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Sally the robot was coming to a New York school. Then the plug was pulled.

Students helped design the A.I.-powered creation as a young female with dark hair and an upbeat personality. Then came the outrage. The post Sally the robot was coming to a New York school. Then the plug was pulled....

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Oklahoma Data Shows Lack of Fully Trained Teachers Entering the Classroom

OKLAHOMA CITY — State leaders say they’re still pursuing solutions to reverse a yearslong decline in traditionally trained teachers entering the classroom, all while emergency certified educators continue to fill...

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Settling Scores: Experts Debate Why AP Performance Has Soared

A few years ago, education experts noticed that scores were climbing upwards on a number of Advanced Placement tests. The increases, measured on some of the program’s most popular assessments, were as significant as...

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Rural NY School District Will Be One of First to Bring Humanoid Robot Into Classroom

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. When students return to school this fall in the Salamanca City Central...

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What’s Next on North Carolina’s Literacy Journey?

Mary Derfel, assistant director of early literacy at North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Early Learning, recently heard Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen describe the dream that shaped his...

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The Bible, Hamlet, Dr. Seuss: Texas’ New Reading List

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Colorado officials knew ‘public Christian school’ was religious before it opened. They didn’t stop it.

More than two dozen state education employees and lawyers knew that Riverstone Academy planned to use religious curriculum before it opened in 2025.

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The Island Without Childcare for Babies

For as long as anyone remembers, no childcare center on Kauaʻi has had a single opening for an infant or toddler. Not one. On this tropical island lush with vegetation, the childcare landscape is desolate. Kauaʻi is the...

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Facing state scrutiny, Memphis schools intensify efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism

MSCS leaders and attendance staff are going door to door in neighborhoods with high chronic absenteeism to reduce barriers preventing students from showing up to school.

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California Literacy Investments Are Mostly Working

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s not quite the “Mississippi Miracle,” but California’s reading scores have been inching upwards since the state poured billions into...

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Ohio schools are among the most segregated in the nation, per report

A recent report from the Segregation Tracking Project and education advocacy group Brown’s Promise finds Ohio’s public schools are the fifth most racially segregated in the U.S.—behind New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania...

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Report: Black Students’ Exclusion From High-Quality Math Has Dire Consequences

Black students have been excluded from high-quality mathematics for generations — with dire outcomes academically and professionally, a California-based math equity group found.  Just Equation’s recent...

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In First School Visit, President Urges Atlanta Crowd to Support ‘Trump Accounts’

MARIETTA, Ga. — In his first public school visit since taking office last year, President Donald Trump stopped at an Atlanta-area high school Wednesday to promote his administration’s effort to kickstart savings...

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Chicago Public Schools could take another crack at overhauling its middle management

Macquline King speaks to reporters on March 30, 2026, after the Board of Education voted to name her the district’s permanent CEO beginning in July. King's proposal to overhaul the district's network structure last fall...

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At NYC’s first all-virtual high school, this award-winning teacher knows it’s not ‘one-size-fits-all’

Jude Julien (pictured in the upper row, center) teaches at the Virtual Innovators Academy, the city's only fully virtual public high school.

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7 Jaw-Dropping Experiences at the World’s Largest Children’s Museum

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Free school supplies, backpacks, and haircuts: 2026 back-to-school events in the Denver metro area

School districts and community organizations are hosting events to offer free backpacks and school supplies.

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Opinion: Students With Disabilities Are Spending More Time in Mainstream Classrooms

States have made steady progress including students with disabilities in mainstream classrooms, an independent federal report finds, but lawmakers and advocates worry that headway will be lost as federal special...

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Atlanta Public Schools launches new literacy pilot to help young students read faster

The district says the program includes longer literacy blocks, targeted early interventions and specialized teacher training to help young students build reading skills faster. The post Atlanta Public Schools launches...

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NY officials propose mandatory science of reading update for teacher prep programs

The state's Board of Regents are considering new regulations that would mandate teacher prep programs embrace the science of reading, a longstanding body of evidence about how children learn to read.

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A trip to Scotland with 75 teenagers: This Colorado theater teacher wants to make memories

Shawn Hann, a theater teacher at Denver School of the Arts, with two students at the 2026 Bobby G Awards in Denver.

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Hawaii’s Childcare Shortage Is One of the Nation’s Worst

Nearly every child in Hawaiʻi lives in a community that lacks adequate licensed childcare, with access rates falling far behind the national average, according to recent reports from the Center for American Progress. ...

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NJ public school enrollment falls to lowest level in quarter century

Slowing birth rates drive declines that took state past pandemic enrollment lows. The post NJ public school enrollment falls to lowest level in quarter century appeared first on District Administration.

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NYC’s Mayor Asked for Parents’ Opinions on Schools. Here’s What Some Have to Say

When Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City, he vowed to gather community feedback on how the public schools are working. His chancellor, Kamar Samuels, has assembled working groups “tasked with creating...

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Mississippi Teachers Say the Process to Buy Classroom Supplies Is Worse

Weeks before the first day of school, teachers across Mississippi say state leaders have made it more difficult for them to access money for classroom supplies.  Educators have to complete training before they’re...

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Hawaiʻi Teachers Take Learning Outside in Summer Workshop

During the school year, Mānoa Heritage Center hosts students of all ages learning about native plants, Hawaiian culture and history. But on a recent summer morning, teachers donned name tags, explored the gardens and...

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Newark Public Schools teachers get creative as wildfire smoke cancels outdoor summer programs

Teachers scrambled to fill the gap by creating games to fit in small gym spaces and falling back on “good old school stuff.”

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The Dark History of The Catcher in the Rye

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Philly has more English learners than ever, but they often struggle to graduate. Here’s what could help.

Some Philadelphia teachers and advocates say English learners need more support in high school to reach graduation.

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Wildfire smoke forces Summer Rising indoors as officials limit outdoor activities

Wildfire smoke blanketed New York City on Thursday as city officials moved summer school programs indoors.