Gov. Jeff Landry and legislative leaders are pushing back on claims from public school leaders that the governor’s plan to pay for teacher stipends with school operations funds would hurt public education across...
Every year, parents — usually mothers — toil months in advance of the summer break to sign kids up for camps, book nannies, fly grandparents out to help or sort out a medley of arrangements and schedules. Planning can...
Math improvement rarely stalls because districts aren’t taking action. More often, it stalls because well-intentioned supports accumulate faster than schools can turn them into a coherent, actionable instructional plan....
The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views on education’s relationship to slavery. Douglass himself was born into slavery in Maryland in...
Of the four IPS school board members elected in 2024, only two are still on the board. That means five of the seven board seats are up for election this November.
Members of the new Memphis schools oversight board met for the first time on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Nashville.
Through the Greater Philadelphia YMCA's City Government Youth Summit, students adopted roles across the executive branch, City Council, press corps, and community advocacy groups, mirroring the real structure of city...
It is widely accepted in the field of early care and education that staff turnover is high, but exactly how high has proven difficult to measure.  A recent analysis from the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the...
Araceli Peñate’s daughter first passed the English Language Proficiency Assessment in sixth grade, yet remained classified as an English learner well into high school.
The Massachusetts institution is going forward with a new name and three-year programs that its president said will transfer for credit to partner institutions.
For generations, college degrees came with a promise. Put in the time. Pay the price. Follow the path. You’ll then receive a bachelor’s that opens doors to work, status and upward mobility. That promise hasn’t...
Here’s what recent grads are looking for amid the job search, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Rep. Jesús G. “Chuy” Garcia outlines The Right to Learn Act in a press conference at Richard J. Daley College in south Chicago on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Karen Vogelsang, a former Tennessee Teacher of the Year pictured in a 2015 photo, has been appointed to a new oversight board that will have sweeping control over Memphis-Shelby County schools.
The newest member of the IPS school board will be appointed and sworn in at next week's board meeting.
The move furthers the Trump administration’s goal of dismantling the 46-year-old agency.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks during a discussion on "exposing weaponization against parents in schools" at the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this month. On Tuesday, the Education Department...
The New York Knicks’ victory this weekend over the San Antonio Spurs, cementing their first NBA championship since 1973, brought joy to fans across the five boroughs. Shortly after their win, Mayor Zohran Mamdani...
Top Tennessee Republicans have heralded Houston’s intervention as a model they want to replicate in the Memphis-Shelby County district. In the first two years of the takeover, more Houston students achieved proficiency...
The mayor’s race in Washington, D.C., technically won’t be settled until this fall. But on Tuesday night, the winner of the Democratic primary will assume presumptive leadership over a school system educating nearly...
A high school adviser in Denver works with a student. A new report from FutureEd argues that K-12 schools need to improve career readiness programs so students are better equipped for postsecondary opportunities.
Decatur Township schools rely heavily on bus transportation for students, and pickup and dropoff times are changing for the coming school year.
The current "college readiness" model needs to shift from scarcity to abundance, providing all students with the same skills necessary to adapt and thrive in a changing world.
After the birth of her son, Rex, in 2019, Jasmin Almendarez realized childcare costs in central Texas were so high that returning to work no longer made economic sense.  “I didn’t want to spend that much time away,...
Wendy Castañeda Leal, a superintendent from a small school district in Kern County, received more than 670,000 votes in the primary for California superintendent of public instruction with the help of a small team of...
The squeak of sneakers on a gym floor and squawk of whistles are common school sounds during PE class. But with the increasing emphasis on academic testing in recent decades, are Wyoming public school students getting...
The electoral board of the Chicago Board of Elections Commissioners review cases challenging the petitions of people who filed to run in the 2024 school board elections. This year, challenges have been filed against...
After years of bad news on student test scores, there’s finally a sliver of hope. The latest results from NAEP, the Nation’s Report Card, found gains in both reading and math for 9-year-olds. Not only that, but...