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Utah’s largest school district just welcomed students back for the final time. Here’s how it will soon split into 3.

By next fall, the Alpine School District—the state’s largest district—will split into three: the newly named Lake Mountain, Aspen Peaks and Timpanogos school districts. The post Utah’s largest school district just...

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Work first, college degree later: Indiana wants students to consider a new postsecondary model

The campus of Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021.

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Student Journalists: AI Is Changing Our Work — And Not For the Better

In the nearly four years since generative artificial intelligence began colonizing the academic lives of teens, it has changed the experience of school for millions of young people. Perhaps no group has watched their...

Education Dive
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DOJ charges 17 in Iran-backed hacking campaign against US colleges, others

Officials allege the Mabna Institute was behind an effort to steal research from American universities, companies and government agencies.

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A family separation could not stop three California siblings from getting UC diplomas

These siblings’ college dreams were nearly derailed by President Trump’s “public charge” immigration policy. But they made it to graduation, all at the same time.

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NYC paraprofessionals’ $10,000 pay bump becomes law as City Hall vows a legal challenge

New York City teachers union members rally for paraprofessional raises in January, 2025. A bill that would grant $10,000 one-time pay bumps became law on Wednesday.

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Chino Valley Unified faces new complaint over alleged book bans, LGBTQ+ outing policy

The Chino Valley Unified School District is facing new legal scrutiny over its alleged school library book bans and an effort to require parental notification concerning student gender identity, the Los Angeles Times...

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Opinion: Portrait of a Graduate Initiatives Can Fail, but New York’s Doesn’t Have To

New York State is betting big on Portrait of a Graduate. It could transform how schools think about student success — or become one of the most well-intentioned failures in recent education policy. Last summer, the...

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Opinion: When AI Makes Young People Think for Themselves, Real Learning Happens

This summer, I ran a one-week artificial intelligence pilot at the Chicago headquarters of Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America, a nonprofit dedicated to helping refugees succeed in school. Most of the students...

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Which AI chatbot did this school use to make such a ridiculous map?

A school in Kentucky sent students home with a bound agenda that included absurd errors clearly made by AI. The periodic table was nonsense. The map of the U.S. lists the state of Illinois as “Vitoiis,” and Kentucky is...

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Put the Credit Cards Away. Workforce Pell Will Help Pay for Career Training

Indiana has more than 500 job openings for medical assistants, but training for the job isn’t cheap — between $1,500 and $4,000 at lower-cost schools, such as Indiana’s Ivy Tech Community College. The reduced $1,500...

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Philadelphia’s state test scores are delayed this year

Philly educators and school leaders are still waiting on their state test scores with less than a week until students return to classrooms.

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High-stakes trial over impact of Instagram, Facebook on children opens in Oakland

In the opening of what is expected to be a lengthy and tense federal trial, a lawyer representing California and three other states suing tech giant Meta told jurors the company misled “users, legislators, teachers and...

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Coalition sues Trump administration over 4-year student visa cap

Plaintiffs argued that the new rule would be “catastrophic” for universities and international students, and have asked a federal judge to block it.

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NYC teachers were promised $8,500 bonuses for large class sizes. The details are murky.

NYC teachers could receive up to $8,500 for oversized classes, but weeks before school starts, it’s still unclear who will qualify for the extra pay.

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Pitzer College sophomore named to California Student Aid Commission

Kaitlan Sakuma, a second-year student at Pitzer College in Claremont, is the newest student member of the California Student Aid Commission. She is one of two students on the 15-member board. “Commissioner Sakuma’s...

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California to distribute $450M in career tech funds to school districts this year

This school year, $450 million in Career Technical Education, or CTE, funding will be allocated to eligible school districts and county education offices following a push to stop California from leaving millions of...

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California expands free state park pass program for fourth graders

California fourth graders and their families will have free access to state parks again this year. The Free Fourth Grade Pass gives families admission to 54 state parks, up from 19 when the program was first established...

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Opinion: For Children Who Think Differently, Chess Can Be More Than a Game

I did not come to chess as a grandmaster, a coach or someone trying to raise the next great prodigy. I came to it first as a father. My son Harry is twice exceptional, a term often used for children who are both gifted...

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US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

It’s the fourth consecutive year that the national average exemption rate has reached a record, and the vast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons. The post US school vaccination rates inch down...

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Survey: 5 Ways AI is Cutting into Students’ Ability to Learn

Over the past four years, generative artificial intelligence has quietly colonized the minds of U.S. adolescents, changing the way they learn.  A College Board survey last fall found that the share of high...

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JB Pritzker’s education record earns him key reelection endorsement from Illinois teachers union

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker secured an endorsement again from the Illinois Education Association for his reelection campaign.

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Philadelphia’s school asbestos problem is already derailing back-to-school

Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Arthur Steinberg, center, calls on the Philadelphia school district to improve its oversight of renovations in buildings with asbestos during a press conference Monday, Aug....

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DHS to propose end of 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders

Few details are known without the rule’s text, which has yet to be published in the Federal Register, but the change may pose difficulties for employers.

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How to Make the Most of Parent-Teacher Conferences, Back-to-School and Beyond

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Parent-teacher conferences can conjure a familiar scene: adults crammed into child-size chairs, listening to teachers run through a list of students’ achievements and struggles. For many...

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NYC’s Unexplained Test Score Swings Prompt Experts to Question Reading Results

This year’s startling collapse of New York City’s reading scores, followed by last year’s big gains, has some experts asking: Did something go wrong with the test itself? There is no clear evidence there is a problem,...

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These kids are learning without technology in Seattle Public Schools

Despite Seattle Public Schools’ district policy to issue devices to each of its nearly 50,000 students, some highly vocal parents are successfully opting their students out of technology altogether. The post These kids...

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Indiana school district referendum guide 2026: What to know about your district’s requested tax increase

Arsenal Technical High School band students practice in April 2026. A record number of districts are seeking property tax increases at the polls in November to help fund operating expenses, such as academic programs and...

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Iowa, Deemed Below Basic in Reading, Stays Silent on the ‘Honesty Gap’

Every few years, testing experts at the U.S. Department of Education weigh state assessments against their “gold standard,” the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as “the nation’s report card.” In a...

Education Dive
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Week in review: Trump lawsuit against Harvard dismissed

We’re rounding up recent stories, from senators raising alarm about student visa appointment availability to a higher education antitrust case proceeding.