Finding a summer job is harder than ever for teenagers in search of seasonal work. Entertainment and leisure hiring announcements fell 70% compared to a year ago, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Gov. Jeff Landry and legislative leaders are pushing back on claims from public school leaders that the governor’s plan to pay for teacher stipends with school operations funds would hurt public education across...
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is facing mounting scrutiny over allegations he broke contracting rules. The allegations are stirring up a larger debate over how to reform the sprawling schools contract system.
Members of the new Memphis schools oversight board met for the first time on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Nashville.
The end of the fiscal year is near. For many school administrators, that means scrambling to decide whether to spend more money on artificial intelligence-driven ed tech products that promise everything from letting...
For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination. The post Families of kids...
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 2: A sign is displayed outside of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education building on June 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
Araceli Peñate’s daughter first passed the English Language Proficiency Assessment in sixth grade, yet remained classified as an English learner well into high school.
The Massachusetts institution is going forward with a new name and three-year programs that its president said will transfer for credit to partner institutions.
Some school districts are experimenting with AI tutoring as a solution to cost and scheduling challenges.
For 22 years, Kansas leaders protected a law allowing some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition to attend the state’s public colleges, universities and technical schools. Those days are over. During the...
Thousands of foreign-born teachers leading classrooms throughout the United States now find their jobs and status in jeopardy because of the Trump administration’s campaign to constrict all forms of immigration....
Ed tech companies routinely pitch AI tutoring platforms as a way to deliver personalized instruction at a scale that no human teacher can match. But when researchers from Stanford University looked at how much students...
The Black Student Achievement plan has been largely spared as a result of two last-minute amendments presented to the school board.
DPSCD's budget for the 2026-27 school year will expand some efforts to curb chronic absenteeism and raise pay for all employees. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti speaks to students at East English Village Preparatory...
NYC’s Education Department is proposing to update attendance rules and require every school to have a trained liaison to help students struggling with school avoidance.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks during a discussion on "exposing weaponization against parents in schools" at the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this month. On Tuesday, the Education Department...
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced Tuesday that Indiana is getting some flexibility from standard requirements for federal education funds.
Over the past decade, school districts accumulated thousands of educational technology tools, often without clear evidence that they improved student outcomes.  Parents and educators are now asking reasonable...
The mayor’s race in Washington, D.C., technically won’t be settled until this fall. But on Tuesday night, the winner of the Democratic primary will assume presumptive leadership over a school system educating nearly...
Colorado is considering tightening the rules for specialized facility schools like the Austin Centers for Exceptional Students, which is under fire for its restraint practices and more.
Mississippi continues to outperform most of the nation in education, according to a new report, but health outcomes for children remain dismal.  The 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, published annually by the Annie...
New Jersey’s 50 smallest school districts each reported fewer than 221 students last fall, with the tiniest enrolling just 53 children, according to new state data. The post Tiny N.J. school districts are under pressure...
Public education, in red and blue states alike, is being pulled apart by student disengagement, mental health needs, culture war battles, voucher expansion, budget uncertainty and the disruptive force of artificial...
Alison Lee still remembers the conversation that helped her see why young people turn to the safety of artificial intelligence for companionship and belonging. She was talking to a high school student and the girl told...
We’re rounding up recent stories, from the $100,000 fee for H-1B visas being struck down to more colleges pursuing academic cuts and consolidation.
The plaintiffs argue the president’s March executive order impedes each state’s efforts and is unclear in what it prohibits.
As children spend time in libraries this summer, newly released California State Library data shows that San Francisco Public Library received nearly 17 times as much funding per resident in 2024-25 as Kern County...
San Diego County schools have improved financial aid application completion rates with a countywide competition between school districts.
This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. On a recent Friday morning, Fresno Unified high school students learned about the rise and fall of major companies in the stock market...