The Panel for Educational Policy, pictured here in 2025, did not approve a $1.65 million Oracle contract this week that officials say supports critical school HR and enrollment systems.
During a roundtable, experts said parents and teachers should collaborate and communicate frequently, and help students navigate major school transitions.
During a roundtable, experts said parents and teachers should collaborate and communicate frequently, and help students navigate major school transitions.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Friday that aims to strengthen suicide prevention efforts for boys and young men. Assembly Bill 1956, introduced by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, D-Anaheim, directs the state Office of...
Proponents push draft policy that would create a statewide framework for approving and overseeing digital products used in public schools. The post As student well-being concerns grow, Va. advocates push for stricter...
Every year, New York City surveys families, teachers and students about their experience with the public schools. The questionnaires are designed to “support a dialogue among all members of a school or program’s...
State lawmakers have reached a deal that would provide school districts some relief from the costs of childhood sexual abuse lawsuits filed after a 2020 law allowed victims to sue for abuse by public employees going...
Artificial intelligence can bridge the middle grades literacy gap by providing individualized student reading instruction at scale.
The California Teachers Association called for more funding for public schools and campaigned for Proposition 3 at a Thursday morning news conference. The CTA presented a joint report from the Economic Policy Institute,...
The increase in students in fully virtual public schools reflects families' growing power to opt out of traditional schooling. But research has raised major questions about the quality of online learning.
A school district in San Luis Obispo County wants to keep receiving a cut of revenue from California’s only nuclear power plant should it remain in operation, The San Luis Obispo Tribune reported. Negotiations to close...
More than a quarter of Colorado students were chronically absent in 2025-26, according to new state data.
Over the past several years, states across the country have rewritten early literacy policy at an unprecedented pace. Science of reading legislation, teacher training requirements, instructional material reforms, and...
The Roy family says the now-shuttered college promised to gift them a 2.4-acre parcel. The institution is disputing their property claim.
The final episode of Education Beat airs this week. Podcast host Zaidee Stavely remembers some of the most noteworthy episodes over its five-year run.
Four student artists map out what artificial intelligence means for their communities today — and 50 years from now.
UC Merced set a new enrollment record as it welcomed students to campus this week, propelled by big increases in first-year and transfer students, the campus said Wednesday. The Central Valley campus enrolled 2,705...
Some publicly funded homeschool enrichment programs may not open in Colorado this school year because of strict new rules and the demise of a prolific authorizer.
NYC principals say an ed tech purchasing freeze is preventing them from renewing online gradebooks and other software just weeks before school starts.
To adapt, faculty must be able to quickly update their curriculum without “multi-committee, year-long review processes,” a university committee said.
San Jose Unified officials are considering two proposals to build affordable housing for teachers in its bid to retain educators in one of the nation’s most expensive housing markets, The Mercury News reported. One...
Mandated vaccines for school attendance—and a parent’s ability to reject those vaccines— may have been injected into the race for Florida governor. With five months left before he’s term limited out of office, the...
Artificial intelligence-based tutoring programs promise something schools have long struggled to provide: personalized instruction for every student at a fraction of the cost of traditional 1-on-1 tutoring.  But...
The peer-to-peer payment method and its PayPal parent have forged new ties with higher education institutions, the company said last week.
Advocates assert that a new assessment, now awaiting Gov. Newsom’s signature, would focus much-needed attention on students’ struggles in early-grades math.
Researchers highlighted significant discrepancies between parent perceptions and actual teenage experiences regarding mental health, school attendance, and artificial intelligence use.
Educators must shift their focus from preventing cognitive offloading to preserving the critical thinking skills AI threatens to replace.
On this episode of This Week with EdSurge, unpacking new federal edtech guidance for schools.
Under the settlement, Torey Alston resigned immediately and will withdraw his lawsuit against the board. The board did not admit wrongdoing.
Tindley Genesis Academy in Indianapolis. The former CEO of the Tindley charter school network must pay restitution and will serve over a year in prison, according to a judgment in federal court against him related to a...