Hopeworks trains young adults in technical and workforce skills, prepares them for interviews and professional settings, and then places them in paid jobs.
The U.S. Capitol Building on July 1, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Recent declines in test scores have not gained much traction politically.
Too often, parents take for granted that their children’s school experience is fundamentally the same as what’s happening in all the district’s schools. It turns out that is often far from reality. And some differences...
New York City will add 250 preschool seats in popular special education programs as part of a $67.5 million plan aimed at serving more children with disabilities, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday.
Anthropic is launching Claude for Teachers, an AI assistant specifically geared to teachers. The product is free for verified K-12 teachers.
San Francisco high school students, particularly those with high needs, enrolled in ethnic study courses achieved higher GPAs, stronger academic gains in math and science, and failed fewer courses, according to a new...
The average public school building in America is now 49 years old. In more than half of U.S. school districts, those buildings require significant repairs or full replacement. Too many students are trying to prepare for...
At the beginning of each new class, Al Rabanera lets his students know that he knows they’re using AI.  “I’m not going to pretend like you aren’t,” he tells his students. “I know it’s readily...
Lindsey Matson, deputy director of youth organizing for 482Forward, left, explains Proposal S to a voter in Corktown. Groups have been going out to canvass in favor of the ballot measure, which will allow DPSCD to...
Democrats drove a modest decline from last year, according to the latest poll from Lumina Foundation and Gallup.
“There are limits to what can be achieved through continued reductions,” the system’s president said as ever-deepening austerity measures loom.
After New York legalized cannabis, schools have had to navigate a changing landscape. New educational materials from the state are meant to help start difficult conversations with young people.
Chicago Public Schools headquarters. The district laid off 162 people last week in order to help close its budget deficit.
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon speaks during a news conference in 2025. As the Justice Department takes on a larger role in civil rights enforcement in schools, Dhillon said a top priority...
Maine joined 15 states on Friday in suing the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding. The new lawsuit is part of an ongoing legal battle between Democratic-led...
This year, at least six states enacted laws trying to reduce the number of students chronically absent from school. The measures include requiring monitoring of absences and publicly releasing data, developing new...
As school administrators map out curricula, schedules and priorities for the next school year, they should be thinking holistically about what kids actually need. Because honestly, young people are not doing well, and...
Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan made offers to just three Black students based on the Specialized High School Admissions Test, according to data from the Education Department.
Illinois education officials released guidance on how teachers can use artificial intelligence responsibly in the classroom amid nationwide concerns about the technology's role in schools.
Updated civil rights data would be released in December, the U.S. Department of Education said. Six months later, it's still not available to the public.
To explain changes that could affect the makeup of school boards and future funding for Indiana schools, Chalkbeat hosted a panel at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center in Indianapolis.
New York school districts will soon begin revamping math instruction under a new law aimed at improving test scores — but the effort comes amid sharp debate over how math should be taught.  “Back to Basics in...
The public Philadelphia institution is reducing its workforce for the second year in a row but has seen promising enrollment gains of late.
Class Disrupted is an education podcast featuring author Michael Horn and Futre’s Diane Tavenner in conversation with educators, school leaders, students and other members of school communities as they investigate the...
The last time I interviewed Dr. Dana Suskind, we discussed the three T’s strategy outlined in her book “Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child’s Potential, Fulfilling Society’s Promise”: Tune in. Talk more....
Just 20 states earned a “meets requirements” designation from the Education Department this year for serving students with disabilities ages 3 to 21 under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The post Most...
Date & Time: Thursday, August 06, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET In this webinar, learn the key takeaways from a report suggesting that transportation teams are sitting on information that could directly connect to whether...
This may sound strange coming from the co-founder of an education technology company, but I think paper is a powerful technology in a classroom. Research on the science of learning consistently says so. So do the piles...
Public schools are beginning to imagine ways they can benefit from the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, after the Treasury Department clarified last month that district students will be eligible for scholarships. But...
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero expressed several concerns in a June email, including that the school board is getting too involved in administrative matters.