comes as more colleges are going back to requiring standardized tests for admissions.

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Kids Reimagined the American Flag — and Their Ideas Are Wild

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This Brooklyn teacher connects chemistry to the real world — and just won $25,000 for it

Rayhan Ahmed (far right), a science teacher at Brooklyn's Gotham Professional Arts Academy High School, recently won a FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Chicago’s school board is supposed to have a noncitizen advisory board. It still doesn’t exist.

Students listen in class at a dual-language elementary school in Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson still hasn't created a noncitizen advisory board for Chicago's school board, which is required by state law.

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Virginia and Ohio join effort to design 3-year bachelor’s degrees

While some say such degrees could increase college affordability, two groups blasted them as “stripped-down curriculum that prioritizes speed.”

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This Childcare Program Is 100% Employee-Owned. Will It Help Retain Workers?

Stephania Zamorano has been an educator in New York City for 15 years. Since 2021, she has worked at Imagine Early Learning Centers, a childcare organization that serves nearly 600 children across 12 sites, soon to be...

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A Big Gamble on Revamping Petersburg’s Schools Fuels Hope in Virginia City

PETERSBURG, Va. — For years, the schools here have been stuck in a very bad place. As Petersburg’s once-booming manufacturing base hollowed out, crime increased and residents’ health worsened. Along the way, places for...

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Housing, groceries, and medical needs: Detroit’s Health Hubs helping to get kids to school

DPSCD's Health Hubs opened in 2023 to streamline wraparound services for students and their families. Since then, chronic absenteeism has fallen in the district.

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Connecticut Schools Double Down on Early Detection to Help Reading Scores

The first step to solving a reading delay is knowing it exists. Decades of research have found that all children learn to read by developing the same core skills. This applies to children with dyslexia, English language...

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This World Cup Sticker Collection Could Cost You $2,000

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The Teachers Did Everything Right. They’re Still Being Forced Out.

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Opinion: Harnessing the Power of Music for Students With Disabilities

It’s the same picture, every year, when my family visits India. My uncle is sitting right in the middle of the gathering, and yet the conversation never touches him. He has cerebral palsy and depends entirely on others...

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Fayette County superintendent files ‘whistleblower’ complaint after being put on leave

Fayette County Public Schools has been mired in controversy over its financial situation in recent years, with district officials recently saying FCPS has misstated its finances since at least 2008 and has much less...

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Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero to school board: ‘I can no longer ignore these concerns’

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero talks with students on the first day of school in 2024. Marrero sent an email to the school board earlier this month outlining several concerns with the board.

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Indianapolis Public Schools board taps Chris Bultman to represent District 4

The IPS school board appointed Chris Bultman to represent District 4.

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IPS school board approves Cold Spring School’s bid to be an innovation charter school

The IPS school board approved Cold Spring School's request to be a charter school while remaining an innovation school.

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Delays in ramping up work on Chicago’s Black Student Success Plan frustrate some advocates

School staff and Chicago education leadership welcome students as they walk into Austin College and Career Academy for the first day of school in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. School board member Jitu Brown,...

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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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Find out how much Colorado college tuition and fees have increased over the years

Tuition and fees at Colorado's four-year universities have more than doubled since 2009.

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Democrats Move to Impeach Linda McMahon Over ‘Willful Intent’ to Close Ed Dept.

Linda McMahon became the first U.S. education secretary to be the target of impeachment proceedings Thursday.  Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, a member of the House education committee, filed three articles of impeachment...