Preschoolers with disabilities in New York City will gain access to an unprecedented set of programs and services thanks to a major expansion in special education announced Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York...
Federal teams charged with making sure states are doing right by students with disabilities appear to have visited fewer than half of the states originally scheduled for review in 2025 and 2026. That information comes...
Members of Parents to Improve School Transportation at a Panel for Educational Policy meeting where they called for transportation improvements. The meeting was held at Queens' Francis Lewis High School on Sept. 25,...
When students return to school this fall in the Salamanca City Central School District in Western New York, a new kind of teacher will be ready to greet them. The post Rural NY school district will be one of first to...
Picture a second grader who is struggling to read at a school trying hard to fix that. He gets his regular classroom lessons, is pulled out for intervention during the day and works with a tutor. On paper, he is a child...
I run into a former student of mine, outside of school. “How are you, miss?” he asks. I respond in our native tongue, “Muy bien, ¿y tú?” We chat briefly about students from our class, and I ask about Camila — a silly...
The University of California Board of Regents chair said Tuesday morning she expects a recommendation from the faculty-led Academic Senate by the end of this academic year on whether the system should reinstate the SAT...
The U.S. Capitol Building on July 1, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Recent declines in test scores have not gained much traction politically.
California’s audacious goal of having half of all K-12 students enrolled in bilingual education programs by 2030 has encountered one big stumbling block — there aren’t enough qualified bilingual teachers. To help remedy...
New York City will add 250 preschool seats in popular special education programs as part of a $67.5 million plan aimed at serving more children with disabilities, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday.
San Francisco high school students, particularly those with high needs, enrolled in ethnic study courses achieved higher GPAs, stronger academic gains in math and science, and failed fewer courses, according to a new...
High chronic absenteeism is one of six factors that spurred the state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
After New York legalized cannabis, schools have had to navigate a changing landscape. New educational materials from the state are meant to help start difficult conversations with young people.
The collection of Stephen King novellas inspired classic films like “Stand by Me” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” The post Utah just banned another Stephen King book from all public schools. Here’s what it’s about....
For anyone who cares about student literacy, the past few years have given us reason to cheer. While trends in national test scores, young people’s reading habits, and talk of a “learning recession” are clear causes for...
On a mid-June morning in the small city of Norfolk, Nebraska, a group of 2- and 3-year-olds clumsily ran around a playroom wearing identical purple cloth vests. As the toddlers babbled to their teachers, a rectangular...
Walk into any college library and you will likely see students wearing headphones and listening to music. The idea that music can improve learning has been around for decades. The “Mozart Effect,” is the pop psychology...
Upbeat on-hold music blared from Jerrica Mickens’ cellphone for nearly 50 minutes as she searched on her laptop for affordable housing for a parent in Detroit. Mickens was on a three-way call with a mother and a legal...
Education reEnvisioned BOCES is seeking to continue offering 42 homeschool enrichment programs that operate outside the boundaries of its one member school district.
New York school districts will soon begin revamping math instruction under a new law aimed at improving test scores — but the effort comes amid sharp debate over how math should be taught.  “Back to Basics in...
Eugene Robinson is the inaugural director of Black student success at Chicago Public Schools.
Date & Time: Thursday, August 06, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET In this webinar, learn the key takeaways from a report suggesting that transportation teams are sitting on information that could directly connect to whether...
This may sound strange coming from the co-founder of an education technology company, but I think paper is a powerful technology in a classroom. Research on the science of learning consistently says so. So do the piles...
Philadelphia teachers say the district's process for placing staff in open positions this summer has created confusion and frustration.
About two-dozen Hoosier childcare providers and advocates overwhelmingly opposed looser statewide staff educational requirements during a Monday public hearing. “This is a profession. This is not just a babysitting...
A demonstrator holds a sign supportive of LGBTQ students outside a school board meeting in Glendale, California, after a motion to recognize Pride Month there in 2023 sparked violent protests. Classroom imagery...
California’s audacious goal of having half of all K-12 students enrolled in bilingual education programs by 2030 has encountered one big stumbling block. The post Short thousands of bilingual teachers, California...
The science of reading has largely won the policy debate. Over the last decade, state after state has embraced evidence-based reading instruction. Legislatures have passed literacy laws, and teacher preparation programs...
Aspiring Tennessee teachers currently have to pass the edTPA, a portfolio-based assessment that demonstrates readiness to lead a classroom, and content assessments such as the PRAXIS, which tests specific subject...
Most families want the same thing: children who feel safe, welcome, challenged and supported at school, and teachers who have the tools to help them succeed. Education must be focused on what truly matters: our...