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Confusion on partisan school board law puts two IPS candidates’ spots at risk

The two candidates running for Indianapolis Public Schools board in District 4 are facing challenges to their candidacy.

Education Dive
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Education Department rescinds disparate impact regulations

Civil rights advocates say students of color will be harmed by the removal of the tool used to investigate racial discrimination.

Chalkbeat
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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.

Education Dive
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EEOC drops bid to press Penn for Jewish employee information

The Ivy League institution had fought the demand in court, citing workers’ privacy and the extensive information it had already turned over to the agency.

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Opinion: My Fourth Grader Is Behind in Reading. He’s Not Alone — and Congress Can Help

This year, my son’s school sent out a book for the entire district to read, “The One and Only Ivan,” about a gorilla who lives in a cage in a mall on the side of a highway. While the book was deeply depressing, what was...

Chalkbeat
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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.

Education Dive
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House education committee advances bill to define sex as ‘biological’

The Republican-led Title IX Clarification Act would narrow the definition under the sex-based anti-discrimination law, codifying a recent Supreme Court ruling.

District Admin
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St Louis-area school districts are losing students. A new task force thinks consolidation could help

The Missouri State Board of Education is expected to vote on the accreditation statuses of over 500 districts across the state next year. The post St Louis-area school districts are losing students. A new task force...

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2 conservative law firms join defense team in Elizabeth school district’s book ban lawsuit

Lawyers from the Heritage Foundation and Alliance Defending Freedom will help defend the Elizabeth School District in a lawsuit over school library book removals.

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DOJ alleges UC San Diego illegally uses race in medical school admissions

The highly selective medical school is the third in the University of California system to face such an accusation from the federal agency.

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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.

District Admin
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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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DOJ sues Maryland over allegedly discriminatory Dream Act

The lawsuit filed Thursday is the 13th brought by the Trump administration challenging state laws that permit undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates. The post DOJ sues Maryland over allegedly discriminatory...

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Memphis school board election comes as legal battle continues over state takeover

Newly elected MSCS board members will take their seats on Sept. 1.

The 74
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Bill Giving $10,000 Bonuses to NYC Paraprofessionals Heads to Mayor’s Desk

A bill to provide $10,000 bonuses to New York City’s full-time paraprofessionals is headed to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s desk after it was approved by City Council members Thursday.  Similar legislation introduced last...

Education Dive
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Trump administration caps student visa stays at 4 years under final rule

Critics have castigated the measure, arguing it ignores average degree completion times and creates unnecessary burdens for international students.

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Report: Education Department Scaled Back Special Education Monitoring

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...

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House panel OKs permanent moves for some Education Department functions

Republican supporters say the higher education and K-12 changes would spur efficiencies. Democratic lawmakers say they would undermine public education.

District Admin
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What comes after book bans? One school district questions traditional libraries

After removing hundreds of books, Clay County District Schools is debating the purpose of high school libraries. School officials called it modernization. Critics see it as the next phase of the book debate targeting...

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Exclusive: Study Finds Boston Charters Fell Off in 2010s, Recovered During COVID

Charter schools in Massachusetts have significantly accelerated student learning over the last quarter century, a newly released study shows. Compared with their counterparts in the state’s traditional public schools,...

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Opinion: The Mismatch Between Childcare Policy and Parental Preferences

Family preferences on childcare arrangements vary, sometimes wildly, but many parents consistently report a desire to be able to care for their young children themselves and for trusted family, friends and neighbors to...

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Federal appeals court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana

Officials in President Donald Trump's administration have framed segregation orders as federal intrusion into local school systems. The post Federal appeals court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in...

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Zero charter schools have applied to take over the Denver schools that might close for low performance

Denver could close persistently low-rated schools at the end of the 2026-27 school year under a new policy.

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Can they do that? Council sets vote on $10K perk for paraprofessionals

Speaker Julie Menin at a United Federation of Teachers breakfast on April 23, 2026. Menin has supported a bill to pay paras an extra $10,000.

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Opinion: Small Changes, Big Relief: How States Can Support School Districts

State education agencies are being asked to do something they have rarely been asked to do before: lead. As the federal government’s influence over education recedes, leaving confusion in its wake, calls for guidance,...

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Utah just banned another Stephen King book from all public schools. Here’s what it’s about.

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....

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What Detroiters should know about the proposed school operating millage on the Aug. 4 ballot

Detroit voters will decide the fate of a proposed operating millage Aug. 4 for the Detroit Public Schools Community District, its first such request since state lawmakers created the district in 2016.

Education Dive
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What does the Supreme Court’s transgender athlete ruling mean for higher ed?

The landmark decision has big implications for transgender students — and the Title IX and litigation landscape for colleges.

Education Dive
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10 bills introduced to codify outsourcing of federal education programs

Supporters say the Republican-led proposals would help “right-size” the U.S. Department of Education, while opponents predict inefficiencies.

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In Mississippi, Summer Can Increase Risk of Hunger for 3 in 4 Kids Who Rely on In-School Meals

For the third year in a row, Gov. Tate Reeves opted out of a state-federal partnership that would have given summer grocery benefits to roughly 320,000 Mississippi children who rely on free meals during the school...