To end the takeover, the district is required to improve school board governance, have no multi-year failing campuses, and update the special education department so it is compliant with state standards. The post...
If you haven’t already, I suggest you read Nikole Hannah-Jones’ long New York Times essay looking back on her school choice decisions in NYC. Hannah-Jones chose a school for her daughter in significant part because of...
The administration's approach to civil rights enforcement, which included Justice Department lawsuits, is hitting roadblocks a year later.
When Congress passed the first federal tax credit for education last year, one compromise was that states would decide whether to participate. To Kirsten Baesler, who oversees K-12 programs at the U.S. Department of...
The Department of Education says the change will help families navigate the rising cost of college amid affordability concerns. The post ‘We’ve simplified it’: Education Department rolls out FAFSA form earlier than ever...
As governor, Steve Hilton, the former Fox News host, would turn to voters, if necessary, for school vouchers, end teacher tenure and institute a cellphone ban for kids under age 14.
It’s been a decade since California legislators last debated changing teacher tenure laws and let a parent empowerment law expire; Steve Hilton views both as important for improving schools.
The new Memphis schools oversight board met only once, in June, before a federal judge temporarily blocked its takeover of the district.
A federal judge in Massachusetts struck down a Trump administration anti-diversity, equity and inclusion initiative that resulted in $600 million abruptly cut from K-12 teacher training grants aimed at combating teacher...
Enrollment in Indiana’s Choice Scholarship school voucher program slowed in overall growth for the second year in a row last school year, new data from the state shows, but the number of higher income families using the...
When Croton-on-Hudson’s youngest students returned to school earlier this month, a familiar — and increasingly controversial — classroom tool was missing from their desks: iPads. A new districtwide policy prohibits the...
Oakland Unified School District must take steps to address allegations of antisemitism and discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students following an order from an Alameda County Superior Court judge. The...
Back-to-school season is in full swing. Normally, this time of year provides relief for parents whose kids have been out of school and away from school meals over the summer. This year — as our social safety net has...
The high price tag, coupled with less state funding from students leaving the district, raises questions about whether the academic improvements are sustainable in the long run and whether other districts can afford to...
Since Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library launched in California in 2023, nearly 3 million free books have been mailed to registered children from birth through age 5. The state Legislature has proclaimed Sept. 25 Dolly...
Former State Board of Education President Michael Kirst argues that California's recent passage of AB 181 offers a chance to fix long-standing governance issues by balancing reduced administrative regulations with...
Local communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education The post No more book bans: How Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boards appeared...
Judge says the policy provided no discernible criteria for what programs would be considered "DEI" and disfavored for funding. The department also failed to consider how canceling the grants would impact those who...
Students leave buses, on their way to classes at Providence Cristo Rey High School, a private school in Indianapolis. Overall growth in the number of students attending private schools using a voucher has slowed in...
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, urged Gov. Kathy Hochul not to opt New York into a federal tax-credit scholarship program at the Manhattan headquarters of the United Federation of...
Richard Barrera, one of two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction, applauded the California Teacher Association’s lawsuit over funding for schools. The teachers union is suing the state, charging...
Saleem Gilliard, a Safe Path supervisor and monitor at Tanner Duckrey School in North Philadelphia, stands at the light with a student and a crossing guard as they help kids cross during dismissal on Nov. 20, 2025. It's...
The Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into allegations that the Etiwanda School District in San Bernardino County failed to protect a Jewish seventh grade student...
This article was published with The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom covering gender, politics, policy and power. Tulsa, Oklahoma With her long, wavy hair pulled back in a ponytail, the young mom sat alone outside courtroom 6...
A federal appeals court ruled that Jewish parents and teachers in Los Angeles Unified can try again to get their day in court with a lawsuit against United Teachers Los Angeles and creators of the “liberated” ethnic...
The policy required district employees to notify parents within three days if their student asked to go by a name or pronoun different from official school records or join a sex-segregated program, such as athletics,...
The policy required district employees to notify parents within three days if their student asked to go by a name or pronoun different from official school records or join a sex-segregated program, such as athletics,...
How did Detroit and suburban charter schools perform on the 2026 M-STEP? Chalkbeat analyzed the results.
The California Teachers Association is suing the state, charging Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature with illegally withholding $3.9 billion in funding for 2026-27 for TK-12 schools and community colleges. The state’s...
A federal judge halted a Department of Homeland Security rule on Monday that would have restricted the length of time international students can study in the United States. Under the rule, which was set to go into...