More than a decade ago, Queens teacher Nicole Radosti Pipia’s fifth- and sixth-grade students seemed to love reading novels in school. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry was prized for its mystery. “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio...
Several years into California’s robust expansion of public transitional kindergarten, private preschool providers are facing challenges that could ultimately upend care for young children of all ages. The program,...
When middle school students aren’t on grade level, which is the case for most California eighth graders, they are less likely to build the skills or take the courses needed for high school and college.
Hear from educators who are finding ways to connect with students, families and their schools, even as the district faces difficult choices about what it can afford to preserve.
Learning to read and write cursive was once a rite of passage for practically every American schoolchild. Until the early 20th century, children in the U.S. were generally taught to write in cursive or script,...
A new report says test-optional admissions may have helped more students enroll in college.
Sending children off to their first semester of life away from home can be a nerve-racking experience for many parents and guardians. The world somehow feels scarier today than it was when they went off to college — or...
Newark Public Schools’ chronic absenteeism rate is the lowest in district history.
DPSCD parents will have to meet with administrators if their child has three or more unexcused absences in a quarter. After six, they will be asked to sign an attendance contract.
An exterior photo of the Chicago Arts High School in Chicago, Illinois. School board members decided Thursday to put off a vote on a resolution steering extra resources to the school.
Jennifer Custer, an incumbent member of the Chicago Board of Education, dropped out of the race to become the first elected president of the CPS school board.
Through MI College Match, students will be able to get automatic acceptance offers by uploading their transcripts to a free online portal.
Most Michigan teachers feel deeply dedicated to their profession, but a quarter of them are considering leaving the profession within a year, and 56% might leave within five years. Those are the results of a new poll...
Tennessee released its school-level TCAP scores this week from spring 2026 assessments.
Earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that public education lost 50,000 jobs between June and July. The numbers are preliminary and don’t show which types of jobs were lost. They are also small in...
New poll results show 25% of Michigan teachers say they are strongly considering teaching in the next 12 months, while 56% say they're considering exiting in the next five years.
Superintendent Roger León greets students and parents on the first day of school at Nelson Mandela Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
There is perhaps no clearer sign that summer is drawing to a close than the arrival of school supplies in big box stores and school supply drives in most counties. On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein delivered school supplies...
Batula Kassim sat in front of a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows in her school’s new library, the sunlight a welcome contrast to the refurbished Macy’s department store where she spent her freshman year.  Kassim,...
Felony convictions for assault and child endangerment aren’t enough to keep a candidate from running for a seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified school board. Curt Street Wilcox, 65, also has been convicted of vandalism,...
Rural schools are asked to solve national problems with local resources. They are expected to close readiness gaps they did not create, respond to poverty they cannot control, and provide opportunities students may not...
The "wins" the administration is celebrating include highlighting their efforts to shut the department down as well as progress on bolstering school choice. The post Trump admin touts efforts to shut down Education...
Students line up to enter Charles M. Schenk (CMS) Community School on the first day of school in Denver on Monday.
The Sept. 10 school start date start leaves many working NYC parents struggling to cover weeks of costly childcare gaps.
Mumford High School students are greeted by teachers and staff on the first of school on August 24, 2026, in Detroit.
Staff welcome students to Philadelphia's Overbrook Elementary School on the first day of school Monday.
The number of first-time international applicants on the popular application platform declined 10% in the 2025-26 cycle, a new report found.
We’re rounding up recent stories, from plans to propose a change to the H-1B program to the planned sale of Anna Maria College’s nursing program.
Colleges and universities need a recurring leadership discipline that aligns assumptions, clarifies investment choices and helps leaders act decisively as things change.