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Gov. Landry, Legislative Leaders Push Back on Teacher Stipend Plan Opposition

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...

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What Does It Really Cost To Plan Summer Care for Kids? These Moms Show Us the Receipts

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...

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Opinion: Findings Offer a Math Playbook for California Schools

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....

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Juneteenth Reminds Us of Black Americans’ Long Struggle for Education Following End of Slavery

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...

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14 candidates for 5 seats: See who’s running for school board at IPS and other Indianapolis area districts

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.

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‘Once in a lifetime’: NYC Kids, Parents on Missing School for the Knicks Parade

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Former Memphis-Shelby County school board chair will lead new oversight board

Members of the new Memphis schools oversight board met for the first time on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Nashville.

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Teenagers took over Philadelphia city government for a day. Here’s how it went.

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...

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Teacher Turnover in the Early Years Is High. More Credentialing May Help

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...

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Not all California districts define English proficiency the same, holding many students back

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.

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Northpoint Bible College ends degree programs after losing accreditation

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.

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Opinion: Faster, Cheaper, Job-Related: Students Demand Flexible Credentials After HS

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...

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What does the class of 2026 want from their post-grad jobs?

Here’s what recent grads are looking for amid the job search, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

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Some immigrant children are more fearful than ever to go to school. U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia wants to help them.

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.

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Former Teacher of the Year tapped for Memphis schools takeover board ahead of first meeting

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.

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IPS seeks applicants to fill vacant District 4 school board seat

The newest member of the IPS school board will be appointed and sworn in at next week's board meeting.

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Education Department to move some civil rights duties to DOJ

The move furthers the Trump administration’s goal of dismantling the 46-year-old agency.

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Education Department dismantling continues: special ed oversight to HHS, civil rights to Justice

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...

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Knicks Ticker-Tape Parade is on a School Day — and Conflicts with Regents Exams. Some Families Are Angry.

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...

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What’s in store for the Memphis school takeover? Houston’s timeline offers clues.

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...

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After Major Learning Growth, D.C. School Reforms Face Political Test

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...

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Students are often told to go to college. What if they need ‘career navigation’ first?

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.

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Why this Indianapolis-area district is changing the start and end times for school days

Decatur Township schools rely heavily on bus transportation for students, and pickup and dropoff times are changing for the coming school year.

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We must move from scarcity to abundance and rebuild high schools for a volatile future

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.

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Knicks Legend’s Greatest Legacy is in the Classroom

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How San Antonio Built One of America’s Most Ambitious Pre-K Programs

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,...

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Small-town school leader earns more than 670K votes in California superintendent race

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...

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Wyoming Students Spend Less Time in PE. An Expert Wants to Change That.

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...

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In this fall’s Chicago school board elections, many voters may only have one candidate to choose from

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...

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A Surprising Sliver of Hope in New NAEP Scores for the Lowest-Performing Kids

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...