Memphis Lift gathered parents on June 20, 2026, to rally around and educate about the impending state takeover of MSCS.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Touting his state’s soaring literacy scores, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves urged Oklahoma leaders to commit to tough reading policies. This year, Oklahoma enacted similar literacy laws as Mississippi,...
Policymakers and influencers from across the political spectrum spend a great deal of time thinking, talking and writing about how to close the wealth, opportunity and other gaps that are both markers and drivers of...
Microschools have operated in Indiana mostly as small private schools. But a network of public microschools is growing across the state, serving between 60 and 100 students per site.
The Trump administration launched a public dashboard to track Section 117 reporting, but policy experts worry it lacks necessary context.
California community colleges looking to create new bachelor’s degree programs have, in some cases, had final approvals delayed for years because of objections from California State University. Now, lawmakers are...
California community colleges looking to create new bachelor’s degree programs have, in some cases, had final approvals delayed for years because of objections from California State University. Now, lawmakers are...
To improve school attendance in a state with one of the nation’s highest absenteeism rates, Oregon education officials on Tuesday presented lawmakers with a plan to repeal existing attendance laws. The high-level...
Memphis-Shelby County Schools sued top Tennessee Republicans on June 18 over a new schools takeover law the district argues is unconstitutional.
Ann Arbor Public Schools is one of three Michigan districts now under federal investigation for allegedly violating Title IX rules. The investigations center on transgender athletes. File photo from 2008.
Four Seward Park seniors joined the Knicks championship parade after winning a PSAL title, drawing cheers, selfies, and autograph requests from fans.
The state higher ed board’s policy protects broadly teaching about racism and civil rights history under a new state law restricting college instruction.
Three top Senate Democrats are accusing the Trump administration and Republicans of “taking a wrecking ball” to childcare programs, highlighting the issue in a midterm year where many Democrats are running on inflation...
The Supreme Court will soon rule on a birthright citizenship case that could change the shape of the nation.  The decision, which is expected later this month, comes in response to President Donald Trump’s...
The agency now has 14 partnerships it says reduce federal bureaucracy. But critics argue they add confusion as federal oversight is splintered.
The new policy follows an attempt by lawmakers to ban all diversity- and race-related content from general education at the state’s public universities.
Moving special education oversight out of the Department of Education will reduce red tape and open opportunities, the education secretary wrote in an op-ed. The post Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say...
Some appreciate the legal backup for teachers’ cellphone policies and say students are socializing more. Others think the ban goes too far. The post A year into Missouri’s ban on cellphones in school, opinions are...
Success Academy, New York City's largest charter network, is facing a lawsuit from local teachers unions over its decision to hand over one of its charters to CEO Eva Moskowitz's husband.
The Trump administration’s latest reshuffling of federal agencies has removed offices that manage special education services and civil rights from the U.S. Department of Education. Federal officials announced Tuesday...
Under the Trump administration, the department has now struck 14 agreements offloading its responsibilities to other federal agencies.
State-appointed Houston Superintendent Mike Miles ushered in a new curriculum and significant teacher turnover in the first months of Houston's 2023 takeover.
A student tests different combinations of essential oils as part of an experiment. State officials are pushing schools to use projects and portfolios to demonstrate their learning.
The New York City institution is the last Ivy League college to announce an end to its test-optional admissions policy.
Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill that would require schools to teach students to graduate high school, get a job, and get married — in that order — before having a baby. They call this order of events the success...
Under the four-day-a-week model, districts still must still meet the same requirements for minimum instruction time, so school days are longer. The post New rules for 4-day school weeks draw pushback from some rural...
From left to right: State Rep. Scott Bottoms, Victor Marx, and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer during a Colorado Republican gubernatorial debate.
The state’s largest school district, Denver Public Schools just announced a bell-to-bell ban for cellphones and other wireless devices. The post These 3 Colorado school districts banned cellphones: Here’s what changed...
Texas charter schools recently saw their smallest enrollment bump in state history, signaling that similar forces crushing traditional public districts may soon hit them as well. Students have enrolled in charters at...
The legal fight over religious charter schools in Tennessee and a new state law signal significant changes may be on the horizon for the state’s charter landscape.