City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas is leading the calls to explore the possibility of switching Philadelphia to an elected school board in the wake of the board's vote to close 17 schools.
Since the attendance incentive began, DPSCD officials say high school chronic absenteeism dropped by 10 percentage points. Pictured, students enter a classroom at Osborn High School.
Indianapolis voters could see a tax increase, known as a referendum, for schools on the ballot in November. But the details are still being decided by the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation.
There are no easy answers about AI implementation in schools. These questions can help you and your students start a conversation.
Efforts to address deep-rooted inequities for students of color are being cast as discriminatory against white students. The post Trump’s Education Department is backing away from addressing civil rights for Black...
No state has taken over as many local public school districts as Texas. Just since 2020, the Texas Education Agency has installed its own hand-picked leaders in eight districts. The post Texas state takeover of local...
The uprising against ed tech received a boost from the federal government last month when the U.S. surgeon general advised schools to “help reduce the role of screens in the lives of our nation’s children.”  ...
Nearly half of polled professors said they changed class materials on their own in response to memos limiting teaching about race, sex and gender.
School districts are adopting AI policies more than ever, but a lack of resources, funding and expertise has some still concerned.
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand speaks at a picnic hosted by the Adair County Democrats in Greenfield, Iowa, on August 11, 2019.
In the weeks leading up to the primary in the State Superintendent of Public Instruction race, outside organizations began spending to support their preferred candidates.
The state teachers union passed a resolution calling for a ban on screens for young learners, and restrictions on AI chatbots and student-facing AI. The union joins a growing backlash against student screen time and...
The Louisiana Legislature approved a budget plan that leaves public school teachers and support workers with less money for the 2026-27 school year. The post Louisiana teachers, school advocates have few details about...
Big questions remain, such as what shape a new education funding formula could take, and how many districts will actually decide to consolidate. The post Vermont Legislature passes landmark education reform without...
The attack on the Canvas learning-management platform by hacker group ShinyHunters raised questions about cost and security of the widely used software service. Canvas is used by California’s three public higher...
RAY LAKE, Wyo. — There was a lot of giggling in the parking lot as teenagers plunged bare hands into coolers filled with small, slippery rainbow trout fry.  The objective was to catch the fish in clear plastic...
A new bipartisan bill would require more transparency for Ohio private schools receiving Education Choice and Education Choice Expansion vouchers. Ohio Sens. Kent Smith, D-Euclid, and Bill Blessing, R-Colerain Township,...
A Superior Court judge in Alameda County is considering whether to grant an injunction halting further state grants for school renovations until a lawsuit is decided.
Jeffery Robinson, the principal at Paul Robeson Malcolm X, has been reassigned after several disciplinary incidents and performance issues, Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said.
At our June 11 virtual event, Chalkbeat ideas editor Matt Barnum will be in conversation with two state education leaders: Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green and Indiana Secretary of Education...
Acero Santiago, a charter school that the Chicago school board voted to absorb, on the first day of school in 2025. The board voted to postpone renewing the remaining Acero schools and six other charter campuses or...
Texas law has mandatory consequences when any campus achieves five failing grades in a row—the state must either close the offending campus or take over the entire school district. The post Austin ISD state takeover...
Isaiah Nicholson, 19, a college student and fellow in the NYC Men Teach program.
California is undercounting close to 90% of Native American students, according to some estimates. A new bill aims to change that.
Philadelphia City Council member Isaiah Thomas speaks at a May 28, 2026 rally outside of school board headquarters protesting school closures.
Technical skills are changing rapidly. A college education teaches students something more durable.
Domain-specific knowledge and facts are crucial for problem-solving and critical thinking, learning scientists say. But teachers aren’t always hearing that message.
California's community colleges have used AI to stop many financial aid scammers, but the smartest fraudsters are still finding ways to sneak by and steal aid.
When it comes to preparing the nurses California urgently needs, the state's higher education system is misaligned, leaving talent untapped and healthcare systems strained.
New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels said on Tuesday New York City had "missed the mark" in its draft artificial intelligence guidelines and indicated stronger guardrails are coming.