Denver school board members Amy Klein Molk, DJ Torres, Xóchitl Gaytán, and Marlene De La Rosa attend a board meeting in December 2025. Torres is one of two board members demanding an independent investigation.
A court returned Lindsey Cornett to the ballot for IPS school board after the Marion County Election Board removed her. She's running to represent District 4.
OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal appeals court has upheld and limited the interpretation of a controversial Oklahoma law impacting public school teaching on race and gender. In a split decision Wednesday, the Tenth Circuit...
Lawrence Central High School students work on projects during class on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
WTC Health Program wants to examine the health impacts of 9/11 on people who were young New Yorkers at the time and were near Ground Zero.
San Francisco State University President Lynn Mahoney announced this week that she plans to step down after eight years leading the university. “It has been an honor to serve the CSU and the greatest honor to serve as...
The Trump administration took an unprecedented move last week when it sued the Kansas City, Kansas, school district over how it handles student gender identity issues. The Department of Justice has accused the district...
The fate of bipartisan bills is in doubt at the congressional level, while state-level proposals have stalled in the legislatures.
The Denver school board is set to discuss alleged policy violations by two of its members at a meeting Wednesday.
A student poses for a back-to-school photo at Elliot Street School on Tues., Sept. 8, 2026 in Newark.
UC Merced is adding more school districts to its guaranteed admissions program. Over the years, UC Merced’s admissions program has grown to more than 60 school districts across the state. Last week, it expanded its...
COLUMBIA — Helping save Lakeview School in West Columbia is Earnestine Holden’s retirement job. Like many of the people trying to save historic Black schools, Holden, who graduated from the school in 1967, isn’t a...
The Christina School District will phase out its use of school resource officers at middle schools, and replace them with constables. Following a heated debate at a meeting earlier this month, the Christina school...
Community college officials now oppose bills to expand access to bachelor’s degrees after California lawmakers made last-minute changes to the legislation, which officials say will create more barriers to offering...
The Association of Clovis Educators (ACE), which is backed by the California Teachers Association, last week filed an intervention petition with the state labor board in hopes of forcing an election among Clovis Unified...
By approving the policy Thursday, the State University System of Florida’s board effectively shut undocumented students out of its 12 institutions.
Colorado announced this week five of the eight finalists for the 2027 Colorado Teacher of the Year award. The state plans to announce the other three finalists next week.
Three weeks into an all-day cellphone ban, some Modesto High School students are struggling with the transition, The Modesto Bee reported. Students are prohibited from using their phones at any point during the school...
Proving the effectiveness of paths such as apprenticeships can help students know their options, writes an Urban Institute senior fellow.
California school districts facing insolvency risk losing local control through state-appointed administrators and intensive financial oversight if they require emergency loans.
Two bills that would make it easier for California community colleges to create bachelor’s degrees cleared the Legislature on Monday night. Senate Bill 960 and Assembly Bill 2694 now head to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. A...
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that could allow athletes who live in hotter parts of the state to practice and play sports in higher temperatures. Assembly Bill 2503 requires the California Interscholastic...
It begins with an address from legendary Portland drag queen, activist and educator Poison Waters, who received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Portland State University in 2025. The post With its...
Preliminary ratings released Monday show nearly two-thirds of Colorado schools earned a top rating.
Philly Superintendent Tony Watlington told families in his back-to-school letter last week that the selective admissions process would open on Sept. 8. But due to delays in releasing state test scores, the application...
There are currently two education accountability systems: the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA); and the state letter grade. The post Tennessee is looking into changing how it evaluates schools appeared first on...
This summer, 81% of third graders at Nashville Classical East scored proficient in reading on our rigorous state test, the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program. To put these results in perspective, four years...
You do not need to have all the answers to be a student member of the State Board of education. You need curiosity, a willingness to listen, a passion for your peers and a desire to make your school – and your state – a...
Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington are among 21 states that have faced lawsuits from the Trump administration over such policies.
In a step toward giving math the attention early literacy has gotten, the Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would require schools to assess the math capabilities of all students in kindergarten through second...